Patents by Inventor Clifford P. Woodyard

Clifford P. Woodyard has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Roof mounted anchor used singly or with another, and with other equipment in a fall restraint and/or fall arrest system
    Patent number: 5287944
    Abstract: For use in a fall restraint and/or fall arrest system, one or more roof mounted anchors are preferably permanently installed: during the initial construction of a building; during the renovation of a building; during the inspection time and/or maintenance time of a building; during installation and cleaning of roofs and gutters; during installation of antennas and cables, etc. Each roof mounted anchor has: a base member formed to fit a roof and having spaced holes to receive screw or screw like fasteners used in securing this anchor to the roof structure of a building; an integral upright anchoring eyelet structure secured to the base member in the center portion thereof and having an eyelet to receive portions of a cable, or hook; preferably a gusset integrally extending between the base member and the integral upright anchoring eyelet structure; and preferably the gusset has an integral cable receiving hole structure centrally located to receive and to anchor a portion of a cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 22, 1994
    Inventor: Clifford P. Woodyard