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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7530202 | Clamp for a guy guard A guy guard assembly for use with a guy wire is disclosed. The assembly comprises a tubular guy guard and a clamp. The tube wall has an aperture. The clamp includes a bolt, a first plastic portion and a second plastic portion. The bolt has a head outside the tube an... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7196265 | Raptor guard system An animal deterrent system to be placed on structures such as electrical apparatus to deter and protect birds, wildlife and other animals. Specifically, a perching deterrent having a saddle made to fit over any desired member of a structure and deterrent extensions ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7117648 | Cross tie connection bracket A cross tie bracket that is attachable to a rod and a building structural element. The cross tie bracket has a generally cylindrical body sized to receive the rod and a gusset disposed between the body and a base. The base has a series of apertures formed therein fo... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7040059 | Method and adjustable apparatus for anchor-free masonry wall bracing Adjustable apparatus for bracing one or both sides of a wall being fabricated from masonry blocks and having an opening near the base of the block wall. Bracing system includes strong rigid members assembled in the form of a right angle brace set having stiff vertic... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6998960 | Method and apparatus for marking an escape route A method for signaling an escape route in a building with emergency warning units arranged in a distributed way can be realized such that the emergency warning units are equipped with luminous means that in the event of an emergency can be activated by a central eme... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6782668 | Roof-screen system A roof-screen system for supporting a roof screen on a roof, comprises a plurality of frame elements of round galvanized steel tubing configured as separate frames. The frames have a front element, a bottom element, and a diagonal brace element. A plurality of base ... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6758015 | Modular roof equipment screening assembly The present invention relates to a modular screening assembly for a piece of equipment on the roof of a building. The assembly includes two perpendicular sets of channels that are rigidly secured to and cantilevered from a base of the equipment. Each channel set has... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6684578 | Kudzu control method and apparatus A method for controlling the spread of kudzu utilizes vertical, or near vertical, smooth surfaces which do not provide a horizontal step for continued vertical growth of kudzu. Accordingly, a clear zone may be established mechanically or otherwise and gua... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6410856 | Kit for enabling guy-wire guards to spin A guy-wire guard support apparatus prevents personal injury or damage resulting from climbing or playing on guy wires by causing the guard to spin freely upon contact. The apparatus consists of a collar-like component and a cup-like component both of whic... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6205719 | Easy-to-install roof screen system A roof screen system comprises a number of triangular frames assembled from aluminum beams held together with pivotable clamps. Such clamps also bolt down onto roof footers with flashing boots that prevent roof leaks. A number of clips are attached to the... | 03/27/2001 |
| 5862637 | Roof screen system A roof screen system for securing a roof screen to a roof is provided. The system includes a plurality of mounting units that are secured to the roof by means of cylindrical supports. A weatherproofing assembly is disposed about each support and its base ... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5517792 | Guy-wire guard assembly and method of installing same A guard assembly for use on a guy-wire of the type having an end terminating in a loop comprises an elongated tubular member of a relatively rigid plastic having a hollow interior throughout its length. The tubular member has a single split extending long... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5515656 | Portable anchorage and fastener A portable anchorage and fastener device for securing movable articles or structures to a land mass comprising a lightweight yet rigid plate having an entry face, a ground face, a fastener end and a plurality of picket holes, each of said holes being surr... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5321922 | Steel cable eyelet construction for a looped steel cable end A steel cable eyelet construction for a looped steel cable end is protected against corrosion by a tubular member of synthetic material that extends all the way around the loop and partially into the ground when the steel cable end is formed as an anchor ... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5119607 | Cover assembly for guy wires An improved cover assembly for an object disposed therein, such as a guy wire, is disclosed and includes a tube having inner and outer surfaces. Also, the tube is constructed with a tube hole formed adjacent an end thereof. Disposed within the tube is mea... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5038705 | Warning stay-guard In a preferred embodiment, to prevent accidental tripping on a stay, the warning stay-guard as an open-ended hollow tubular casing has its outer surface visibly exhibiting multiple bright colors randomly heterogeneously distributed in the nature of string... | 08/13/1991 |
| 4972864 | Tent peg cover A cylindrical tube opened at one end and closed at the other is placed over a roughened upper of a stake such as a tent or canopy anchoring stake to prevent injury to passers by who move into contact with the roughened stake edge. The device is preferably... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4962620 | Guy marker construction A guy marker assembly consists of a mounting fixture for securement to the guy cable, and a marker sleeve which is rotatably mounted thereupon in an axially fixed position.... | 10/16/1990 |
| 4638611 | Guy-wire guard assembly and fastening systems therefor A guard assembly for a guy-wire connected to a ground anchor rod. The assembly includes at least one elongate generally tubular body of weather-and-impact-resistant, generally rigid plastic, having a 180° arcuate portion and at each end thereof a straigh... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4462141 | Flexible locking clamp used with tubular guard for linear body A flexible locking clamp (10) particularly designed for use with a tubular guard (50) for a linear body (58) such as a guy wire, cable, conductor, or the like. The locking clamp includes a relatively rigid body portion from which integrally extends a flex... | 07/31/1984 |
| 4453353 | Guy wire protector A guy wire protector comprises an elongated tube having a pair of registering free edges to receive a guy wire. A generally tubular clip is integral with and extends from the tube interior wall snugly receives and retainingly engages the guy wire.... | 06/12/1984 |
| 4435931 | Guy wire protector device A guy wire protector device is provided including a pair of semi-conical shaped body members each having a side surface of mating contour, a channel formed in at least one of the side surfaces and extending the length thereof for accommodating a length of... | 03/13/1984 |
| 4407600 | Turnbuckle boot cover A boot cover for turnbuckles and the like has an upper cap portion that fits around a stay, and fits snugly over an elongated central portion that covers the entire turnbuckle. Both the upper cap portion and the elongated central portion are made of resil... | 10/04/1983 |
| 4246937 | Cable structure with cable sheath A cable structure comprising a cable provided with a cable sheath in the form of a flexible corrugated or undulated tube. Between the cable and the sheath there are arranged guide bodies at predetermined locations. The guide bodies are fixed at the inside... | 01/27/1981 |
| 4231208 | Guy guard and method of installing same There is provided an improved guy guard for a guy wire of a utility pole and the like and formed of an elongated tubular plastic guard member having a longitudinally frangible web and differentially stressed to bias the guard member to curl around itself ... | 11/04/1980 |
| 4223491 | Guy wire guard A guard for protective use over a guy wire of a utility pole or the like is provided as a long tubular body of weather and impact resistant plastic material formed with oppositely disposed longitudinal edge portions that protrude and converge laterally al... | 09/23/1980 |
| 4135336 | Plastic guy wire guard and method of making and using same A plastic guy wire guard which is comprised of a pair of substantially cylindrical tubular portions which are integrally joined to one another by a rapidly tapering neck portion. The design achieves substantial material savings and features a universal si... | 01/23/1979 |
| 3999340 | Insulating cover and clamp for guy wires or covers An insulating protective cover sleeve assembly for a guy wire consisting of a longitudinally slit sleeve of insulating material having an enlarged bottom end portion. In the lower end portion of the sleeve is secured a clamp, likewise of insulating materi... | 12/28/1976 |
| 3958379 | Appliance for linear bodies An improved, helix appliance for linear bodies has a locking means disposed at one end thereof to impede removal of the appliance from the linear body by unauthorized persons. The locking means includes a strap which encircles the appliance at the end adj... | 05/25/1976 |
