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US 2010/0147625 A1Published application
Movable safety barrier system
OwnerRichard C. Pelletierinventor
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Abstract
A movable safety barrier system includes a flexible barrier member having a barrier member length with first and second ends, and a width. The barrier member can have a construction that is flexible in both directions along the length and width of the barrier member. First and second end supports are provided which are capable of supporting respective first and second ends of the length of the barrier member when the barrier member is extended between the end supports. The end supports can allow the extended barrier member to move in a direction transverse to the width of the barrier member when desired.
Claims19
A movable safety barrier system comprising:
- a barrier member comprising flexible light weight material having a length with first and second ends, and a width W, the length of the barrier member for extending across and over support members of a structure;
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- first and second movable carriages securable to respective first and second ends of the length of the barrier member and configured for independent travel relative to each other and on separate spaced apart support members of the structure for moving the barrier member extending between the carriages sideways relative to the length over the support members of the structure, each carriage comprising a roller system secured to a lateral carriage member on a lead travel end of the carriage for engaging at least two support members of the structure, the lateral carriage member configured for closely traveling over and above said at least two support members of the structure, a recessed mounting arrangement at a trailing end of at least one carriage positioned perpendicular and below the lateral carriage member for securing to one of the ends of the barrier member, the recessed mounting arrangement allowing the barrier member to extend close to the support members of the structure, and allowing the trailing end of the at least one carriage to slide easily out from under construction components.
A method of forming a movable safety barrier system comprising:
- providing a flexible light weight material barrier member having a length with first and second ends, and a width W, the length of the barrier member for extending across and over support members of a structure;
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- securing first and second movable carriages to respective first and second ends of the length of the barrier member, the carriages configured for independent travel relative to each other and on separate spaced apart support members of the structure for moving the barrier member extending between the carriages sideways relative to the length over the support members of the structure, each carriage comprising a roller system secured to a lateral carriage member on a lead travel end of the carriage for engaging at least two support members of the structure, the lateral carriage member configured for closely traveling over and above said at least two support members of the structure, a recessed mounting arrangement at a trailing end of at least one carriage positioned perpendicular and below the lateral carriage member for securing to one of the ends of the barrier member, the recessed mounting arrangement allowing the barrier member to extend close to the support members of the structure, and allowing the trailing end of the at least one carriage to slide easily out from under construction components.
A method of providing protection against falls with a movable barrier system when installing components over support members of a structure, comprising:
- positioning over the support members of the structure a flexible light weight material barrier member having a length with first and second ends, and a width W, the length of the barrier member extending across and over the support members of the structure, the barrier member extending forward of a leading edge of construction;
- securing first and second movable carriages to respective first and second ends of the length of the barrier member, the carriages configured for independent travel relative to each other and on separate spaced apart support members of the structure for moving the barrier member extending between the carriages sideways relative to the length over the support members of the structure, each carriage comprising a roller system secured to a lateral carriage member on a lead travel end of the carriage for engaging at least two support members of the structure, a recessed mounting arrangement at a trailing end of at least one carriage positioned perpendicular and below the lateral carriage member for securing to one of the ends of the barrier member;
- positioning construction components over the support members of the structure with portions extending over part of the barrier member;
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- moving the position of the barrier member forward by an amount that allows additional construction components to be positioned over the support members of the structure with portions extending over a part of the barrier member wherein the width W of the barrier members still extends forward of the construction components, the recessed mounting arrangement allowing the barrier member to extend close to the support members of the structure, and allowing the trailing end of the at least one carriage to slide easily out from under the construction components.
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