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US 5,054,576 AGranted
Roof lifeline safety system and anchor assembly therefor
AssigneeSinco, Inc.
InventorWilliam D. Glynn
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Abstract
A lifeline safety system for a pitched roof employs a frame for mounting a lifeline system above the peak of the roof. Shoulders extend from the frame and engage opposing sides of the roof. An anchor comprising a generally J-shaped bolt secures the bracket assembly to the roof. The bolt has a hook which engages the underside of the rafter. A nut has a pair of arms for torquing the nut to the bolt.
Claims10
A safety system for a pitched roof comprising:
- lifeline means comprising a housing, a lifeline receivable by said housing and extendable and retractable relative thereto;
- bracket means for mounting said lifeline means for generally upright disposition above the roof at the peak thereof comprising frame means for receiving said lifeline means and shoulder means extending from said frame means for engagement against said roof on opposing pitched sides thereof;
- securing means for securing said lifeline means to said frame means;
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- anchoring means for anchoring said shoulder means to said roof.
2 more elements
An anchor assembly comprising:
- a quasi-J-shaped member comprising a hook portion and an elongated shank having a threaded surface and a connector ring integrally extending from said shank generally opposite said hook portion;
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- a nut threadably engagable with said threaded surface for threadable longitudinal displacement therealong, said nut comprising at least one wing arm extending generally transversely thereto.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.