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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7475868 | Cable fence system A high security fence which includes strengthening cables. The cables extend internally within the aligned rails of the fence, and through cable passageways formed in the posts which support the fence rails. The cables are anchored adjacent each end by a substrate. ... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7441751 | Cable fence system A high security fence which includes strengthening cables. The cables extend internally within the aligned rails of the fence, and through cable passageways formed in the posts which support the fence rails. The cables are anchored adjacent each end by a substrate. ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7377490 | Modular fence assembly A fence assembly includes anchor brackets mountable to a first support wall. An anchor post is conjoined to the anchor brackets, has opposed top and bottom ends and is formed from rigid and non-corrosive material. Couplings are conjoined to the anchor post, are deta... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7257875 | Method for making a protective device for guardrails, and a protective device for guardrails A method for making a protective device for guardrails comprises the steps of preparing a sheet (2) of flexible material; wrapping the sheet (2) of flexible material between at least one portion (3) of a longitudinal rail (6) of a guardra... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7240637 | Fence-covering system A fence-covering system for covering the openings in fence structures, such as an animal corral or arena. According to one aspect, a fence-covering system includes one or more removable fence-covering members that snap-fit onto the existing rails of a fence. Each fe... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7097385 | Tetrapod control device and method for stabilizing, depositing and retaining windblown particles A three-dimensional multi-pod windblown particle control device is used to control the deposition, accumulation and retention of windblown particles. The multi-pod device is formed by connecting beams to create legs which intersect one another at a crossing area. Th... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7001288 | Soccer practice cage A soccer practice cage including an enclosure defining an enclosure interior and multiple ball openings provided in spaced-apart relationship with respect to each other in the bottom portion of the enclosure and communicating with the enclosure interior. In typical ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6976807 | Portable breakwater A portable breakwater system for use in a body of water includes first and second support members adapted to be positioned on the floor of the body of water and a curtain attached between the first and second support members. The first and second support members all... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6964126 | Tree stabilizing assembly An assembly includes a plurality of elongated and rectilinear support posts having opposed end portions. The assembly further includes a plurality of U-shaped fastening members removably positional through a primary support member. The primary support member is prov... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6964410 | Suspended glass panel railing system An ornamental guardrail system that has an improved base assembly, which allows water and debris to escape from the deck surface. The system uses a mounting arrangement that supports the glass panels above the surface of the deck without using full-height posts. Thi... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6935623 | Fence assembly with connectors The present invention is a fence assembly comprising fence segments and connectors. Each fence segment may be secured to another fence segment by a connector. The present invention may use in-line connectors, living hinge connectors, male/female hinged connectors, a... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6902149 | Vulnerable target protection system A defense barrier for protecting a target from critical damage from the impact of a predetermined group of aircraft comprises: a plurality of towers spaced from the target, each tower being spaced from a neighboring tower by a distance less than the wingspan of an a... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6712340 | Weather resistant fence covering A weather resistant fence covering that is attachable to the top rail of fence, while covering most of the rail of the top railing and any exposed ends thereof, and a side covering component that is attachable to the boards of a wooden fence so as to prevent weather... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6604732 | Airplane crash barrier A barrier, which is intended to intercept a crashing airplane before it reaches a target, comprises an array of spaced towers. Each tower is several hundred feet tall. Each tower comprises a trusswork including three steel tubes, which are filled with a c... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6406002 | Portable handrail system A stable portable handrail system able to withstand significant weight and stress through sound securement of surface-engaging components thereof. The system first includes a plurality of spaced-apart vertical members each having at a base a pivoting vacu... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6349924 | Solid rod fencing A fence structure made from steel rods approximately five eighths inch in diameter and having a tensile strength of about ninety thousand pounds, the fence structure comprising a plurality of horizontally extending and vertically spaced rods interconnecte... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6237299 | Lattice girder, in particular for forming a load-bearing guardrail on a suspended walkway A lattice girder generally including a top rail, a bottom rail, vertical end posts and slanted crossbeams, wherein all of the members consist of uniform hollow sections that may be fitted into one another and thereby rigidly interconnected. The girder rai... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6102373 | Crane swing warning system Crane swing warning system is disclosed for a crane that has an undercarriage, which is independent from its cab body, connected by a turntable that the upper crane body rotates about on a vertical axis. The crane swing warning system consists of a contin... | 08/15/2000 |
