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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8132792 | Temporary guard rail support A guard rail support and assembly is disclosed for use in providing a safe work area for workmen working at dangerous heights, particularly in the construction industry. The guard rail support assembly comprises a plurality of guard rail supports arranged in a space... | 03/13/2012 |
| 7942385 | Adjustable railing post bracket A rail post bracket includes a base with longitudinal members extending up from the base creating a square or rectangular surround for insertion of a rail post support and a rail post. The rail post support is inserted first following which the rail posts can be ins... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7866636 | Stanchion base shoe support for railings A stanchion base shoe support for railings. The stanchions are set into a concrete slab or curb during the construction. Only the top surface of a mounting plate is exposed prior to mounting the base shoe extrusion. The stanchion is constructed from steel or a simil... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7850148 | Fixture and mounting assembly for a fence post A post assembly (20) for a hollow post. (12) includes an elongated support (14), preferably a standard pipe, at least one fixture (10), and, optionally, a mount (100). The fixture (10) includes a fitting (22) having a... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7802773 | Reusable fall restrain supports and fall arrestor A system for providing re-usable safety support fences and fall restraints for the construction industry. The system comprises a plurality of disposable bases which are welded to I-beams or otherwise permanently attached to a floor or roof, and a plurality of remova... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7722014 | Surface mount A surface mount includes a base for receiving a hollow object that is to be secured with the mount to another surface. The interior area includes a movable anchor than can be advanced toward the wall that defines a hollow object receiving area, so that a hollow obje... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7571898 | Counter-balance weight for a modular safety rail A counter-balance weight for a modular safety rail includes a solid body of a compact shape which defines a substantially planar major surface which, in use, is intended to rest on a support surface The body defines a substantially linear through-bore for receiving ... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7562865 | Multi-purpose portable lay-down post and fencing system A portable, fold-over post for use on both outdoor and indoor surfaces includes a vertical member; a first spring removably connected to the vertical member, said spring having a mounting spike integrally formed therewith for insertion into a soft, outdoor surface, ... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7530551 | Clamping apparatus and apparatus for use in erecting temporary guard rails An apparatus for use in clamping a structure at its edge, the structure having opposed surfaces, the apparatus comprising a stanchion, a first clamping assembly attached to the stanchion and a second clamping assembly selectively slidably moveable longitudinally alo... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7516946 | Intrusion-prevention enclosure An intrusion-prevention enclosure comprising a plurality of modular panels, which can be mutually associated in an orderly and predefined manner so as to provide a barrier structure, comprising a plurality of elastically deformable U-shaped connectors, which can be ... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7506859 | Post retention anchor An improved anchor for degradation-resistant treated posts or posts protected with a conforming, protective cover that resists uplift or pull-out forces of a predetermined value without compromising the integrity of the treatment or protective cover. At least one in... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7500654 | Fencing system A fencing system includes an anchor that is insertable into the ground and a pole having an end that is mounted over the anchor such that the pole is supported by the anchor. A fastener is located on the pole and is used to secure fencing material to the pole. ... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7472891 | Bollard assembly A bollard assembly having a post and a sleeve. The post has a cylindrical post wall forming a cavity and a passage in the post wall. The passage has a first section that extends longitudinally along the post wall and a second section that intersects the first sectio... | 01/06/2009 |
| 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 |
| 7398961 | System for mounting a hollow post about a pipe A system for mounting a hollow post about a pipe features upper and lower mounting devices vertically spaced along the pipe. The lower mounting device is slidable along the pipe to define a height at which the hollow post sits atop a base of the lower mounting devic... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7377491 | Temporary structure bracket Disclosed is a construction bracket supporting temporary construction structures such as safety railings and scaffolding which are composed of construction members such as steel or wooden beams. The bracket has a support plate and a substantially hollow column membe... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7338033 | Portable safety barrier system A support post base for a portable safety rail or fence system, said base having a top face side, an opposed bottom face side for contacting a support surface, and first toe rail holder slots or channels configured for detachably e... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7334370 | Anchor for metal fence post A fence post anchor comprising a lower portion, first and second supporting arms, and first and second main arms, made out of a single piece of material. The supporting arms wrap around the front face of a metal fence post and ensure that the anchor will bend above ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334957 | Portable protective fence and method of installation thereof A lightweight fence or gate pole is provided having a lock assembly including a base attached to the lightweight pole, a support member extending from the base, a connector extending from the support member, the connector having a snap button connected thereto and a... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7325790 | Post setting insert An insert for assisting and easing the task of setting fence posts or the like into a concrete or aggregate footing. The invention comprises: two identical half-forms, which when faced 180 degrees to each other, interlock together to form a full form, a snap-on leve... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325363 | Foundation system for prefabricated houses A prefabricated foundation is provided using a plurality of concrete panels that are cast at a factory location to a predetermined uniform form and size. These panels are of a generally rectangular shape and are positioned end to end forming a wall-like structure ar... