Intermediate scaffold joint

In a scaffold frame comprising vertical scaffold members connected to horizontal scaffold members, an intermediate scaffold joint comprising

• a. a frame member comprising a rear plate portion having a top and bottom, and two side pieces, the side pieces extending forwardly from said rear plate portion, each side piece further comprising two vertically offset downwardly facing channel tabs, each channel tab shaped to engage a horizontal scaffold member;
• the rear plate portion and two side pieces defining a channel there between, said rear plate portion having two vertically spaced apart openings positioned through the rear plate portion, said rear plate portion lacking cups or ½ cups;
• b. a lock member comprising two opposed side portions and further comprising a latch, said lock member's opposing side portions slidably mounted on said frame member's side pieces and slidable from an unlocked position to a locked position, whereby in said locked position, said lock member latch engages one of said side pieces to thereby resist downward motion of said lock member from the locked position;
• said intermediate scaffold joint mounted on at least one primary horizontal scaffold member and located between two vertical scaffold members of said scaffold frame, said lock member positioned in the locked position to resist removal of the intermediate scaffold joint from said primary horizontal member;
• an intermediate horizontal scaffold member terminating in a scaffold connector joint that includes two vertically offset engagement portions adapted to engage a cup or rosette positioned on a vertical scaffold member, each of said intermediate horizontal scaffold member's two engagement portions coupled to a respective one of said two openings on said rear portion of said intermediate scaffold joint, said intermediate horizontal scaffold member mounted at about 90 degrees from said at least one primary horizontal scaffold member.

In a scaffold frame comprising vertical scaffold members connected to horizontal scaffold members, a first intermediate scaffold joint comprising

• a. a frame member comprising a rear plate portion having a top and bottom, and two side pieces, the side pieces extending forwardly from said rear plate portion, each side piece further comprising two vertically offset downwardly facing channel tabs, each channel tab shaped to engage a horizontal scaffold member;
• the rear plate portion and two side pieces defining a channel there between, said rear plate portion having two vertically spaced apart openings positioned through the rear plate portion, said rear plate portion lacking cups or ½ cups, and a top portion having an upstanding vertical stub mounted thereon;
• b. a lock member comprising two opposed side portions and further comprising a latch, said lock member's opposing side portions slidably mounted on said frame member's side pieces and slidable from an unlocked position to a locked position, whereby in said locked position, said lock member latch engages one of said side pieces to thereby resist downward motion of said lock member from the locked position;
• said first intermediate scaffold joint mounted on at least one primary horizontal scaffold member and located between two vertical scaffold members of said scaffold frame, said lock member positioned in the locked position to resist removal of the first intermediate scaffold joint from said primary horizontal scaffold member;
• an intermediate vertical scaffold member coupled to said upstanding vertical stub.