Tension enclosure system

Claim 2

A connector for releasably connecting a protective cover to a building or other structure, the cover being formed by cables connected to the structure in parallel spaced apart vertical rows, panels for stretching between adjacent cables and grommets in the side edges of said panels, said connector comprising rod means for insertion through said grommet means; lever means rotatable on one end of said rod means for rotation around an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said rod means between a grommet insertion position in which the rod means and lever means are substantially aligned, and a locked position in which the rod means and lever means are at a right angle to each other; and substantially C-shaped cable clamp means on the other end of said rod means, said cable clamp means including web means mounted in and projecting perpendicular to said rod means on each side thereof, arm means on each end of said web means extending towards said other end of said rod means, and slot means in one side of each said arm means, said slot means being inclined towards said other end of said rod means and being sufficiently deep that one said cable means can be inserted through said slot means and retained therein by said rod means.

Claim 3

A protective cover for a building or other structure comprising cable means for connection to said structure in spaced apart vertical rows; panel means for stretching between adjacent cable means; grommet means in the side edges of said panel means; first connector means for releasably connecting said panel means to each other and to said cable means, said first connector means including rod means for insertion through said grommet means; lever means rotatable on one end of said rod means for rotation around an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said rod means between a grommet insertion position in which the rod means and lever means substantially are aligned, and a locked position in which the rod means and lever means are at right angles to each other and substantially C-shaped cable clamp means on the other end of said rod means, said cable clamp means including web means mounted on and projecting perpendicular to said rod means on each side thereof, arm means on each end of said web means extending toward said other end of said rod means and slot means in one side of each said arm means, said slot means being inclined toward said other end of said rod means and being sufficiently deep that one said cable means can be inserted through said slot means and retained therein by said rod means.

Claim 4

A protective cover for a building or other structure comprising cable means for connection to said structure in spaced apart vertical rows; panel means for stretching between adjacent cable means; grommet means in the side edges of said panel means; first connector means for releasably connecting said panel means to each other and to said cable means, said first connector means including rod means for insertion through said grommet means; lever means rotatable on one end of said rod means for rotation around an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said rod means between a grommet insertion position in which the rod means and lever means substantially are aligned, and a locked position in which the rod means and lever means are at right angles to each other and substantially C-shaped cable clamp means on the other end of said rod means, said cable clamp means including web means mounted on and projecting perpendicular to said rod means on each side thereof, arm means on each end of said web means extending toward said other end of said rod means and slot means in one side of each said arm means, said slot means being inclined toward said other end of said rod means and being sufficiently deep that one said cable means can be inserted through said slot means and retained therein by said rod means.

Claim 5

A protective cover according to claim 1, including grommet means in each edge of said panel means; and second connector means for interconnecting overlapping edges of said panel means, said second connector means including rod means for insertion through aligned grommet means in said overlapping edges; lever means rotatable on one end of said rod means for rotation around an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said rod means between a grommet insertion position in which the rod means and lever means are substantially aligned, and a locked position in which the rod means and lever means are at a right angle to each other; and washer means on the other end of said rod means.

Claim 6

A protective cover according to claim 2 including third connector means for connecting said panel means to scaffolding or the like, said third connector means including strip means; first rod means on one end of said strip means extending outwardly from one side thereof for insertion through an opening in the other end of said strip means for forming a loop; second rod means mounted substantially at the centre of said strip means and extending outwardly from the other side thereof; and lever means rotatably mounted on the outer free end of each said first and second rod means for rotation around an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said rod means between an insertion position in which the rod means and lever means are substantially aligned and a locked position in which the rod means and lever means are at a right angle to each other.