Patent ID: 8636108

Claim:
A roof-anchor apparatus for use over a ridge of a steep-pitched roof comprising: a first portion having an end and an opposite end, wherein the first portion consists of: a first member having an end and an opposite end; a second member having an end and an opposite end; and a third member extending between the end of the first member of the first portion and the end of the second member of the first potion; a first shoe interconnected to the end of the first portion via the third member of the first portion, wherein the first shoe is configured to hold the apparatus against the steep-pitched roof via frictional contact; a second portion having an end and an opposite end, the opposite end of the second portion positioned adjacent the opposite end of the first portion, the first portion being positioned at an angle relative to the second portion so as to approximate the angle of the ridge of the steep pitched roof, wherein the second portion consists of: a first member having an end an opposite end; second member having an end and an opposite end; and a third member extending between the end of the first member of the second portion and the end of the second member of the second portion; a second shoe interconnected to the end of the second portion via the third member of the second portion, wherein the second shoe is configured to hold the apparatus against the steep-pitch roof via frictional contact; and a locking member for adjustably locking the first portion at an angle relative to the second portion, wherein the locking member comprises: a first plate connected to the first member of the first portion and to the first member of the second portion; a second plate connected to the second member of the first portion and to the second member of the second portion; and a cross bar extending between and connected to the first plate and to the second plate.