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Apparatus for suspension across a driveway to keep objects from entering street

Patent 5407178 Issued on April 18, 1995. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject August 4, 2013. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventor

Application

No. 101876 filed on 08/04/1993

US Classes:

256/45, Fabrics160/354, WITH NONRIGID FRAME OR BORDER ELEMENTS160/368.1, WITH MOUNTING, FASTENING, OR SUPPORTING MEANS473/492Net post

Examiners

Primary: Look, Edward K.
Assistant: Sgantzos, Mark

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Foreign Patent References

  • 790905 GB 02/13/2012
  • 1562025 GB 03/13/1980

International Class

E04H 017/02

Abstract

A driveway guard for installation across a driveway to prevent playthings from going into the street. The driveway guard includes a pair of posts, a net with an apron, guy lines, tent pegs and assemblies for connecting the net to the posts. The net is long enough to span a two-car driveway and has a dividing strip separating the net into two net portions. One of the net portions has a length for spanning a one-car driveway. A pair of belts are attached to the dividing strip. To install the driveway guard across a two-car driveway, the entire length of the net is suspended across the driveway between the posts, which are staked and guyed into the ground on opposite sides of the driveway. The apron engages the driveway to prevent objects from rolling under the net into the street. For a one-car driveway, the net is rolled up from one end to the dividing strip and the belts are run around the roll and buckled. The one-car net portion is then suspended across the driveway. For storing and carrying the net, the net is rolled up from both ends to the dividing strip and the belts are buckled around the two rolls. A handle may be attached to the dividing strip to facilitate carrying the net.

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