Patent ID: 6340070
Filing Date: 2002-01-22
Classification: E04G

Abstract:
An adjustable scaffold for performing maintenance and repairs on the outside of an existing multi-story building, said scaffold being mounted on an exterior supporting surface such as a balcony, said surface including an upstanding safety wall adjacent a free edge thereof opposite an exterior building wall, said scaffold including cooperating laterally spaced scaffold assembly members for supporting workboards therebetween thereby providing a platform for supporting a workman,each scaffold assembly member comprising: an elongated support foot extending across and positioned on said surface and including an inner end adjacent said building wall and an outer end adjacent said safety wall, means adjacent said building wall securing the inner end of said support foot to said supporting surface by applying a downward force on an upper surface of said support foot, an upright standard secured to said support foot adjacent said safety wall, means for adjusting the height of said upright standard to extend its upper end to project above said safety wall, a supporting beam secured to said upright standard, said supporting beam extending substantially horizontally outwardly over the top of said safety wall a distance sufficient to provide for the placement of said workboards thereon, an upright safety standard secured to the end of said supporting beam, and said support foot being unobstructed between the location of the upright standard adjacent the outer end and the location of the securing means adjacent the inner end whereby said scaffold assembly members provide ample space on said supporting surface for unencumbered movement of workmen closely adjacent said scaffold.