Patents Assigned to Protex Products, LLC
  • Apparatus and method for temporarily allowing use of and protecting a stairway framework during construction of buildings
    Patent number: 10676939
    Abstract: A temporary tread insert and method for installation in a stairway framework during building construction. The temporary tread insert includes an insert body having an upper tread surface, a bottom surface and opposed side surfaces. A front end of the insert body has a substantially bullnose shaped curved surface. The upper tread surface has a notched surface extending along the upper tread surface. Also disclosed is the method of inserting the temporary tread insert into the stair pan of a stairway framework, where the stair pan includes a bullnose at a front end of the stair pan, and the bullnose has a portion extending laterally a distance into the stair pan. The temporary tread insert includes a notched surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Protex Products LLC
    Inventors: Brad Wells, William A. Depel
  • Apparatus and Method for Temporarily Allowing Use of and Protecting a Stairway Framework During Construction of Buildings
    Publication number: 20200123781
    Abstract: A temporary tread insert and method for installation in a stairway framework during building construction. The temporary tread insert includes an insert body having an upper tread surface, a bottom surface and opposed side surfaces. A front end of the insert body has a substantially bullnose shaped curved surface. The upper tread surface has a notched surface extending along the upper tread surface. Also disclosed is the method of inserting the temporary tread insert into the stair pan of a stairway framework, where the stair pan includes a bullnose at a front end of the stair pan, and the bullnose has a portion extending laterally a distance into the stair pan. The temporary tread insert includes a notched surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicant: Protex Products, LLC
    Inventors: Brad Wells, William A. Depel
  • Apparatus and method for temporarily allowing use of and protecting a stairway framework during construction of buildings
    Patent number: 10570623
    Abstract: A temporary tread insert and method for installation in a stairway framework during building construction. The temporary tread insert includes an insert body having an upper tread surface, a bottom surface and opposed side surfaces. A front end of the insert body has a substantially bullnose shaped curved surface. The upper tread surface has a notched surface extending along the upper tread surface. Also disclosed is the method of inserting the temporary tread insert into the stair pan of a stairway framework, where the stair pan includes a bullnose at a front end of the stair pan, and the bullnose has a portion extending laterally a distance into the stair pan. The temporary tread insert includes a notched surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Protex Products LLC
    Inventors: Brad Wells, William A. Depel
  • Apparatus and Method for Temporarily Allowing Use of and Protecting a Stairway Framework During Construction of Buildings
    Publication number: 20200040585
    Abstract: A temporary tread insert and method for installation in a stairway framework during building construction. The temporary tread insert includes an insert body having an upper tread surface, a bottom surface and opposed side surfaces. A front end of the insert body has a substantially bullnose shaped curved surface. The upper tread surface has a notched surface extending along the upper tread surface. Also disclosed is the method of inserting the temporary tread insert into the stair pan of a stairway framework, where the stair pan includes a bullnose at a front end of the stair pan, and the bullnose has a portion extending laterally a distance into the stair pan. The temporary tread insert includes a notched surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: Protex Products, LLC
    Inventors: Brad Wells, William A. Depel