Collapsible safety rail system
AssigneeGregory S. Kenton
InventorsGregory S. Kenton, Anthony J. Mertes
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Abstract
A collapsible safety rail system for providing a portable or permanent protective barrier to provide for fall prevention from elevated or other work areas. Lockable pivot assemblies are located between heavy bases and the end posts of collapsible safety rail assemblies. Removable detent pins are utilized to lock the pivot assemblies to maintain the erected position of the collapsible safety rail assemblies in protective vertical orientation or are removed to allow maneuvering of the collapsible safety rail assemblies to a minimum viewable profile position when not required for personnel protection.
Claims16
A collapsible safety rail system comprising a plurality of safety rails, a plurality of support bases spaced from each other on a substrate, each of said support bases having at least two spaced and upstanding receiving posts thereon, each of said plurality of safety rails having a left-hand post and a right-hand post spaced from said left-hand post, a top rail connected to and extending from said left-hand post to said right-hand post, said left-hand post having a bottom end and said right-hand post having a bottom end, a pivot assembly interconnecting said bottom end of said left-hand post to a receiving post on one of said plurality of bases and another pivot assembly interconnecting said bottom end of said right-hand post to a receiving post on another of said plurality of bases whereby each of said safety rails is collapsible from an upright position to a horizontal position relative to said substrate by means of said pivot assemblies.
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