Sidewalk shed scaffold apparatus, system and method

A sidewalk shed, the sidewalk shed comprising:

• a) a column, the column having a column base and a column top, the column defining a column longitudinal axis between the column base and the column top, the column having a column outer surface, the column outer surface defining a column width normal to the column longitudinal axis;
• b) a column face plate, the column face plate being supported by the column in a spaced apart relation to the column outer surface proximal to the column top, the column face plate being planar and defining a column face plate top end and an opposing column face plate bottom end, the column face plate having a column face plate longitudinal axis between the column face plate top end and the column face plate bottom end, the column face plate having a column face plate transverse axis, the column face plate transverse axis and the column longitudinal axis defining skew lines, the angle between the skew lines being substantially a right angle, the column face plate having a width along the column face plate transverse axis, the column face plate width being greater than the column width;
• c) a major beam, the major beam being elongated and having a major beam first end and an opposing major beam second end, the major beam defining a major beam longitudinal axis between the major beam first end and the major beam second end, the major beam having a major beam height and a major beam width;
• d) a first major beam face plate and a second major beam face plate, the first major beam face plate being attached to the major beam at the major beam first end, the second major beam face plate being attached to the major beam at the major beam second end, the first major beam face plate and the second major beam face plate each being planar, the first major beam face plate and the second major beam face plate each having a major beam face plate length and a major beam face plate width, the major beam face plate length corresponding to the column face plate length and being greater than the major beam height, the major beam face plate width corresponding to the column face plate width and being greater than the major beam width, the first major beam face plate and the second major beam face plate each having a configuration for interchangeable and releasable attachment to the column face plate, the major beam longitudinal axis being substantially normal to the column longitudinal axis when the first major beam face plate or the second major beam face plate is releasably attached to the column face plate;
• e) a column foot, the column foot being adjustably attached to the column at the column base and having a configuration to adjust a height of the column, the configuration of the column foot to adjust the height of the column comprising a plurality of holes defines by the column base and a corresponding plurality of holes defined by the column foot, a foot fastener being configured to penetrate a one of the column holes and a one of the foot holes to select the height of the column, alternatively the configuration of the column foot to adjust the height of the column comprising a threaded engagement between the column foot and the column so that relative rotation of the column foot and the column selects the height of the column.

A sidewalk shed, the sidewalk shed comprising:

• a) a column, the column having a column base and a column top, the column defining a column longitudinal axis between the column base and the column top, the column having a column outer surface, the column outer surface defining a column width normal to the column longitudinal axis;
• b) a column face plate, the column face plate being supported by the column proximal to the column top, the column face plate being planar and defining a column face plate top end and an opposing column face plate bottom end, the column face plate having a column face plate longitudinal axis between the column face plate top end and the column face plate bottom end, the column face plate longitudinal axis being substantially parallel to the column longitudinal axis, the column face plate having a column face plate transverse axis, the column face plate transverse axis and the column longitudinal axis defining skew lines, the skew angle between the skew lines being substantially a right angle, the column face plate having a width along the column face plate transverse axis, the column face plate width being greater than the column width;
• c) a major beam, the major beam being elongated and having a major beam first end and an opposing major beam second end, the major beam defining a major beam longitudinal axis between the major beam first end and the major beam second end, the major beam having a major beam height and a major beam width;
• d) a first major beam face plate and a second major beam face plate, the first major beam face plate being attached to the major beam at the major beam first end, the second major beam face plate being attached to the major beam at the major beam second end, the first major beam face plate and the second major beam face plate each being planar, the first major beam face plate and the second major beam face plate are substantially normal to the major beam longitudinal axis, the first major beam face plate and the second major beam face plate each having a major beam face plate length and a major beam face plate width, the major beam face plate length corresponding to the column face plate length and being greater than the major beam height, the major beam face plate width corresponding to the column face plate width and being greater than the major beam width, the major beam longitudinal axis being substantially normal to the column longitudinal axis when the first major beam face plate or the second major beam face plate is releasably attached to the column face plate;
• e) a top gusset, the top gusset being planar and trapezoidal in shape, the top gusset having a top gusset narrow end with a top gusset narrow end width, the top gusset narrow end width corresponding to the column width, the top gusset narrow end being attached to the column surface, the top gusset having a top gusset wide end having a top gusset wide end width, the top gusset wide end width corresponding to the column face plate width, the top gusset wide end being attached to the column face plate top end, the top gusset wide end width being greater than the top gusset narrow end width;
• f) a bottom gusset, the bottom gusset being planar and trapezoidal in shape, the bottom gusset having a bottom gusset narrow end having a bottom gusset narrow end width, the bottom gusset narrow end width corresponding to the column width, the bottom gusset narrow end being attached to the column surface, the bottom gusset having a bottom gusset wide end having a bottom gusset wide end width, the bottom gusset wide end width corresponding to the column face plate width, the bottom gusset wide end being attached to the column face plate bottom end, the bottom gusset wide end width being greater than the bottom gusset narrow end width;
• g) a plurality of column face plate holes defined by the column face plate and a corresponding plurality of major beam face plate holes defined by the first major beam face plate or by the second major beam face plate, the plurality of column face plate holes being laterally spaced apart by an amount greater than would be possible if the column face plate holes were defined by the column rather than by the column face plate;
• h) a plurality of threaded bolts and threaded nuts configured for threaded engagement, the column face plate being in a spaced apart relation to the column outer surface to receive a one of the threaded bolt and the threaded nut between the column outer surface and the column face plate, each of the threaded bolts being configured to penetrate a one of the major beam face plate holes and the corresponding column face plate hole, each of the threaded nuts being configured for threaded engagement with the threaded bolt when the threaded bolt is penetrating the major beam face plate hole and the column face plate hole so that a one of the threaded bolt and the threaded nut engages the column face plate and the other of the threaded bolt and the threaded nut engages the major beam face plate thereby releasably attaching the major beam to the column, wherein the first major beam face plate and the second major beam faceplate are interchangeably attachable to the column face plate.