Temporary Protective Expedient Patents (Class 52/DIG12)
  • Patent number: 4938154
    Abstract: A security closure comprising a panel having inner and outer sides, holding means rigidly secured to or formed on the inner side of the panel, anchor means of a length not substantially less than the height or width of the panel, and at least two spaced apart elongate connector means interconnecting the holding means on the panel and each of the anchor means, each connector means being adapted at one end to be releasably engaged with said spaced holding means and being so connectable with the anchor means as to clamp an opening surround between the panel inner side and the anchor means with the anchor means extending generally parallel to the panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 3, 1990
    Inventor: Ronald W. Watt
  • Patent number: 4891918
    Abstract: A fireproof, tapered, tubular cover with a sloping top is provided for a bale of cotton. The cover is stiff, tough, flexible, and water resistant. With the cover, the bale of cotton may be stored in an open yard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 9, 1990
    Assignee: Lov-Cot Industries, Incorporated
    Inventor: Jack A. Wiley
  • Patent number: 4884589
    Abstract: This invention relates to a portable self-supporting collapsible shelter having a supporting frame; a cover comprising a tent enclosure when erected and supported by the frame having at least two side walls spaced from each other at the same ends by a rear wall, a top wall (or roof) and a front wall; the cover having at least one continuous opening directed across one first wall and at least partially across two other walls spaced from each other at the same ends by the one first wall, in use said at least one continuous opening being closed and opened by at least one continuous closure mechanism being disengageable so as to open the at least one continuous opening and being engageable so as to close the at least one continuous opening, enclosing an article traversing the at least one continuous opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1988
    Date of Patent: December 5, 1989
    Assignee: Klein Tools Inc.
    Inventor: David H. Simpson
  • Patent number: 4798220
    Abstract: An insulating flexible panel adapted to be releasably joined to like panels in side by side relationship, said panel comprising enclosure means for enclosing insulating material therein, said enclosure means presenting a first border and a second border, said second border extending generally outwardly of said enclosure, and releasable fastening means associated with said first and second borders adapted to releasably fasten said first border of one panel to said second border of another panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1986
    Date of Patent: January 17, 1989
    Inventor: Dragomir Smoljo
  • Patent number: 4768320
    Abstract: A door frame guard for protecting a door jamb and door trim having a central section and a pair of conveying end sections extending from opposite sides of the central section. The guard includes a relatively stiff outer shell and a relatively soft inner lining which overlies and engages the door jamb and door trim.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 1986
    Date of Patent: September 6, 1988
    Inventor: Rick W. Weller
  • Patent number: 4712343
    Abstract: An inexpensive and re-usable shield for temporarily covering and protecting interior vent openings in residential and commercial HVAC systems. The rectangular plate is attached to or formed with a smaller rectangular block which are each sized and grooved to allow the shield to be universally used in all standard size floor and baseboard vent openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1986
    Date of Patent: December 15, 1987
    Inventors: J. C. Dearing, Donald R. Rich
  • Patent number: 4633899
    Abstract: A rectangular plastic sheet member is provided with adhesive fastenings at its four corners so that it can be secured to a ceiling underlying a leak. A light flexible plastic tube passes from the center of the sheet to an out of the way location for continuously draining collected water from the sheet. The sheet member is light and easily shored. When in use, it will not obstruct the floor. It provides a "poor man's" solution for temporarily stopping leaks from damaging a room area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1984
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1987
    Inventor: Phillip E. Lord
  • 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
  • Patent number: 4308701
    Abstract: In the pouring of concrete for building floors and walls having steel reinforcements over an area to be poured and a series of parallel spaced rows of longitudinally spaced upright dowel bars extending over the area, the method of protecting workers from impalement and injury due to a fall onto the bars consists of providing a series of downwardly facing dowel guard channels having depending support pipes and selectively positioning channels over a series of dowel bars in each row and assemblying the respective pipes over and upon the dowel bars of each row, the rows of channels being co-planer for forming a protective cover over the dowel bars. The safety dowel guard includes a downwardly facing channel and a series of longitudinally spaced support pipes within each channel, at one end secured thereto and with their other ends depending below the channels adapted to telescope over a corresponding series of dowel bars. A fastener secures each pipe to a dowel bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 1980
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1982
    Inventor: Victor E. Wojick
  • Patent number: 4245863
    Abstract: An elongated plate-like body portion is arranged to stand on its bottom edge on the floor panel of a vehicular load carrying area and be releasably secured to the inner surface of the metallic side panel of the load carrying area. Releasable securement of the body portion to the side panel comprises an adhering surface portion integral with the body portion and of a type arranged to adhere releasably to the side panel. Such adhering surface portion may comprise magnetic strip material, Velcro or the like. The body portion has one or more hand holes for ease in handling and a bottom recess to fit over wheel wells. Such body portion has a lightweight but tough construction to protect the side panels of the load carrying area from load damage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 1979
    Date of Patent: January 20, 1981
    Inventor: David T. Carter
  • Patent number: 4192105
    Abstract: A portable structure for use in building pipelines and the like including an inflatable flexible elongated structure having sides and open ends, support track means operably engaged with each side of said structure and extending the structure length, and a plurality of anchor means or assemblies thereof, each including a device to engage the track means, a part of the anchor means engaging the ground to hold the structure against vertical upward movement, but permitting relative movement between the track means and the anchor means so that the structure can be operatively positioned by the anchor means but be movable in relation thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1978
    Date of Patent: March 11, 1980
    Assignee: Concept Development Institute, Inc.
    Inventor: Burton D. Morgan
  • Patent number: 4145855
    Abstract: A system for protecting an enclosed space from the effects of above- and below-normal temperatures comprises means defining an enclosed space including at least one relatively large opening, a screen-like cover over said opening containing numerous smaller openings which have been closed over with a water-removable composition comprising a water soluble, heat transfer resistant organic polymeric coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1978
    Date of Patent: March 27, 1979
    Inventor: Robert T. Sheldon