ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,448,796, issued on Oct. 21.
"Edge protection system" was invented by Jonathan Jonny Melic (Burlington, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A safety fence comprising a first and a second post. An upper rail is securable to upright members of the first post and the second post in a horizontally orientation. A mesh has an upper end slidably coupled to the upper rail. The mesh has a retracted configuration where it is collapsed and retained next to the first post, and a deployed configuration where it is extended between the first and second posts in a taut configuration. At least one tensioning member has a first end fixed to the first po...