Patent ID: 11905730
Assignee: RAPID RESPONSE SYSTEMS, LLC
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E  F | IPC E  F

Claim 17:
18. A system for boarding-up a window disposed in a structure, the window including a surface, wherein the structure is a wall, a door or roof, and the surface is glass or a mirror, the system comprising:
a plurality of foundations mounted on a surface, each foundation comprising:
a base having an inner face and an outer face disposed opposite to the outer face;
a suction assembly mounted to the inner face, the suction assembly including:
a suction cup having a rim, the suction cup defining a chamber with the surface when the surface is disposed against the rim, the suction cup configured to be releasably sealed against the surface when air is removed from the chamber; and
a pump in fluid communication with the chamber, the pump configured to draw air out of the chamber;

a shield mounted to the outer face and covering at least a portion of the outer face, the shield disposed opposite to the suction cup and configured to obstruct penetration by a nail or a screw into the portion of the outer face covered by the shield, wherein the shield is a metal plate; and
one or more supports mounted to the outer face, each support defining a channel and including a ledge disposed between a first and second sidewalls, the ledge extending outward from the base and disposed along an outer face edge of the base; and
a first board-sheet having a first end and a second end, the first end of the first board-sheet disposed in a first support of the one or more supports of each of the first and second foundations, and the second end disposed in a first support of the one or more supports of each of the third and fourth foundations.