Scaffolding

A scaffold fitting for clamping a scaffold tube to a flanged member or the like or vice versa comprising a body, means for securing said body to a scaffold tube, a lever, and means for tightening the lever onto the body to enable a portion of the lever to clamp the flanged member or the like directly against the scaffold tube, said tightening means including a screw and nut operative between said body and an intermediate portion of said lever, said screw having a head by which it is hinged to said body to pivot in a plane extending longitudinally of the scaffold tube.

In a scaffolding system having scaffold tubes and at least one flanged member;

• a scaffold fitting for clamping a scaffold tube to said flanged member, said fitting comprising a body, means for securing said body to a scaffold tube, a lever having an intermediate aperture between opposite free ends thereof, a screw passing through said aperture in said lever, said body having an inner groove extending transversely to the scaffold tube and a hole communicating with said inner groove, said screw passing through said hole with clearance and having a head received in said groove whereby said screw is hinged to said body to pivot in a plane extending longitudinally of the scaffold tube, and a nut threaded on said screw to tighten said lever onto said body to enable one free end of said lever to abut directly against said scaffold tube and the other free end of said lever to abut said flanged member to clamp the latter directly against said scaffold tube.