Patents by Inventor Patrick H. Beaton

Patrick H. Beaton 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).

  • Patent number: 4574534
    Abstract: A protective cover for temporarily enclosing a building or other structure during construction, includes a plurality of plastic or canvas panels which are mounted on cables connected to the structure, in parallel spaced apart vertical rows, by connectors including a rod for insertion through grommets in the edges of the panels, a lever rotatably mounted on one end of the rod for rotation around an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the rod, so that the rod can be inserted through the grommet and rotated to a locked position, and a C-shaped cable clamp on the other end of the rod, the cable clamp including a web mounting on and projecting perpendicular to the rod on each side thereof, an arm on each end of the web extending towards the other end of the rod and a slot in one side of each arm, the slot being inclined towards the other end of the rod and being sufficiently deep that a cable can be inserted through the slots and retained therein by the rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 1985
    Date of Patent: March 11, 1986
    Inventor: Patrick H. Beaton