Adjustable guard rail stanchion member
OwnerRonald C. Kettelkamp, Sr., Maurice Shaffstallinventors
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Abstract
An adjustable guard rail stanchion member for use on pitched or flat roofs with clamping means to engage a rafter of a roof or elevated floor. Adjustable means are provided to assure a vertical position of a portion of the stanchion member yet allowing another portion to be angled to the pitch of the rafter. In addition the stanchion member is spaced outwardly of the roof or floor so as to not interfere with roofing operations.
Claims8
An adjustable safety guard rail stanchion member for a building floor or roof which structure has a plurality of floor or roof rafters, and which member when used with additional stanchion members form supports for receiving safety guard rails extending therebetween, said stanchion member comprising:
- a safety guard rail upright post member having an upper and lower end and a longitudinal axis;
- a fixed spacer strut extending from said post member adjacent said lower end of said post member and preferably normal to the longitudinal axis of said post member;
- adjustable clamping means connected to said fixed spacer strut and including a unitary pivotable rafter engaging and receiving portion, adjustment means on said clamping means to lockably set unitary pivotable rafter engaging and receiving portion relative to the angle of said rafter;
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- at least one guard rail receiving member axially adjustably mounted on said upright post member and releasable lockable thereon.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.