Hybrid scaffolding assembly

A hybrid scaffolding assembly (16) which is comprised of (A) a lower scaffolding tube (12);

• (B) a removable, pin-type, male coupling connector (18);
• (C) an upper scaffolding tube 14;
• and (D) a scaffold adaptor (10);
• (A) said lower scaffolding tube (12) being substantially vertically oriented and having a pair of horizontally aligned holes (34, 36) on opposite sides of it;
• (B) said removable, pin-type, male coupling connector 18 having a lower part (26) which extends downwardly into the top of said tube (12) and an upper part (28) which extends upwardly from the top of said tube (12),
• said removable, pin-type, male coupling connector (18) having a shoulder (20) which extends laterally outwardly from about its middle with said shoulder having an upper face (24) and a lower face (22),
• said lower face (22) resting on the top of said lower scaffolding tube (12) and being the weight bearing surface for said lower part (26) of said removable, pin-type, male coupling connector (18),
• said upper face (24) of said shoulder (20) being adapted to be the weight bearing surface for said upper part (28) of said removable, pin-type, male coupling connector (18),
• said removable, pin-type, male coupling connector 818) having a first hole (30) extending transversely through its lower part (26) and a second hole (32) extending transversely through its upper part (28), said hole (30) being aligned with said two holes (34, 36) in said lower scaffolding tube (12), and said aligned holes (30, 34, 36) having a removable pinning means (38) passing therethrough to prevent said lower part (26) of said removable, pin-type, male coupling connector (18) from being removed from the inside of said lower scaffold tubing (12) while said pinning means (38) is in place;
• (C) said upper scaffolding tube (14) being also substantially vertically oriented and positioned at a spaced distance above said lower scaffolding tube (12) and being vertically in line therewith,
• said upper scaffolding tube (14) having a rotational female coupling means (80, 82) permanently fitted at its lower end,
• said rotational female coupling means 80, 82 being adapted to receive a rotational male coupling member (66);
• (D) said scaffold adaptor (10) being interposed between said upper and lower scaffolding tubes 14 and (12), respectively,
• said scaffold adaptor (10) being comprised of a lower tubular member (56) welded to the lower end of an upper tubular member (58), and a rotational male coupling member (66) which has a lower solid part (68) and an upper solid part (74) which is smaller in diameter than said lower solid part (68),
• said lower solid part (68) being permanently affixed in said upper tubular member (58) of said scaffold adaptor (10),
• said upper solid part (74) extending upwardly from said upper tubular member (58) of said scaffold adaptor (10),
• said lower tubular member (56) being fitted over and around said upper part (28) of said removable, pin-type, male connecting member (18) with the bottom edge of said lower tubular member (56) resting on said weight bearing upper face (24) of said shoulder (20) of said removable, pin-type, male coupling connector (18),
• said lower tubular member (56) of said scaffold adaptor (10) having two holes (52, 54) in opposite sides of it in a manner so that they are aligned with said hole (32) which extends transversely through said upper part (28) of said removable, pin-type, male coupling connector 18, there being a removable pin (42) passing through these three aligned holes (52, 32, 54) to prevent said lower tubular member (56) of said scaffold adaptor (10) from becoming inadvertently disconnected from said lower scaffolding tube (12) while in service,
• said male rotational member (66) having mating projections (76) extending outwardly from said upper solid part (74), said member 66 being inserted into and matingly engaged with the female couple means (80, 82) of said upper scaffolding tube (14).