Patents
US 8745799 B1: Fall protection cage with adjustable outboard upright
- Granted
- 2014-06-10
- Filed
- 2013-02-26 application 13777371
- Type
- Utility · 21 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An apparatus that provides selectively deployable worker access with fall protection to at least a portion of the top of a container has a gangway that is configured to be retrofitted to an elevated platform from which the gangway and a fall protection cage is selectively deployable over the top of the container. The fall protection cage is connected to the gangway via a fixed stanchion and an abutment that is adjustably disposed outboard of the fixed stanchion and connected thereto via at least one selectively length adjustable screw member.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg140610.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Carbis Asset Management, LLC 24 patents | US company or organization | Florence, SC | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allyn Thomasson | Darlington, SC | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Sandy William Tyner | Hartsville, SC | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Ellie H. MacDonald | Timmonsville, SC | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Ronald W. Bennett | Florence, SC | 14 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B65G | Transport or storage devices, e.g. conveyors for loading or tipping, shop conveyor systems or pneumatic tube conveyors | B65G69/22 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-04-30 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | CARBIS HOLDINGS, INC. signed 2014-04-30 | SAM CARBIS ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC FLORENCE, SC | 32788/856 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2014-02-07 | Merger Merger | ALUMINUM LADDER COMPANY signed 2013-12-30 | CARBIS HOLDINGS, INC. FLORENCE, SC | 32174/570 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2013-02-26 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BENNETT, RONALD W. signed 2013-02-13 MACDONALD, ELLIE H. signed 2013-02-13 THOMASSON, ALLYN signed 2013-02-13 TYNER, SANDY W. signed 2013-02-13 | ALUMINUM LADDER COMPANY, A CORPORATION ORGANIZED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA FLORENCE, SC | 29877/758 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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