US 11,988,001 B2
Impalement hazard protective cap
Jeffrey Marshall, Costa Mesa, CA (US)
Filed by Jeffrey Marshall, Costa Mesa, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 22, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/677,722.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/236,177, filed on Aug. 23, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0057280 A1, Feb. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. E04G 21/32 (2006.01); E04C 5/16 (2006.01)
CPC E04G 21/3252 (2013.01) [E04C 5/161 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A protective cap for impalement hazards comprising:
a housing with an impact surface and a body portion extending away from the first impact surface, the body portion having a sidewall defining a void having a generally rectangular portion, the sidewall forming a side portion with flat surfaces along the generally rectangular portion of the void and a concave channel extending from the generally rectangular portion of the void between the flat surfaces so that a flat surface is disposed on opposing sides of the concave channel; and
a plunger at least partially disposed in the generally rectangular portion of the void, the plunger comprising arms disposed in alignment with the flat surfaces of the sidewall and a concave depression formed into the plunger between the arms.