Patent ID: 9587427
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: E06B

Claim:
1. A restraint system for temporarily restraining a rectangular panel in an opening of an outdoor structure, comprising: the rectangular panel positioned in the opening of the outdoor structure; and a plurality of clips, each said clip including: a pair of longitudinally extending side portions; a base portion connected to each of the pair of longitudinally extending side portions at respective proximal ends of each of the pair of longitudinally extending side portions, wherein the pair of longitudinally extending side portions and the base portion form a substantially u-shaped configuration with a gap therebetween adapted for receiving a side portion of the rectangular panel, and wherein the longitudinally extending side portions are substantially straight and parallel, and inwardly inclined towards respective distal ends of the longitudinally extending side portions forming a resilient bias to frictionally engage the rectangular panel during an operational use of the restraint system, wherein the base portion and the pair of longitudinally extending side portions are comprised of a low density polyethylene material having a memory property capable of returning the clip to an original configuration when an applied pressure is released such that the pair of longitudinally extending side portions return to an original inwardly inclined angular position after the operational use of the restraint system; one or more first protruding members arranged along a bottom surface of the base portion for frictionally engaging a side portion of the opening of the outdoor structure during the operational use of the restraint system; and a tab portion having a substantially straight shape and integrally formed at an intersection between outer surfaces of the base portion and the proximal end of one of the pair of longitudinally extending side portions, and extending away at a non-perpendicular angle therefrom, the tab portion being configured to allow a user to grab and pull the restraint system out of the opening of the outdoor structure after the operational use of the restraint system, wherein tab potion is not parallel to the base portion, and wherein the base portion, the pair of longitudinally extending side portions, the one or more protruding members and the tab portion form a unitary structure of one-piece construction composed of a single piece of material for temporarily restraining the rectangular panel in the opening of the outdoor structure.