Roof-mounted safety foothold
OwnerKevin O'Donnellinventor
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Abstract
The roof-mounted safety foothold is a safety device. The roof-mounted safety foothold is configured for use on a pitched roof. The roof-mounted safety foothold forms a guard that prevents objects and individuals from sliding off of the pitched roof. The roof-mounted safety foothold incorporates a plurality of guard members, a gusset structure, and an interior cant. The plurality of guard members combine to form an offset lateral disk. The gusset structure is a bracing structure used to stabilize the offset lateral structure formed by the plurality of guard members. The interior cant is a cant formed by the plurality of guard members.
Claims11
A roof-mounted safety foothold comprising
- a plurality of guard members, a gusset structure, and an interior cant;
- wherein the plurality of guard members combine to form an offset lateral structure;
- wherein the gusset structure is a bracing structure used to stabilize the offset lateral disk structure formed by the plurality of guard members;
- wherein the interior cant is a cant formed by the plurality of guard members;
- wherein the plurality of guard members comprises a first guard member having an end congruent with an end of a second guard member;
- wherein the second guard member attaches to the first guard member;
- wherein the first guard member further comprises a plurality of shingle slots and a non-skid surface;
- wherein each shingle slot selected from the plurality of shingle slots is a slot that is formed through the congruent end of the first guard member of the plurality of guard members;
- wherein the non-skid surface is a non-skid structure that is formed on an exterior of the first guard member of the roof-mounted safety foothold.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.