Proofing fall safety system
View Patent ↗A system and method for supporting at least one article on a roof. The system uses a carriage contained by an elongate member above a ridge of a roof to be translatable therealong. The carriage has a central body extending along an axis having a top surface, a pair of legs extending away from the axis of from the central body and a passage extending through the central body parallel to the axis. In use, adjusting the angle of the pair of legs is adjusted to correspond to the slope of the roof and positioning the central body above a ridge with a tensile member passing through a bore therein.
1 . A system for supporting at least one article on a roof comprising:
an elongate member positioned above and extending above a ridge of a roof; and
a carriage retained by and translatable along the elongate member, the carriage comprising:
a central body extending along an axis having a top surface;
a pair of legs extending away from the axis of from the central body; and
a passage extending through the central body parallel to the axis, the passage freely receiving and longitudinally containing the elongate member therein so as to retain the carriage at a position along the ridge of the roof at a plurality of positions therealong.
2 . The system of claim 1 wherein the passage comprises a bore with the axis extending therethrough.
3 . The system of claim 2 wherein the central body comprises a tubular member.
4 . The system of claim 1 wherein the pair of legs are rotatable relative to the central body.
5 . The system of claim 4 wherein the pair of legs are fixable relative to each other at one of a plurality of angles.
6 . The system of claim 5 wherein the pair of legs are pivotable along pivot axes parallel to the axis of the apparatus.
7 . The system of claim 1 wherein the central body includes a pair of spaced apart end rings with leg openings therebetween each sized to receive one of the pair of legs therein.
8 . The system of claim 7 wherein the pair of legs are supported within the leg openings with a rod extending therethrough.
9 . The system of claim 8 wherein the pair of legs includes a pin extending therefrom receivable within an arcuate slot in at least one of the end rings.
10 . The system of claim 9 further comprising at least one fastener secured to the pin adapted to clamp the end ring between the fastener and the leg.
11 . The system of claim 1 wherein the pair of legs comprises a planar member having at least one wheel thereunder.
12 . The system of claim 11 wherein the at least one wheel rotates about an axis parallel to the planar member.
13 . The system of claim 12 wherein the at least one wheel comprises a pair of spaced apart wheels.
14 . The system of claim 1 further comprising a tool carrying body locatable on a top surface of the central body.
15 . The system of claim 14 wherein the tool carrying body is securable to the pair of legs.
16 . The system of claim 1 further comprising
a pair of spaced apart clamps secureable to opposed ends of a roof ridge, the clamps being operable to suspend the elongate member therebetween along and above a ridge of a roof.
17 . The system of claim 1 further comprising a safety lanyard extending from the elongate tensile member to a worker, the safety lanyard securable to and extending from the carriage.
18 . A method for supporting at least one article on a roof comprising:
locating an elongate member positioned above and extending above a ridge of a roof; and
slidably locating a carriage retained by and translatable along the elongate member, the carriage comprising:
a central body having a pair of legs extending away from an axis of the central body;
the pair of legs adjusted to correspond to the slope of the roof;
the central body having a bore therein parallel to the axis,
wherein the elongate member passes through and is contained within the bore.