Roof anchor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9327147-B2
Application number	US-92410407-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 25, 2007
Priority date	Nov 3, 2006
Publication date	May 3, 2016
Grant date	May 3, 2016

Abstract

A roof anchor comprises a pliable member including an interconnecting portion interconnecting a first portion and a second portion. The first portion and the second portion each include a securing portion with a plurality of apertures and a connecting portion with an aperture. A first notch and a second notch are proximate the junctures of each securing portion and connecting portion. The first notch and the second notch extend inward from opposing sides and toward proximate a middle of the respective first and second portions, and an aperture is between each first notch and second notch.

First claim

We claim:

1. A roof anchor, comprising:
a pliable member including an interconnecting portion interconnecting a first portion and a second portion;
the first portion including a first securing portion with a first plurality of apertures and a first connecting portion with a first aperture, a first notch and a second notch are proximate a first juncture of the first securing portion and the first connecting portion, the first notch and the second notch extending inward from opposing sides of the first portion toward proximate a middle of the first portion, a second aperture being between the first notch and the second notch; and
the second portion including a second securing portion with a second plurality of apertures and a second connecting portion with a third aperture, a third notch and a fourth notch are proximate a second juncture of the second securing portion and the second connecting portion, the third notch and the fourth notch extending inward from opposing sides of the second portion toward proximate a middle of the second portion, a fourth aperture being between the third notch and the fourth notch.

2. The roof anchor of claim 1 , wherein the pliable member is an integral piece of pliable material.

3. The roof anchor of claim 1 , wherein the first portion and the second portion are mirror images.

4. The roof anchor of claim 1 , wherein the first plurality of apertures are longitudinally spaced along the first securing portion and the second plurality of apertures are longitudinally spaced along the second securing portion.

5. The roof anchor of claim 1 , wherein the first and second notches are staggered along the first portion and the third and fourth notches are staggered along the second portion.

6. The roof anchor of claim 1 , wherein the interconnecting portion is bent to align the first aperture and the second aperture and the first and second portions are bent proximate the first and third notches to form an angle between the first and second securing portions corresponding with a mounting surface.

7. The roof anchor of claim 1 , wherein the interconnecting portion includes a score line.

8. A roof anchor comprising:
a first portion including,
an elongated relatively rectangular first securing portion, the first securing portion having first and second notches extending inward from opposing sides of the first securing portion, and
a first connection portion that extends from the first securing portion proximate the first and second notches of the first securing portion, the first and second notches configured and arranged to allow the first portion to deform as the result of a load exerted on the first connection portion, the first securing portion including a plurality of first apertures; and

a second portion including,
an elongated relatively rectangular second securing portion, the second securing portion having third and fourth notches extending inward from opposing sides of the second securing portion, and
a second connection portion that extends from the second securing portion proximate the third and fourth notches of the second securing portion, the second connection portion of the second portion coupled to the first connection portion of the first portion, the third and fourth notches configured and arranged to allow the second portion to deform as the result of a load exerted on the second connection portion, the second securing portions including a plurality of second apertures.

9. The roof anchor of claim 8 , further wherein at least one of the first, second, third and fourth notches are generally V-shaped.

10. The roof anchor assembly of claim 8 , wherein the first and second notches are staggered along the first portion and the third and fourth notches are staggered along the second portion.

11. The roof anchor of claim 8 , further comprising:
an interconnection portion coupling the first connection portion to the second connection portion, the interconnection portion including a score line configured and arranged to allow for the bending of the first portion in relation to the second portion.

12. The roof anchor assembly of claim 8 , wherein the first connection portion includes a first connection aperture and the second connection portion includes a second connection aperture, further wherein the first connection aperture and the second connection aperture are configured and arranged to be aligned to receive a suitable connector.

13. A roof anchor comprising:
a first portion including,
an elongated relatively rectangular first securing portion, the first securing portion having generally V-shaped first and second notches extending inward from opposing sides of the first securing portion staggered in generally a staggered configuration, and
a first connection portion that extends from the first securing portion proximate the first and second notches of the first securing portion, the first and second notches configured and arranged to allow the first portion to deform as the result of a load exerted on the first connection portion, the first securing portion including a plurality of first apertures; and

a second portion including,
an elongated relatively rectangular second securing portion, the second securing portion having generally V-shaped third and fourth notches extending inward from opposing sides of the second securing portion in generally a staggered configuration, and
a second connection portion that extends from the second securing portion proximate the third and fourth notches of the second securing portion, the second connection portion of the second portion coupled to the first connection portion of the first portion, the third and fourth notches configured and arranged to allow the second portion to deform as the result of a load exerted on the second connection portion, the second securing portions including a plurality of second apertures.

14. The roof anchor of claim 13 , further comprising:
an interconnection portion coupling the first connection portion to the second connection portion, the interconnection portion including score line configured and arranged to allow for the bending of the first portion in relation to the second portion.

15. The roof anchor assembly of claim 13 , wherein the first connection portion includes a first connection aperture and the second connection portion includes a second connection aperture, further wherein the first connection aperture and the second connection aperture are configured and arranged to be aligned to receive a suitable connector when the first connector portion is folded onto the second connection portion.

Assignees

• Snider Philip K
• Blackford Matthew J
• Wolner J Thomas
• Db Ind Llc

Inventors

• Snider Philip K
• Blackford Matthew J
• Wolner J Thomas

Classifications

• E04G21/3261

  Safety-nets; Safety mattresses; Arrangements on buildings for connecting safety-lines (jumping-sheets, jumping-mattresses A62B1/22) · CPC title

• A62B35/0068 Primary

  Anchors · CPC title

• E04G5/041

  for fastening scaffolds on roof frameworks or on roofs · CPC title

• E04D13/12 Primary

  Devices or arrangements allowing walking on the roof or in the gutter · CPC title

• A62B35/04

  incorporating energy absorbing means · CPC title