Patent ID: 8474575
Filing Date: 2013-07-02
Classification: B64F,E04G

Abstract:
1. A safety system for use with a structure having a surface that has variations in inclination over the surface, the safety system comprising: i) a plurality of vacuum anchor devices for securing to the surface of the structure, each vacuum anchor device having a cylindrical socket; ii) a plurality of barrier guardrails; iii) a plurality of support posts corresponding to the plurality of vacuum anchor devices, each support post with at least one coupler corresponding to the at least one barrier guardrail, the coupler configured to couple to the corresponding barrier guardrail; and iv) a plurality of mountings corresponding to the plurality of vacuum anchor devices and the plurality of support posts, each mounting for mounting a respective support post on a respective vacuum anchor device, the mounting including wherein the plurality of barrier guardrails are arranged to extend between adjacent support posts, and the securing arrangements of the plurality of mountings are configured independently with respect to one another by user operation in order to compensate for the variations in inclination of the surface of the structure.