Patent ID: 6345689
Filing Date: 2002-02-12
Classification: E04G

Abstract:
A rooftop fall protection system, comprising:a roof that comprises a facia board and a plurality of rafters, wherein said facia board comprises first and second oppositely disposed facia board side surfaces, wherein each of said plurality of rafters comprises a first rafter end which engages said second facia board side surface, extends upwardly and away from said facia board at a first angle relative to a horizontal reference plane, comprises a first rafter edge surface on which roofing materials may be installed, and further comprises a second rafter edge surface which is disposed directly opposite said first rafter edge surface, and wherein said facia board is attached to each of said plurality of rafters; a stanchion comprising means for engaging said second rafter edge surface of one of said plurality of rafters and means for extending vertically beyond said facia board, wherein said means for engaging said second rafter edge surface and said means for extending vertically beyond said facia board are positioned on opposite sides of said facia board; means for detachably fixing said stanchion to said first facia board side surface, wherein said means for detachably fixing comprises a mounting bracket that in turn comprises an aperture through which said means for extending vertically beyond said facia board slidably extends, wherein slidably mounting said mounting bracket on said means for extending vertically beyond said facia board accounts for a magnitude of said first angle of said plurality of rafters by allowing for a movement of an entirety of said stanchion relative to said mounting bracket to in turn provide for engagement between said means for engaging said second rafter edge surface and said second rafter edge surface, as well as a positioning of said mounting bracket in alignment with said facia board when installing said stanchion on said roof; and means for mounting at least one cross-member to said means for extending vertically beyond said facia board.