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Granted Patent B2
US 12,378,767 · App. 18/416,632 · Granted Aug 5, 2025

Safety cap

Inventor: Joseph W. Gregorwich (Costa Mesa, CA)
E04C5/161E04G21/3252
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Patent No.
US 12,378,767
App. No.
18/416,632
Granted
Aug 5, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A safety cap is to be used on linear members to provide a greater surface area on the end of the linear members. The cap has a platform and an attachment portion that is coupled to the platform. The attachment portion has two or more engagement members and two or more joint portions. Each joint portion couples two of the two or more engagement members together, and the two or more engagement members extend inward from the two or more joint portions.

Claims (34)

1. An apparatus comprising:

a linear member; and

a cap comprising a platform, and an attachment portion coupled to the platform; wherein the attachment portion comprises:

two to five engagement members; and

two to five joint portions, wherein each joint portion couples two of the two to five engagement members together;

wherein the two to five engagement members extend inward from the two to five joint portions;

wherein the two to five engagement members extend substantially along a length of the attachment portion, and the linear member is abutted by at least two of the two to five engagement members.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the two to five engagement members define an engagement space.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the engagement space is configured to individually accept linear members having differing widths or diameters.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the platform further comprises a fortifying insert.

5. The apparatus of claim 4 , further comprising a linear member, wherein at least a portion of the linear member is located between the two to five engagement members and the two to five joint portions.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein one or more of the two to five engagement members is longer than other of the two to five engagement members to define an extension.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the platform further comprising one or more biasing members; wherein each biasing member biases one of the two to five engagement members inward.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a linear member, wherein the linear member is located between the two to five engagement members and the two to five joint portions; and the linear member abuts the platform.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a linear member, and wherein the platform further comprising one or more biasing members; wherein each biasing member biases one of the two to five engagement members toward the linear member.

10. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein each engagement member further comprises a first section and a second section; wherein the first section is substantially concave, and the second section is substantially convex.

11. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein each second section is located in substantially a center of each engagement member.

12. An apparatus comprising:

a cap comprising a platform, and the platform comprises one or more biasing members; and an attachment portion coupled to the platform; and the attachment portion comprises:

two to five engagement members; and

two to five joint portions, wherein each joint portion couples two of the two to five engagement members together;

wherein each engagement member extend inward from two of the two to five joint portions; each joint portion and each engagement member extends substantially along a length of the attachment portion; each biasing member helps to bias one of the two to five engagement members inward towards an engagement space; and the attachment portion is configured to secure a linear member, of a predetermined size, in the attachment portion.

13. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the two to five engagement members define an engagement space.

14. The apparatus of claim 13 , further comprising a first linear member and a second linear member that has a width or diameter different from the first linear member, and the engagement space is configured to secure, individually, both the first linear member and the second linear member.

15. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the platform further comprises a fortifying insert.

16. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein one or more of the two to five engagement members defines an extension that extends further than at least one of the two to five engagement members.

17. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein each engagement member further comprises a first section and a second section; wherein the first section is substantially concave, and the second section is substantially convex.

18. The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein each second section is located in substantially a center of each engagement member.

19. An apparatus comprising:

a cap comprising a platform, and an attachment portion coupled to the platform; wherein the attachment portion comprises:

two to five engagement members; and

two to five joint portions, wherein each joint portion couples two of the two to five engagement members together;

wherein the two to five engagement members extend inward from the two to five joint portions;

wherein the two to five engagement members extend substantially along a length of the attachment portion; and the two to five engagement members consist of two engagement members, three engagement members, four engagement members, or five engagement members.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 7, 2026
From: GREGORWICH, JOSEPH W.
To: REMIGIS, LLC
Reel/Frame 073388/0400 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 17971887 · Oct 24, 2022
Continuation 17334728 · May 29, 2021
Related Publication 20240159055A1 · May 16, 2024
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