ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,460,434, issued on Nov. 4.
"Apparatus for quick-deploy scaffolding" was invented by Muhammad Muhaysin (Clifton, N.J.), Arkadiusz Swechowicz (Forest Hills, N.Y.) and Rami Taha (Bronx, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for suspended scaffolding, comprising a Z-shaped anchoring plate comprised of a first horizontally protruding element, a second opposable protruding element, and said elements continuously coupled to each other via a vertical middle element, wherein the Z-shaped plate is configured to securely cover at least portions of a top wall, inner wall of a parapet, and a roof; at least one threaded rod with torqued nut ...