As opposed to
Quote:
I. BUMPERS must protect all exterior corners of the BUMPER PERIMETER (see Figure 8 - 2).
J. Corners and joints between BUMPER segments may be filled with short pieces of vertically oriented pool noodle, by wrapping the pool noodles around the corners, or by beveling the ends between adjacent segments so they form a tight and complete protective surface (see Figure 8 – 2).
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And, as you've found in Q&A, the clamping brackets are optional. (Although an earlier post
http://forums.usfirst.org/showthread.php?t=11219 said they are required; that's OK, the GDC can change.) If 8 - 1 is to be definitive a note indicating the brackets are optional should be added.