Patent ID: 8635821

Claim:
A safety line anchor removably securable within a roof drain, the roof drain including a neck connectable to a drain pipe and a bowl projecting outward from the neck, the bowl includes a clamping flange projecting outward from an upper end thereof and a plurality of bolt receivers formed in the bowl, the roof drain further including a clamping ring connectable to the bowl over the clamping flange by bolts extending into the bolt receivers formed in the bowl, wherein a roof membrane is clamped between the clamping ring and the clamping flange, the safety line anchor comprising: a body having an upper end and a lower end; an expansion assembly mounted on a lower end of said body, said expansion assembly sized to fit within the neck of the roof drain or within the drain pipe to which the neck is connected prior to expansion, said expansion assembly expandable radially outward and sized to frictionally engage an inner surface of the neck or the drain pipe upon expansion; a drain coupling assembly comprising a hub mounted on said body and vertically adjustable relative to said expansion assembly, said drain coupling assembly including at least one drain engaging member, said drain engaging member adjustable outward relative to said hub to at least partially surround one of the bolts or bolt receivers of the roof drain; and a safety line connector configured for connection of a safety line thereto, said safety line connector connected to said body.