ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,565,780, issued on March 3, was assigned to J. MAC SAFETY SYSTEMS Ltd. (Stockton-on-Tees, Great Britain).
"Brick guard" was invented by Luis Mccarthy (Stockton-on-Tees, Great Britain) and Liam Eley (Stockton-on-Tees, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A brick guard for use with a scaffolding system, the brick guard is made from a panel with upper and lower edges and at least one clip for engaging a toe board is disclosed. The toe board clip(s) are provided at a lower part of the panel. The brick guard also has at least one clasp for engaging with a scaffolding member, where each clasp is provided at an upper edge of the panel. ...