Patent ID: 9206618
Filing Date: 2015-12-08
Classification: B62B,E04G,E04H

Abstract:
1. An edge protection system for protecting workers pursuant to protection codes, regulations, or prudent safe concerns, comprising; a plurality of spaced counterweights each having a connecting bracket on one side thereof; a plurality of cantilever arms, each of said arms having a first vertical leg on one end, each of said first vertical legs being pivotably secured to one of said connecting brackets for pivoting about a vertical axis of said leg; and a plurality of ledgers having opposite ends; a plurality of hubs, each of said hubs secured to the other end of one of said cantilever arms and including a connector with slots therein connected to one end of each of two ledgers; a stiffener connected to at least one of said two ledgers and connected to one of said hub connectors by a wedge through a selected one of said slots; and second vertical legs on the other end of the cantilever arms, said hubs being secured to said second vertical legs, wherein said first and second vertical legs support the cantilever arm at a height sufficient to allow protected workers to walk upright beneath said arm.