Patent ID: 9567768
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: E04G

Claim:
1. A safety net system for limiting pedestrian and vehicular traffic to a dangerous area, said safety net system comprising: a) a first fixed support positioned adjacent a first side of the dangerous area, said first fixed support having a first group of connectors attached thereto, each one of said first group of connectors comprising a first bracket having a first planar portion and a second planar portion forming an angle α with said first planar portion, each said first bracket having a pair of ears, one extending from an upper edge of said second planar portion and a second extending from a lower edge of said second planar portion; b) a second fixed support positioned adjacent a second side of the dangerous area, said second fixed support having a second group of connectors attached thereto, each one of said second group of connectors comprising a second bracket having a third planar portion and a fourth planar portion forming an angle α with said third planar portion, each said second bracket having a pair of ears, one extending from an upper edge of said fourth planar portion and a second extending from a lower edge of said fourth planar portion; c) a removable mesh net extendable between said first fixed support and said second fixed support, said removable mesh net having a first series of clips engagable with said first group of connectors, each one of said first series of clips having a first planar member, a second orthogonal arm member, and a third angulated member, wherein said third angulated member forms an angle α with said second orthogonal arm member, and a second series of clips engagable with said second group of connectors, each one of said second series of clips having a fourth planar member, a fifth orthogonal arm member, and a sixth angulated member, wherein said sixth angulated member forms an angle α with said fifth orthogonal arm member, whereby when said first and second series clips engage said first and second brackets of said first and second groups of connectors, said third and sixth angulated members wrap around end portions of said second and fourth planar portions between said pairs of ears securing said first and second groups of clips to said first and second brackets of said first and second groups of connectors, said pairs of ears of said first and second brackets stabilizing said clips securing said clips to said connectors in a manner to limit access to the dangerous area and prevent unwary pedestrians and vehicle drivers from possibly being injured.