Patent ID: 8225904

Claim:
An apparatus for supporting a worker on an upper chord, having first and second sides, of a roof truss, comprising: an elongated, channel-shaped saddle member having upper and lower ends, for embracing the upper chord with the saddle member including a top wall and spaced-apart side walls extending downwardly therefrom; an upper hanger assembly having upper and lower ends; said upper end of said upper hanger assembly being pivotally secured, about a horizontal axis, to said saddle member below said upper end of said saddle member; said lower end of said upper hanger assembly being positioned below the upper chord; a lower hanger assembly having upper and lower ends; said upper end of said lower hanger assembly being pivotally secured, about a horizontal axis, to said saddle member adjacent said lower end of said saddle member; said lower end of said lower hanger assembly being positioned below the upper chord; a first footrest secured to said upper and lower hanger assemblies and extending therebetween below the upper chord at the first ene side thereof; a second footrest secured to said upper and lower hanger assemblies and extending therebetween below the upper chord at the second ether side thereof; said first and second footrests being positioned on opposite sides of the upper chord whereby a worker may place the worker's feet thereon to straddle said saddle member and the upper chord; said saddle member being selectively secured to the upper chord to prevent movement of said saddle member with respect to the upper chord.