Patent ID: 6439344
Filing Date: 2002-08-27
Classification: A62B,E04G

Abstract:
A safety stanchion apparatus for mounting to a concrete structure having a generally flat surface, said apparatus comprising:a frustoconically shaped tubular post having a first end for supporting a safety cable and a second end for attachment to a support base wherein said first end has an outside diameter which is less than that of said second end; means for supporting a safety cable at said first end of said post; a base attached to said second end of said post for mounting said post on a flat surface of a concrete structure, said base including a mounting plate having a generally flat bottom surface for placement against the flat surface of the concrete structure, said mounting plate also having a top surface and a plurality of holes extending through said plate from said bottom surface to said top surface, said post further being attached to said base so that said post extends above the base at an oblique angle relative to said flat bottom surface of said mounting plate of said base; and a plurality of bolts, each of which has a first end for receipt in a hole provided in the concrete structure and a second threaded end for projecting out of the elongated hole a distance which is sufficient to pass through and project outwardly from a said hole of the mounting plate; and a plurality of nuts for threading on the second threaded ends of said bolts; and a member selected from the group consisting of epoxy and grout for securing said first end of each bolt in a hole provided in the concrete structure.