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US 6,779,304 B2Granted
Wall opening fall protection support brackets
AssigneeInnovative Safety Products Incorporated
InventorJohn Joseph Murphy
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Abstract
A wall opening fall protection support system is provided having a pair of brackets, each bracket of the pair having a substantially planar mounting portion, a support portion, a retaining portion including a locking element, and a standoff element, wherein the retaining portion is resiliently joined to the support portion. The system can further include a rail securable to each bracket by the retaining portion so as to be at least partially surrounded by the support portion, the retaining portion and the standoff element.
Claims1
A wall opening fall protection support system comprising:
- a pair of brackets, each bracket of the pair having a mounting portion, a support portion and a retaining portion;
- a standoff element extending from the mounting portion;
- a rail, wherein the rail is securable to each bracket by the retaining portion;
- wherein the standoff element, support portion and retaining portion define a receiving notch for the rail;
- wherein the receiving notch is generally “U” shaped and wherein the support portion defines the bottom of the “U”;
- wherein the retaining portion is movable with respect to the support portion;
- wherein the retaining portion is resiliently joined to the support portion;
- and
- a locking element disposed on the retaining portion,
- wherein the locking element is a protuberance that extends over the support portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.