Patent ID: 8517324
Filing Date: 2013-08-27
Classification: F16M

Abstract:
1. A safety device for a cantilevered beam, said cantilevered beam pivotally mounted adjacent one end thereof to a support surface, said safety device being adapted to bridge said beam and said support surface and being structured so that when coupled to said beam and support surface, said safety device maintains said beam in a substantially fixed cantilevered condition until a downward force exceeding a threshold is applied to said beam and thereafter controls downward pivoting of said beam, wherein said safety device is a metal strap comprising first structure in the form of at least one elongate link to maintain said beam in said substantially fixed cantilevered condition and second structure comprising at least one beam-pivoting resisting element that comprises at least one chain-link element to control downward pivoting of said beam, wherein said at least one elongate link has a region of weakness formed along its length and wherein said region of weakness is a region of reduced dimension and wherein said at least one elongate link breaks when a downward force exceeding said threshold is applied to said beam.