PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16010566
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-06
Publication Date: 2018-10
Patent Classification: ["052", "101000"]

Abstract:
The present invention provides a guard which is a surface that is adapted for mounting over the open end of the tread of a step of an open stairway such that when associated with a stairway: the exposed area of the OTEP is reduced. The present invention further provides for a retention means to maintain stable association of the guard with the stairway. The present invention further comprises kits comprising one or more guards, one or more retention means and instructions for use.

Claim (Index 13):
A method of deterring the external climbing of an open stairway, the open stairway comprising a balustrade, the balustrade having an inner surface and an outer surface, the balustrade further comprising a handrail, the open stairway having one more open end treads at least one of the open end treads having an open tread end protrusion (OTEP), the OTEP having an exposed surface, the method comprising the steps of:\n a) mounting to the open stairway an apparatus comprising a guard configured for mounting to the open stairway, the guard having an upper edge, a lower edge, a leading edge and a trailing edge, wherein the guard is capable of being removed from the open stairway and does not comprise a structural element of the open stairway, and securing the upper edge of the guard to the balustrade of the open stairway using a guard retention means, the guard retention means configured to maintain the upper edge of the guard in stable association with the balustrade of the open stairway, b) mounting to the open stairway a vertical drape to the outer surface of the balustrade of the open stairway the vertical drape extending upward from the upper edge of the guard to a point below the handrail employing a vertical drape retention means the vertical drape retention means configured to maintain the drape in stable association with the open stairway such that when the vertical drape is in stable association with the balustrade by vertical drape retention means, and c) mounting to the open stairway a handrail guard configured for mounting to the open stairway, the handrail guard having an upper edge, a lower edge, a leading edge and a trailing edge, wherein the handrail guard is capable of being removed from the open stairway and does not comprise a structural element of the open stairway, and securing the lower edge of the handrail guard to the balustrade of the open stairway using a a handrail guard retention means, the handrail guard retention means configured to maintain-the lower edge of the handrail guard in stable association with the outer surface of the balustrade of the open stairway, and the upper edge of the handrail guard extends above the handrail and the lower edge of the handrail guard extends below the handrail, such that when the apparatus is mounted to the open stairway, the guard, vertical drape and handrail guard are maintained in stable association with the open stairway, the upper edge of the guard extends above the OTEP of least one tread and the lower edge of the guard extends below the OTEP of least one tread and such that exposed upper surface at least one the OTEP, at least a portion of the outer surface of the balustrade is covered by the vertical drape and such that external access to the handrail is reduced is reduced by the handrail guard, such that external climbing the open stairway is deterred.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 47.0
- Percentile: 94.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.76
- Patent Class: 52.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14719268', '15884367', '13532833', '12206202', '10860173']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.809359014412512
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.6402034365167769
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7924434566229386
- Mean Citation Score: 396.56254
- Max Citation Score: 645.7185
- Similarity Product: 554.8645326960683

Labels:
- Claim Label 101: 1
- Claim Label 102: 1
- Claim Label 103: 1
- Claim Label 112: 1
- Combined Label: 1
- Label 101 Adjusted: 1

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