Protective device and method of installing protective device
OwnerNico Zustinventor
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Abstract
The invention relates to a protective device adapted to be mounted at the base of a roof. The device has a set of posts each having a base section which locates in the gutter at the base of the roof and a fixing device linked to this base section, at least two arms being linked with a pair of posts, by upper parts and lower parts mounted on the posts, at least two bracing wires with each of these bracing wires being linked to one of the posts to connect it to a respective anchoring element located on the roof and a net connected to at least one of the arms and to two of the posts.
Claims20
A protective device for mounting on a roof comprising at least two posts, each post having a base section adapted to be placed in a gutter of the roof at a selected distance from the other post and a fastening device linked to each base section adapted to be attached to said gutter,
- a first arm linked with the posts by respective sections mounted on the posts,
- a second arm linked with the posts by respective lower sections mounted on the posts,
- at least two bracing wires each being linked to one of the posts to link it with a respective anchoring element located on the roof, and
- net means linked to at least one of the first and second arms and to the posts.
A method of installing a protective device on a roof for protecting persons working on the roof comprising the steps of:
- locating a base section of at least two posts in a gutter of the roof,
- linking a fixing device with the base section of the posts,
- linking at least two arms to the posts using respective lower and upper sections mounted on the posts,
- bracing at least two of the posts by bracing wires to connect them to a respective anchoring element located on the roof, and
- connecting a net to at least one of the arms and to the posts.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.