Patent ID: 7300037
Filing Date: 2007-11-27
Classification: E04D,E04F,E04G

Abstract:
1. A combination of a roof and a fall protection device, said combination comprising: a roof having an opening therein; a curb about the opening; a fall protection device about at least a portion of the opening and comprising: wherein the wedge members firmly engage the curb on opposed sides of the opening so that the vertical members and the horizontal members are firmly wedged in place relative to the opening; wherein an engagement portion of each wedge member is provided with a protective sleeve; wherein each bearing foot is secured to the lower end of one of said plurality of vertical members so that the bearing portion of the bearing feet support the vertical members above the roof; wherein the bearing portion has an upper surface, and a lower surface parallel with the upper surface and spaced from the upper surface; wherein the lower surface of the bearing portion rests on the roof and the lower end of the vertical member engages the upper surface of the bearing portion to support the vertical member above the roof so that the vertical members do not engage the roof; wherein the connecting portion of the bearing foot is frusto-conical shaped and upwardly extends from the upper surface of the bearing portion wherein the frusto-conical shaped connecting portion engages the vertical member and is resiliently deformed to secure the bearing foot to the vertical member with an interference fit and resist removal of the bearing foot from the vertical member; wherein a first material forming the bearing portion has a first material hardness greater than a second material hardness of a second material forming the connecting portion; wherein the second material of the connecting portion and the first material of the bearing portion are each plastic materials and co-molded so that each bearing foot is of unitary construction; and wherein the fall protection device engages the roof with the bearing portion of the bearing feet and the curb with the protective sleeve of the wedge members so that the fall protection device does not penetrate the roof and the curb.