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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 05, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Henry Peter, West Springfield, MA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
527364 ; 527375 ; 52298 ; 248519 ;
Abstract
A cap for protecting from rot and other deterioration the lowermost portion of a wood construction member supported by an elevated base. The cap has four lateral faces and a top face with a rectangular aperture formed by four flexible web portions which press against the member. The dimensions of the lateral faces are selected so that the lateral face bottom edges have a desired above-ground clearance.