Climbing safety net

A climbing safety net assembly comprising:

• an elongated vertical net-support spar means for extending vertically along an outer surface of a building;
• an elongated lateral net-support spar means being attached at an inner end portion thereof to said vertical net-support spar means and at an outer end portion thereof, spaced laterally from said vertical net support spar means, to a net;
• said net extending between said vertical net-support spar means and said outer end portion of said lateral net-support means for catching objects falling from said building above said net;
• an elongated attachment means including, a selectively-attachable swivel link at a first end portion thereof linked to said vertical net support spar and further including a selective fastening means spaced from said swivel link for selectively fastening said elongated attachment means to a stationary object located in the interior of said building;
• a pulley mountable on said elongated attachment means;
• whereby said climbing safety net can be mounted on a building with said attachment means being swiveled into the interior of said building with said fastening means being fastened to a stationary object therein and can thereafter be moved to a new vertical location on said building by fastening an extra elongated attachment means to said stationary object, mounting a pulley on said extra elongated attachment means, detaching said swivel link from said attachment means, using said pulley for moving said climbing safety net to said new location, and attaching said swivel link to an extra elongated attachment means.

A method of changing a vertical position of an exterior safety net on a building which is supported by a rigid elongated attachment member selectively coupled to said building, said method comprising the steps of:

• mounting a pulley on an extra rigid elongated attachment member coupled to said building at a location above a present location of the safety net;
• using the pulley and a pulley tether thereof, lifting the safety net a small amount so as to relieve traction pressure on said attachment member and detaching said attachment member from said safety net;
• using said pulley and said pulley tether, moving said safety net to said new vertical location along said building;
• attaching an extra attachment member to said safety net at said new location.