Patent ID: 7028990

Claim:
A temporary rooftop and stairway safety rail system adapted to prevent workers from falling from a work surface at a height comprising: a plurality of safety rail support assemblies ( 16 ), said support assemblies having a vertical support member ( 52 ) with board retention means ( 56 ) for holding end-lapped horizontal boards ( 20 ) to create a horizontal barrier; mounting means for mounting said safety rail support assemblies on walls and roof rafters; and pitch adjustment means for adjusting the pitch of said vertical support member relative to the slope of the work surface; wherein said mounting means comprises a brace bracket ( 24 ); a wall mounting tube ( 26 ) having an integral lower bracket ( 30 ), said wall mounting tube having a tube portion open at its distal end ( 36 ); a brace ( 28 ) pivotally connected with pins ( 32 ) to said brace bracket and said integral lower bracket and interposed therebetween, an L-bar ( 38 ) having a horizontal portion ( 38 a ) and a vertical portion ( 38 b ), said L-bar sized to fit within said opening at said distal end of said tube portion of said wall mounting tube; and connection means for connecting said wall mounting tube and said L-bar.