| 5934651 | Wildlife barrier A wildlife barrier is provided for preventing certain species of wildlife, such as alligators and turtles, from crossing a boundary between two areas, thereby preventing potentially harmful encounters with humans and other animal species. The wildlife bar... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5203542 | Apparatus for an improved electric fence wire construction for use with intensive grazing An improved electric fence wire construction, especially for intensive grazing, is comprised of an electrically conductive wire core, sandwiched between the two halves of a single strip of thin metallic foil. The foil is folded upon itself, enveloping the... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5161322 | Apparatus and method for hanging fishing nets A net web is supported by upper and lower float and weight lines by a connecting structure which is connected to the respective line to resist movement along the line. Each connecting structure has an outer portion with a locking opening therein and coope... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5131630 | Drift fence A drift fence for retaining drifting snow and sand, and to be used as a barrier for people and animal control is disclosed. The drift fence is provided with tubular slats held together by parallel cords or cables and spaced apart by a plurality of retaine... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5101932 | Drop over hanger for placement over an upright piece of 2" by 4" lumber to support another like hanger or another type of support, by utilizing interfitting sets of four originally upstanding spaced top entry projecting slotted tabs When a piece of an upright 2" by 4" lumber is used as a cross member of a sawhorse, staging, or scaffolding, a drop over hanger is removably lowered down over the upright piece of 2" by 4" lumber. Thereafter, on opposite sides of the 2" by 4" lumber, this... | 04/07/1992 |
| 5100108 | Guard fence system A guard fence system is useful for preventing persons from falling off bleachers. The guard fence system comprises at least two upright posts mounted to the bleachers. Each post has a lower U-channel and an upper U-channel spaced a predetermined distance ... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5009540 | Fastening means A fastener for sheet material includes a fork member mounted on a fixture and having a pair of outwardly diverging arms, and a keeper member which is placeable in a locking position between the arms. A portion of sheet material disposed between the fork m... | 04/23/1991 |
| 4995590 | Fence post installation A permanent fence post fabricated of cement incorporating reinforcement elements 10 interacting with and secured to straps 6 which extend through the post transverse to the length thereof and serve to support framing members 4.... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4979701 | Aircraft arresting elemental net with multiple independent bottom horizontal straps An elemental net for a multiple element aircraft arresting net system. The elemental net has a single upper horizontal strap, several vertical straps having top ends and bottom ends, and at least two lower horizontal straps. The top ends of the vertical s... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4944493 | Post and rail assembly A post and rail assembly comprising a rail having one end of a flexible tether secured thereto, and a post provided with an aperture through which the flexible tether can be passed. The other end of the tether is provided with an enlarged head which in at... | 07/31/1990 |
| 4928929 | Construction safety netting A safety netting for use at construction sites to prevent objects from falling from upper stories comprises a unitary web including a main portion provided with apertures to form a net-like lattice and a continuous bendable toeboard portion. The toeboard ... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4896864 | Safety barrier A safety barrier assembly for a building under construction comprises a continuous barrier in sheet form having a height several feet above the floor and a toeboard secured to a cable spaced only a few inches from the floor, the free end of the toeboard l... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4852194 | Safety barrier for small children A barrier or safety guard for preventing the escape of small children from a safe area, having as its basic element a panel of flexible material, preferably in the form of netting with relatively small apertures therein. A border of flexible material is p... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4800601 | Device for spreading and hanging the head of a hammock The head of a hammock is maintained in a spread condition and attached to its support ropes by an extruded elongate member having open and closed longitudinal slots within which the ends of the hammock support ropes and the corresponding head of the hammo... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4787602 | Tethers/anchorage assemblies A tether anchorage is provided for supporting barrier planks of free standing posts of portable barrier systems wherein an elongated plug with a head, flat intermediate tongue and body has a tether secured to one end of the plug and with the head of the p... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4738563 | Buoyant marine fence Partially submerged, buoyant portable marine fence has netting material attached to series of float-supported longitudinally spaced upright fence poles which extend from bottom of water to above the surface of water. Floats are attached to each pole at th... | 04/19/1988 |
| 4730810 | Protective barrier against falls of stones The protective barrier comprises a sheet of netting substantially following the ground transverse to the slope and held spread out upright by posts. The posts are held by upstream and downstream stays on a guide in the direction of the slope, the guide be... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4718642 | Wire latticework and fence of wire latticework Wire latticework for a fence composed of vertical wire members and horizontal wire members. The latticework is formed at least at its upper with a cylindrical part which are provided by forming the end portions of the vertical wire members and the horizon... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4708322 | Electrified fence gate An electrified fence gate using a series of flexible electrically conductive gate wires extending generally vertically from a rigid support and being connected to flexible spacing means.... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4688024 | Barrier arrangement and a method for producing the same A barrier arrangement for blocking a water passage or channel against the admission of a foreign or unfamiliar object, such as underwater vessels, frogmen and the like. The arrangement comprises a net (1) of considerable tensile strength intended to be st... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4684108 | Panel fence A modular fence construction utilizing flat bar stock for the rails and pickets, and substantially standard metal shapes for the posts between fence sections.... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4576364 | Portable wind screen A portable screen of fabric is held upright by a plurality of hollow poles clamped to the fabric by C clamps, preferably one the length of the pole. A stake is telescoped within each hollow pole, and held in an extended position (to adjust the height of t... | 03/18/1986 |
