Patent ID: 7676927

Claim:
The method of making a skylight fall protection safety panel comprising the following steps: a) taking a flat sheet of metal having a top surface, a bottom surface, a length L 1 , a width W 1 , a thickness T 1 , a predetermined surface area A 1 and punching out a predetermined number of apertures to form at least one central perforated portion having a surface area A 2 surrounded by strip portions having a perimeter surface area A 3 and A 2 is as great as or greater than 0.60A 1 ; said at least one central portion having a sufficient number of apertures of a sufficient size that over 50 percent of A 2 is open to pass light therethrough and said apertures having a greatest width D 1 and D 1 is less than 2.0 inches; b) forming mechanical fastener apertures in said trip portions.