Detachable roof anchor

A roof anchor having a detachable portion to which may be attached a fall protection device for providing fall protection to workers located on a roof, the roof having a support structure including a rafter having a top, a bottom and two opposing sides, the roof anchor being attachable to the rafter the roof also including a roof base for attachment of shingles thereto the roof base being fastened to a plurality of rafters, the roof anchor comprising:

• a roof anchor base plate having first and second sides and a bottom side, said bottom side of said base plate bearing against the top side of the roof rafter, said base plate including first engaging means between said first and second sides thereof;
• first and second tab portions projecting from said first and second sides, respectively, of said roof anchor base plate, said first and second tab portions both including second engaging means;
• first and second leg members, both said leg members extending along the opposite sides of the roof rafter, said first and second leg members both having a proximal end and a distal end, said proximal ends of said first and second leg members being attached to said first engaging means of said base plate;
• a clamp member having at least one serrated edge engageable with the bottom surface of the roof rafter for securely positioning the roof anchor, said clamp member including first and second apertures engageable with said distal ends of said first and second leg members, respectively;
• securing means for firmly securing said clamp member in position bearing against the bottom of the roof rafter;
• a detachable clamp plate releasably attachable to said roof anchor base plate, said detachable clamp plate having first and second sides;
• third and fourth tab portions projecting from said first and second sides, respectively, of said detachable clamp plate, said third and fourth tab portions both including third engaging means;
• releasable attachment means for releasably attaching said detachable clamp plate to said roof anchor base plate, said releasable attachment means engaging said second engaging means of said first and second tab portions and said third engaging means of said third and fourth tab portions;
• channel formed between said roof anchor base plate and said detachable clamp plate;
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• fastening means pivotally retained in said channel to which fastening, means the fall protection device may be releasably fastened.

A roof anchor to which may be attached a fall protection device for providing fall protection to workers located on a roof, the roof having a support structure including a rafter having a top, bottom, and two opposing sides, the roof anchor being attachable to the rafter, the roof also including a roof base having an upper surface for attachment of shingles thereto, the roof base being fastened to a plurality of rafters, the roof anchor comprising:

• a permanent roof anchor portion fixedly attached to the roof rafter, said permanent roof anchor portion including a roof anchor base plate, said roof anchor base plate bearing against the top side of the rafter, said permanent roof anchor portion extending generally downwardly from the upper surface of the roof base;
• a detachable roof anchor portion for releasable attachment of the fall protection device, said detachable roof anchor portion being releasably attached to said roof anchor base plate and extending generally upwardly from the upper surface of the roof base;
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• releasable attachment means for attaching said detachable roof anchor portion to, and detaching said detachable roof anchor portion from, first engaging means of said roof anchor base plate while said permanent roof anchor portion remains fixedly attached to the roof rafter.