Patents
US 9731640 B1: Mobile fall protection unit for flatbed platforms
- Granted
- 2017-08-15
- Filed
- 2014-11-14 application 14541857
- Type
- Utility · 19 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A mobile fall protection unit can be maneuvered by hand and brought to a flatbed with readily deployable, temporary fences for worker fall protection. The mobile fall protection unit can include a chassis, which carries a frame, which in turn carries a ladder as well as selectively deployable fall protection devices for worker fall protection. The frame carries a pair of retractable fall barriers separated from each other by about the width of the back of the flatbed.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg170815.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Shane Meacham | Myrtle Beach, SC | 7 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Matthew Elvington | Lake View, SC | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Ronald D. Willard | Little River, SC | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B60R | Vehicles, vehicle fittings, or vehicle parts, not otherwise provided for | B60R3/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B60P | Vehicles adapted for load transportation or to transport, to carry, or to comprise special loads or objects | B60P1/003 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| E04G | Scaffolding; forms; shuttering; building implements or aids, or their use; handling building materials on the site; repairing, breaking-up or other work on existing buildings | E04G21/3261 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-11-20 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ELVINGTON, MATTHEW signed 2014-11-19 MEACHAM, WILLIAM S. signed 2014-11-19 WILLARD, RONALD D. signed 2014-11-19 | SAM CARBIS ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC FLORENCE, SC | 34216/633 | 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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