Adjustable skylight guard
AssigneesJBLequipment, LLC, Frank P. Frey and Company
InventorsMitchell Rabin, Brian Joy
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Abstract
A skylight guard is provided for placement upon a skylight having a peripheral frame, and includes at least one generally vertical leg having an upper end and a lower end, at least one horizontal member having a first end, an opposite second end, and a middle portion located between the first and second ends. At least one of the first and second ends is configured for attachment to a corresponding one of the at least one leg. At least one of the horizontal members is axially variable, and at least one of the vertical legs has a foot associated with the lower end, the foot being constructed and arranged to contact the peripheral frame.
Claims13
A skylight guard for placement upon a skylight, said skylight having a skylight frame, comprising:
- at least one generally vertical leg having an upper end and a lower end;
- at least one horizontal member having a first end, an opposite second end, and a middle portion located between said first and second ends;
- at least one of said first and second ends being configured for attachment to said at least one leg;
- at least one of said horizontal members being axially variable;
- at least one of said vertical legs having a foot associated with said lower end, said foot being constructed and arranged to contact the skylight frame,
- wherein said foot is in direct contact with an upper surface of the skylight frame;
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- each of said at least one leg has a surface engaging an edge of the skylight frame, and said surface is on said foot, said foot includes an integral “L”-shaped piece with a generally horizontal surface and a generally vertical surface.
A skylight guard for placement upon a skylight, said skylight having a skylight frame, comprising:
- at least two generally vertical legs having an upper end and a lower end, the lower end having a surface that engages an edge of the skylight frame;
- at least one of said vertical legs having a foot associated with said lower end, said foot being constructed and arranged such as to allow said leg to sit atop the skylight frame, said foot being in direct contact with two vertical edges and an upper surface of the skylight frame, such that the vertical edges and the upper surface of the skylight frame form a corner, and said foot envelops the corner of the skylight frame;
- at least one horizontal member having a first end and an opposite second end, both of said ends being configured for attachment to at least one associated site of said at least two legs;
- said at least one horizontal member further including a first sliding portion and a second sliding portion constructed and arranged to slide relative to said first sliding portion for adjusting an axial length of said at least one horizontal member;
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- at least one cover mounted to said at least one horizontal member and extending over a space defined by a perimeter of the skylight frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.