Patent ID: 7195101

Claim:
A facade scaffold formed of demountable elements which can be connected to one another to form lateral frames that include vertical members, the lateral frames comprising: an inverted L-shaped member that is defined by a vertical portion and a horizontal portion; a first elongated support member; flooring platforms; and one or more other elongated reinforcing members; wherein the first elongated support member is connected on a side thereof by a first quick coupling mechanism, without clearance, to the horizontal portion of the L-shaped member and both the first elongated support member and the vertical portion of the L-shaped member include second quick coupling mechanisms with pivotable clamping pieces that are intended to receive complementary first ends of the elongated reinforcing members, wherein the first quick coupling mechanism between the L-shaped member and the first elongated support member which is in the form of a vertical pole of the scaffold comprises a receiving portion which is integral to and extends outwardly from one side of the vertical pole and includes a housing for receiving an end of the horizontal portion of the L-shaped member that includes a pivotable fastener which includes a locating feature for locating the horizontal portion in the receiving portion of the vertical pole and is configured so that it is fasteningly coupled to the receiving portion by a wedging action, wherein the receiving portion associated with the vertical pole has two lateral flanges delimiting the housing for the end of the horizontal portion of the L-shaped element, the flanges having respective indentations for receiving lateral projections that function as the locating feature and are located proximate the end of the horizontal portion so as to locate the horizontal portion in a proper position within the receiving portion.