Patents Represented by Law Firm Andrus, Sceales, Stake & Sawall
  • Patent number: 5918404
    Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus for inhibitively preventing birds gathering wherein the wire-shaped member spanned between the adjacent support columns will not slack or break, nor will the support column fall, even when the wire-shaped member is trodden with shoes; a wire-shaped member 2 is tightly spanned between the adjacent support columns 1 in nearly the horizontal direction, and onto the wire-shaped member 2, magnetic members 3 are disposed by any means in an evenly spaced relationship; and at least one springy member is interposed between the support column 1 and the wire-shaped member 2 or on the middle portion of the wire-shaped member. With this structure, if the wire-shaped member is trodden with shoes, the elasticity of the springy member absorbs the force and prevents the wire-shaped member from slacking or breaking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1999
    Assignee: Ohba Building Maintenance Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tadao Ohba