Patent ID: 6868647

Claim:
A method for mounting a roof anchor on a roof support structure having an underside surface, the roof fully or partially covered with roof covering material, the roof anchor including an attachment means and a shaft, the method including the steps of: a) Making a first hole in the covering material and the roof support structure, which first hole is capable of receiving the shaft; b) Forming an aperture in the covering material adjacent the first hole and the roof support structure; c) By a hand tool, inserting the hand tool with an anchor block, which has a second hole capable of fixedly engaging the shaft, through the aperture and locating the anchor block at the underside surface such that the first and second holes are in registry; and d) Inserting the shaft through both the first and second holes whereby to fixedly engage the roof anchor to the anchor block, such that the roof anchor is mounted on the roof support structure, and then withdrawing the hand tool from the aperture.