Patent ID: 7806232

Claim:
A stanchion for a roof perimeter cable guard system for installation around a periphery of a roof, the stanchion comprising: a vertical member having an upper end portion, and a lower portion; at least one pair of barrier cable engagement brackets mounted on the vertical member for releasably supporting at least one barrier cable; an anchor bracket having an upper horizontal portion adapted for attachment to the periphery of the roof and a vertical portion adapted for abutting a wall normal to the roof, the lower portion of the vertical member being attached to the vertical portion of the anchor bracket; a main brace member having a linear upper portion joined to the upper portion of the vertical member adjacent the upper end portion thereof at an acute angle and an arcuate lower portion curving towards, and extending lower than, the lower portion of the vertical member, the lower portion of the main brace member having a main brace lower sleeve attached thereto; a wall-engaging member having an elongate shank portion slidable within the main brace lower sleeve, a wall-engaging pad at an end of the shank portion for engagement with the wall, and means for selectively fixing the shank portion in order to adjust the length of the wall-engaging member to support the main brace member against the wall with the main brace member extending outward from the roof; and further comprising a lower brace and receiver member joined horizontally between the lower portions of said vertical member and the arcuate lower portion of said main brace member, the lower brace and receiver member being an elongate tubular member having an inner portion extending inwardly from said vertical member and an outer portion extending outwardly from the lower portion of said main brace member.