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325788 | Cable system A cable system for erecting a barricade such as, for example, a security fence, on a support surface such as, for example, the perimeter of an area to be protected. The cable system is uniquely characterized by the structure of the hollow support posts, or bollards,... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7306203 | Post assembly and spacer for use therewith A fencing system includes a vertically elongated post mount mountable on a foundation and one or more post inserts mounted on the post mount to provide a stable structure for fastening thereto rail mounting brackets and associated rails. Each post insert extends out... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7300037 | Protection device for roof openings A fall protection device for an opening in a roof includes at least one rail section having a vertical member. The vertical member is preferably in the form of a metal tube having an open lower end. A bearing foot has a connecting portion and a bearing portion and i... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7267324 | Ranch fence An interlocking steel fencing system having posts and rails made from tubular steel, the posts and rails being either round or rectangular in shape, the posts having openings therein which correspond with the shape of a rail designed to be inserted therein, the end ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7249789 | Water well casing A novel design for the connection of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) casing. Each length of casing has a male end and a female end. The female end has a narrowing interior diameter with its wider interior diameter at its outermost end sufficient to receive the male end of ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7234689 | Clamping apparatus and apparatus for use in erecting temporary guard rails An apparatus for use in clamping a structure at its edge, the structure having opposed surfaces, the apparatus comprising a stanchion, a first clamping assembly attached to the stanchion and a second clamping assembly selectively slidably moveable longitudinally alo... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7232114 | Fence assembly with rail clip for use therewith A fence assembly comprising fence posts, fence rails and clips for connecting them together. The fence posts have at least one opening in one or more of the walls and the rail clips are sized to snap fit into the openings. The rail clip includes a rear wall with a p... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7188453 | Masonry wall supported fence and method A post tensioned wall includes accessible clamping plates at the ends of selected tensioning rods. Each post of a fence section is welded to a corresponding clamping plate to mechanically attach the post to the tensioning rod extending from a footing or foundation a... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7188457 | Hollow post anchoring brackets The present invention provides a hollow post anchoring device. The anchoring device includes a mounting plate for mounting onto a base and equipped with upwardly extending legs designed to mate onto the internal cornered recession of the hollow post. The legs includ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7174689 | Concrete anchor float A concrete anchor float that, in one embodiment, facilitates the placement of anchor bolts that protrude from concrete constructions, such as foundations. The concrete anchor float of the present invention can be used with nearly any conventional anchor bolt to insu... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7150243 | Rail system for a racetrack A rail system for a turf track allows for a simple and efficient reconfiguration of the rails to define a course over only a portion of the track. The rail system includes an inner rail and an outer rail, and further includes a series of intermediate posts for suppo... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7137230 | Post support system An internal support system for a hollow plastic post comprising a rigid column on to which the post can be sleeved, a member secured to the lower end of the column for securing same upright, and at least one support bracket attachable to the column at a selected poi... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7128214 | Reinforced packaging support post assembly A reinforced corner post assembly for cushioning and protecting a packaged article from axial and lateral forces. The assembly comprises a conventional corner post having an outer wall and an inner wall joined at opposing ends to form a hollow tube and one or more r... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7108249 | T-post extender and high fence support High fence supports can be expensive, difficult to ship, and awkward to install. Often, and particularly for the control of deer, it is desirable to increase the height of existing fence that uses steel T-posts for support. The T-post extender combined with a steel ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7104525 | Fence post protecting apparatus An apparatus for shielding a fence post from foreign elements includes a collar section with integral sidewalls, one detachable sidewall, a base extending about a perimeter of the collar section, and a mechanism for preventing fluid from traveling distally and media... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7100904 | Adaptable fence The present disclosure relates to a fence. More particularly, the disclosure relates to a fence capable of adapting to any angle of inclination comprising a plurality of columns, horizontal connecting members which have more than one degree of freedom through a conn... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7093322 | Counter-balance weight for a modular safety rail A counter-balance weight for a modular safety rail comprises a substantially solid body which defines a passage to receive an end of an elongate spacer member, a recess region to house a retainer of a kind selectively securable to the elongate spacer member, an acce... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7055806 | Rail barricade A rail barricade includes a bottom rail and a U-shaped body frame having a top rail and a pair of vertical rails. A plurality of vertical spokes are located between the vertical rails. The bottom rail further includes an opposing pair of curved ends each having a pr... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7055807 | Expandable pole socket with twist and lock insert An expandable socket holds a fence pole for a flexible swimming pool fence. The socket, being generally cylindrical, but slightly tapered, is open at a top end and has a bottom end partially closed with a rectangular opening. The socket sits within a bore within a c... | 06/06/2006 |
