Patent ID: 7228937

Claim:
A support clamp device for a scaffold safety railing adapted for mounting on a pump jack pole comprising: a. a first pole clamp, circumscribing a generally rectangular perimeter, the first pole clamp comprising: i. a generally U-shaped bar having a first side; a second side and a third side, wherein the first and third sides are approximately parallel to each other and the second side is approximately perpendicular to the first and third sides and wherein the second side further comprises an aperture; and ii. a fourth side removably attached to the first and third sides opposite and approximately parallel the second side; and b. a second pole clamp, circumscribing a generally rectangular perimeter, the second pole clamp comprising: i. a generally U-shaped bar having a first side; a second side and a third side, wherein the first and third sides are approximately parallel to each other and the second side is approximately perpendicular to the first and third sides and wherein the second side further comprises an aperture; and ii. a fourth side removably attached to the first and third sides opposite and approximately parallel the second side; and c. a pole clamp connecting fastening means stably inserted through the aperture of the second side of the first pole clamp and through the aperture of the second side of the second pole clamp, wherein the first pole clamp and the second pole clamp are able to pivotably rotate about the axis formed by the pole clamp connecting fastener; and d. a vertical spacer, wherein the spacer has a scaffold joining end and a support clamp joining end, wherein the support clamp joining end is joined to the support clamp device in a position between the first pole clamp and the second pole clamp and the scaffold joining end extends away from the support clamp device.