Abstract: Apparatus for shielding the hazardous pointed bottom or damaged top ends of leg members that depend from an article, such as a yard sign, comprising, a plurality of open-ended receptacles, each having a sidewall with a peripheral rim and being interconnected by a flexible cord of variable length that is trained over a portion of the article to provide restraining force to maintain the receptacles in position covering one or more ends of the legs. A method of attaching the apparatus is also disclosed.