Unilateral scaffold system
AssigneeConstruction Systems, Inc.
InventorGregory J. Whalen
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Abstract
A scaffold system for removable attachment to a wall that includes a vertical support member, a horizontal support member, and an attaching bracket. The vertical support member has a first end and a second end. The horizontal support member has a first end and a second end. The first end of the vertical support member is attached to the horizontal support member so that the vertical support member is substantially perpendicular to the horizontal support member. The attaching bracket extends from the horizontal support member substantially aligned with and parallel to the horizontal support member. The attaching bracket removably attaches the vertical support member and the horizontal support member to the wall.
Claims14
A scaffold system for removable attachment to a support structure, the scaffold system comprising:
- a vertical support member having a first end and a second end;
- a horizontal support member having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the vertical support member is attached to the horizontal support member so that the vertical support member is substantially perpendicular to the horizontal support member;
- an attaching bracket port attached to the horizontal support member;
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- an attaching bracket extending from the horizontal support member, the attaching bracket comprising:
- an extension arm having an outer profile that is approximately the same as an inner profile of the attaching bracket port such that the extension arm is slidable through the attaching bracket port;
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- a nail plate attached to the extension arm substantially perpendicular to the extension arm, and wherein the nail plate is capable of engaging the support structure for removably attaching the vertical support member and the horizontal support member to the support structure.
A scaffold system for removable attachment to a vertically-oriented wall, the scaffold system comprising:
- a vertical support member having a first end and a second end;
- a horizontal support member having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the vertical support member is attached to the horizontal support member so that the vertical support member is substantially perpendicular to the horizontal support member;
- an attaching bracket port attached to the horizontal support member;
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- an attaching bracket comprising:
- an upper portion comprising:
- an extension arm having an outer profile that is approximately the same as an inner profile of the attaching bracket port such that the extension arm is slidable through the attaching bracket port;
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- a bracket attached to the extension arm, wherein the bracket is capable of engaging the vertically-oriented wall;
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- a lower portion that engages the scaffold system proximate a lower end of the vertical support member, and wherein the lower portion is capable of engaging the vertically-oriented wall.
A scaffold system for removable attachment to a ladder, the scaffold system comprising:
- a vertical support member having a first end and a second end;
- a horizontal support member having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the vertical support member is attached to the horizontal support member so that the vertical support member is substantially perpendicular to the horizontal support member;
- an attaching bracket port attached to the horizontal support member;
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- an attaching bracket comprising:
- an upper portion comprising:
- an extension arm having an outer profile that is approximately the same as an inner profile of the attaching bracket port such that the extension arm is slidable through the attaching bracket port;
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- a bracket attached to the extension arm, wherein the bracket is capable of engaging an upper rung on the ladder;
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- a lower portion that engages the scaffold system proximate a lower end of the vertical support member, wherein the lower portion is capable of engaging a lower rung on the ladder, and wherein the lower portion is longer than the upper portion so that the lower end of the vertical support member is maintained further away from the ladder than an upper end of the vertical support member when the scaffold system is attached to the ladder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.