Patent ID: 6931793

Claim:
A roof scuttle and safety railing system for enclosing a roof opening comprising: rectangular roof scuttle having a vertical curb extending upward from the roof surface and extending around the periphery of an opening in the roof, the vertical curb having front, rear and opposed sides, a door hinged to the scuttle for moving to an open or closed position and a capflashing on the top of the curb which has a horizontal member extending outward from the curb and at least one vertical member extending downward from said horizontal member toward the roof surface, the capflashing extending around the periphery of the curb; four brackets secured to the vertical member of the capflashing with each bracket proximate each corner of the scuttle, each of said brackets extending outward relative to the vertical member with at least two of said brackets being pivotable laterally about a vertical axis and each of said brackets having at least one bracket opening; and one or more safety railings, each railing having a first vertical member and a second vertical member and one or more horizontal connected cross members running between the first and second vertical members with each vertical member being held and secured in a respective one of said bracket opening.