Safety Roof Anchors
OwnerJohn Vincent O'Donnellinventor
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Abstract
This invention relates to safety anchors for roof workers and in particular to a gutter ladder anchor, a ridge anchor, a rafter anchor, and a truss anchor. In a one aspect the invention is a gutter ladder anchor formed from a metal plate, and comprising a flat base, having left, right, rear, and front ends; a fold at the front end of the base; one or more legs extending from the fold; a flange at the end of each leg, folded upwards; one or more holes located in each leg for mounting a vertical eye or a ladder location attachment; a first pattern of spaced apart holes through the base for fixing the anchor to a batten or purlin, said first pattern extending from the left end to the right end; and one or more holes through the flange of each leg for fixing the anchor to a gutter.
Claims12
A roof anchor comprising,
- a U-shaped plate having a first leg, a second leg, a web extending between the first and second legs, and an open end at an opposite end of the legs from the web for sliding engagement over roofing material,
- an extension of the first leg at the open end having a hole for attaching a safety line thereto for securing a worker;
- a first pattern of spaced apart holes through the first leg, said first pattern located proximal to the open end and oriented parallel to the open end;
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- a second pattern of spaced apart holes through the second leg, the holes of said second pattern being aligned with the holes of the first pattern, such that, in use, fasteners can be installed through corresponding holes in the first and second pattern to secure the anchor to a structural member located under the roofing material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.