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US 12,637,866 B2Granted
Toe board for scaffolding
AssigneeAdelie, LLC
InventorsRodney Michael Scott Skelton, Chris Osswald, Jonah Higgs, Jeremy Falkowski, Archie Troy Lumsden, Troy Kowalski
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Abstract
A scaffolding toe board system comprising a plurality of toe boards constructed of a panel and a pair of brackets used to couple the ends of the panel to adjacent support posts of the scaffolding. The brackets are all identical, and designed so that the brackets of two toe boards coupled to the same support post will not interfere with each other.
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A scaffolding toe board assembly comprising:
- (a) a toe board having a planar panel with an inside surface, an outside surface, a first end, a second end, and a first engagement slot extending through the planar panel adjacent the first end of the planar panel;
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- (b) a first bracket adapted to temporarily couple the toe board to a support post of a scaffolding assembly, said first bracket formed as a single piece and comprising:
- (i) a plate extending along a first plane, said plate having a first edge and a second edge parallel to the first edge, said first edge having a first corner, a second corner, a midpoint, a first arm attachment portion extending from the first corner to the midpoint, and a second arm attachment portion extending from the midpoint to the second corner;
- (ii) a support post receiving channel assembly extending outwardly from the first edge, said support post receiving channel assembly comprising a first arm extending from the first arm attachment portion and a second arm extending from the second arm attachment portion, said support post receiving channel assembly adapted to receive and engage the support post of the scaffolding assembly between the first arm and the second arm;
- (iii) a hook adapted to receive and engage the first end of the planar panel, wherein the hook has a first hook portion extending downwardly from an inside surface of the plate and a second hook portion spaced from and extending from the first portion parallel to the inside surface of the plate;
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- (iv) a first leg extending from the second edge, said first leg comprising a first transition and a first foot extending from the first transition along a second plane parallel to the first plane, said first foot adapted to pass through the engagement slot and said transition adapted to reside within the engagement slot;
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- wherein the support post receiving channel assembly comprises a third arm which is flat and extends outwardly along the first plane, and wherein said second arm extends from the first edge of the plate between said first arm and said third arm.
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A scaffolding toe board assembly comprising:
- (a) a toe board having a planar panel with an inside surface, an outside surface, a first end, a second end, and a first engagement slot extending through the planar panel adjacent the first end of the planar panel;
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- (b) a first bracket adapted to temporarily couple the toe board to a support post of a scaffolding assembly, said first bracket formed as a single piece and comprising:
- (i) a plate extending along a first plane, said plate having a first edge and a second edge parallel to the first edge, said first edge having a first corner, a second corner, a midpoint, a first arm attachment portion extending from the first corner to the midpoint, and second arm attachment portion extending from the midpoint to the second corner;
- (ii) a support post receiving channel assembly extending outwardly from the first edge, said support post receiving channel assembly comprising a first arm extending from the first arm attachment portion and a second arm extending from the second arm attachment portion, said support post receiving channel assembly adapted to receive and engage the support post of the scaffolding assembly between the first arm and the second arm, wherein the first arm of the support post receiving channel assembly is flat and extends outwardly along the first plane, and the second arm of the support post receiving channel assembly is bent having a first arm portion extending from the second arm attachment portion at a first angle and a second arm portion extending outwardly from the first arm portion at a second angle such that the second arm portion is spaced from and extends parallel to the first arm;
- (iii) a hook adapted to receive and engage the first end of the planar panel;
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- (iv) a first leg extending from the second edge, said first leg comprising a first transition and a first foot extending from the first transition along a second plane parallel to the first plane, said first foot adapted to pass through the engagement slot and said transition adapted to reside within the engagement slot.
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A scaffolding toe board assembly comprising:
- (a) a toe board having a planar panel with an inside surface, an outside surface, a first end, a second end, and first and second engagement slots extending through the planar panel adjacent the first end of the planar panel;
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- (b) a first bracket adapted to temporarily couple the toe board to a support post of a scaffolding assembly, said first bracket formed as a single piece and comprising:
- (i) a plate extending along a first plane, said plate having a first edge and a second edge parallel to the first edge, said first edge having a first corner, a second corner, a midpoint, a first arm attachment portion extending from the first corner to the midpoint, and second arm attachment portion extending from the midpoint to the second corner;
- (ii) a support post receiving channel assembly extending outwardly from the first edge, said support post receiving channel assembly comprising a first arm extending from the first arm attachment portion, a second arm extending from the second arm attachment portion, and a third arm extending from the second arm attachment portion, said support post receiving channel assembly adapted to receive and engage a support post of the scaffolding assembly in a space defined on one side by the first arm and the third arm and on an opposing side by the second arm;
- (iii) a hook adapted to receive and engage the first end of the planar panel;
- (iv) a first leg extending from the second edge, said first leg comprising a first transition and a first foot extending from the first transition along a second plane parallel to the first plane, said first foot adapted to pass through the engagement slot and said transition adapted to reside within the engagement slot;
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- (v) a second leg extending from the second edge, said second leg comprising a second transition and a second foot extending from the second transition along a second plane parallel to the first plane, said second foot adapted to pass through the second engagement slot and said second transition adapted to reside within the second engagement slot.
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