Scaffold fall protection system
AssigneeRobert O'Reilly
InventorsRobert O'Reilly, Chris John Chetti
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Abstract
The present invention relates to fall protection systems to which a scaffolder can tie off during scaffold construction by adjusting the height of the lifeline and to move along the entire length of a scaffold level without having to disengage the lifeline. In one embodiment the fall protection system includes two vertical support members adapted to be affixed to a scaffold frame wherein the two vertical members have attachment means for attachment of a lifeline, and wherein the attachment means are located at each respective vertical member and configured for movable attachment at a plurality of positions along the vertical axis of each support members. In addition the present invention relates to methods to use the fall protection system during scaffold construction.
Claims12
A fall protection system comprising:
- a first substantially straight vertical support and a second substantially straight vertical support, adapted to be affixed to a scaffold frame;
- first and second attachment means provided on the first and second supports, said first attachment means being constructed for releasable attachment of the first and second vertical supports to the scaffold frame, said second attachment means being constructed for movable attachment at a plurality of positions along a vertical axis of said first and second supports;
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- a lifeline extending between said first and second vertical supports and being attached to the second attachment means, wherein said vertical supports, and said attachment means have an octagonal cross sectional profile, and wherein the attachment means are affixed to said lifeline, and
- further comprising grooves extending vertically along at least three sides of said vertical supports, said attachment means having extensions on at least three sides on the inside of said cross sectional profile, said extensions being configured to match the profile of said grooves, and wherein the attachment means are affixed to said lifeline.
A fall protection system comprising:
- a first substantially straight vertical support and a second substantially straight vertical support, adapted to be affixed to a scaffold frame;
- first and second attachment means provided on the first and second supports, said first attachment means being constructed for releasable attachment of the first and second vertical supports to the scaffold frame, said second attachment means being constructed for movable attachment at a plurality of positions along a vertical axis of said first and second supports;
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- a lifeline extending between said first and second vertical supports and being attached to the second attachment means, wherein each of the vertical support is provided with grooves extending along the vertical axis of each said vertical support and wherein said attachment means are constructed as a T-plate or sliding collar for movable attachment in the grooves, and further comprising a deflector affixed to the scaffold frame for guiding the life line around a corner, wherein said deflector comprises a vertical portion, said vertical portion having a tapered upper portion for engagement with the life line, and a lateral member, said lateral member extending from said vertical member at an angle of approximately 45°.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.