Outrigger debris netting system
AssigneeSafety Guys, LLC
InventorChris Cockerell
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Abstract
An outrigger netting system configured for installation on a building slab such as a balcony to protect against falling projectiles. The system includes one or more spaced apart brackets attached to a target slab, each bracket having an outrigger to support a net suspended across. The outriggers each extend outward from the edge of the slab and are each optionally angled slightly upward from the surface of the slab. A spring-dampened cable assembly is attached between the bracket and outrigger in order to dampen the impact of and resiliently catch and retain falling debris. Each bracket includes hardware to secure and level the bracket to the slab to enhance rigidity and security and prevent displacement or dislodgment of the brackets during use.
Claims17
A bracket, comprising:
- a primary support member and an upper support plate substantially perpendicular to said primary support member, said primary support member vertically adjustable with respect to said upper support plate;
- said primary support member having at its proximal end a lower support plate substantially parallel with said upper support plate;
- a secondary support member disposed adjacent and parallel to said primary support member, said second support member fixably attached to said upper support plate;
- an outrigger hingably attached to said upper support plate;
- a cable attached at a first end to said bracket and at a second end to said outrigger;
- wherein said upper and lower support plates are configured to clamp to a target support surface;
- and
- wherein said cable dampens the impact of a force applied to said outrigger.
A netting system, comprising:
- at least two brackets each comprising a primary support member and an upper support plate substantially perpendicular to said primary support member, said primary support member vertically adjustable with respect to said upper support plate, said primary support member having at its proximal end a lower support plate substantially parallel with said upper support plate, a secondary support member disposed adjacent and parallel to said primary support member, said second support member fixably attached to said upper support plate, wherein said upper and lower support plates are configured to clamp to a target support surface;
- an outrigger hingably attached to said upper support plate of each of said brackets;
- a cable each attached between said outrigger and said bracket;
- a net suspended across and between said outriggers of each of said brackets, said net configured to catch and retain falling projectiles;
- and
- wherein said cable of each of said brackets dampens the impact of a force applied to said net.
A method of installing an outrigger netting system, comprising:
- attaching to a target surface at least two adjacent brackets each comprising a primary support member and an upper support plate substantially perpendicular to said primary support member, said primary support member vertically adjustable with respect to said upper support plate, said primary support member having at its proximal end a lower support plate substantially parallel with said upper support plate, a secondary support member disposed adjacent and parallel to said primary support member, said second support member fixably attached to said upper support plate, wherein said upper and lower support plates are configured to clamp to a target support surface, an outrigger hingably attached to said upper support plate of each of said brackets;
- attaching a cable each between said outrigger and said bracket;
- suspending a net across and between said outriggers of each of said brackets, said net configured to catch and retain falling projectiles;
- and
- wherein said cable of each of said brackets dampens the impact of a force applied to said net.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.