Modular stanchion holder for removable guard rail system
AssigneeMurray Roofing Company Inc.
InventorJeffery L. Murray
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Abstract
A stanchion holder for a rooftop safety rail system comprises a clamp having a first stanchion sleeve fixed thereto and an L-shaped adapter having a second stanchion sleeve, whereby a stanchion can be directly inserted into the first stanchion sleeve to extend in a direction orthogonal to a clamping direction of the clamp, or alternatively a male portion of the adapter can be received by the first stanchion sleeve and a stanchion can be inserted into the second stanchion sleeve to extend in a direction parallel to the clamping direction. The stanchion holder of the present invention can be installed either on a parapet or an overhanging ledge rooftop perimeter.
Claims5
A stanchion holder comprising:
- a clamp including a first leg portion, a second leg portion and a spine;
- said first leg portion fixed to said spine and forming an L-shape therewith;
- said second leg portion adjustably connected to said spine for coarse adjustment along said spine in a clamping direction parallel to said spine;
- an adjustable jaw and a fixed jaw;
- said adjustable jaw secured to said second leg portion and adapted for fine adjustment along said clamping direction;
- said fixed jaw secured to said first leg portion;
- said first and second jaws adapted for clamping along said clamping direction;
- a first stanchion sleeve fixed to said first leg portion, said first stanchion sleeve defining a first female passage having an axis extending in a direction substantially orthogonal to said clamping direction;
- an L-shaped stanchion sleeve adapter including a male portion at one end of the adapter received by said first female passage and a second stanchion sleeve fixed to said male portion at the other end of the adapter for receiving a stanchion, said second stanchion sleeve defining a second female passage having an axis extending in a direction substantially parallel to said clamping direction, said L-shaped stanchion sleeve adapter including the male portion and the second stanchion sleeve being integrally formed;
- and,
- means for releasably retaining said male portion within said first female passage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.