Patent ID: 6167986
Filing Date: 2001-01-02
Classification: E04G

Abstract:
A fall protection device with a wood frame building comprising: at least two anchors, said anchors are adapted to secure a safety lifeline, wherein each said anchor comprises; a mounting plate, a base body secured to said mounting plate, a vertical rise member extending upward from said base body, a lifeline mount arm extending inward from said vertical rise member, and a receiving element on said lifeline mount arm, said receiving element is adapted to receive and to secure the safety lifeline; and wherein each said anchor is secured to a wall frame member of a building by means of said mounting plate such that each said base body extends outward from said wall frame member so that each said vertical rise member clears an overhang of a roof of said building, each said vertical rise member extends upward so that each said receiving element is at a height desired for the safety lifeline, and each said lifeline mount arm extends inward a sufficient distance so that each said receiving element is over said roof of said building, such that the safety lifeline is over said roof of said building when the safety lifeline is secured between said at least two anchors, said outward extending base body and said inward extending mount arm enabling a user to affix said anchors to said wall frame member prior to said wall frame member being raised on a foundation of said building.