Protective member for metal scaffold knots or joints

A protective cover for a clamp of a scaffold, the protective member comprising:

• first and second parts each being substantially identical, each part defining a first and second pair of semi-circular coaxial aligned seats, said pairs of seats being shaped to engage tubular elements held by the clamp, said pairs of seats being substantially orthogonal to each other, said first and second parts being shaped to he substantially complementary for engaging with each other and the tubular elements when one said part is rotated through 90 degrees with respect to the other said part and said parts are positioned on opposite sides of the clamp holding the tubular members, said parts being hollow and defining a cavity for receiving and surrounding the clamp when said parts are positioned on opposite sides of the clamp holding the tubular members, each of said parts has an engaging end for engaging with each other and the tubular elements when said parts are positioned on opposite sides of the clamp, said engaging end having one of said pairs of seats spaced from the other of said pairs of seats and defining a V-shaped opening leading from said one of said pairs of seats to said other of said pairs of seats.