provides permanent adhesive to securely attach to top plate 18 and peelable adhesive for temporary attachment to the top surface of the article corner alternatively any adhesive material which permits repeated attachment and removal of bumper 10 to article 54 without damage to the article finish can be used top plate 18 can alternatively be constructed to provide a tab not shown for accommodating adhesive film 56 this optional tab can be formed to provide a flexible central portion of top plate 18 to facilitate application and removal of bumper 10 referring to fig3 the corner edge bumper can be adapted for application to blunt corners such as table ends which comprise two edges in this embodiment a dual edge bumper 100 generally includes two corner edge bumper portions 110 and 112 covering two corner edges 114 and 116 corner edges 114 and 116 can be part of an extending plate 120 such as a table top or an extending counter top lip having upper and lower sharp corner edges bumper portions 110 and 112 include respective corner edge covers 122 and 124 arcuate shield wall segments 126 and 128 and associated tangential shield wall legs 130 132 142 and 144 adjacent shield wall legs 130 and 132 extend from arcuate wall segments 126 and 128 and connect to adjoining cover wall segments 138 and 140 outer shield wall legs 142 and 144 extend tangentially from arcuate shield wall segments 126.