Patent ID: 8157057

Claim:
A safety apparatus for releasably securing persons wearing a body harness to scaffolding, the scaffolding having a plurality of horizontal and vertical bars, the safety apparatus comprising: a front frame assembly releasably securable between a first two adjacent bars of the scaffolding, the front frame assembly having a first end and a second end with a cable suspension section at the first end and a clamp assembly at the second end; a rear frame assembly releasably securable between a second two adjacent bars of the scaffolding, the rear frame assembly spaced from the front frame assembly; a cable retractably connected between the front frame assembly and the rear frame assembly, the body harness releasably connectable to the cable; a first elongated tube extending from the first end of the front frame assembly; a second elongated tube extending from the second end of the front frame assembly with the first elongated tube receivable within the second elongated tube; a plurality of aligned apertures in the first elongated tube and the second elongated tube; and at least one pin releasably securable within the aligned apertures.