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US 2024/0328176 A1Published application
Breakdown Safety Rail System for Scaffold
AssigneeScaffoldMart
InventorGrady F. Smith
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates generally to a safety rail system for a scaffold that is designed to break down for shipment and storage. The breakdown safety rail system enables more compact packaging so as to significantly reduce shipping and operational expenses for manufacturers and sellers.
Claims20
A safety rail system for a scaffold, the safety rail system comprising:
- at least two vertical posts, each including a lower member mountable to the scaffold and an upper member configured to detachably connect to the lower member in both a first rotational orientation and a second rotational orientation;
- a first stud post adjacent an upper end of the lower member of the vertical post;
- a second stud post adjacent a lower end of the upper member of the vertical post and configured such that the second stud post extends generally perpendicular to the first stud post in both the first and second rotational orientations respectively;
- a side rail extending between the vertical posts and configured such that opposite ends of the side rail are selectively engageable with either the first stud posts on respective ones of the vertical posts or the second stud posts on respective ones of the vertical posts.
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A safety rail system for a scaffold, the safety rail system comprising:
- at least two vertical posts configured to be mounted to a scaffold;
- a rail extending between the vertical posts and configured such that opposite ends of the side rail are selectively engageable with either the first stud posts on respective ones of the vertical posts or the second stud posts on respective ones of the vertical posts;
- wherein the rail comprises two end segments configured to engage respective ones of the vertical posts and a connecting member detachably connected to the two end segments to from a single rail.
A scaffold comprising:
- at least two vertical posts;
- a cross-brace extending between the vertical posts and configured such that opposite ends of the side rail are selectively engageable with either the first stud posts on respective ones of the vertical posts or the second stud posts on respective ones of the vertical posts;
- wherein the cross-brace comprises two end segments configured to engage respective ones of the vertical posts and one or more intermediate members connected between the two end segments to form a single structural member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.