Temporary railing for a building including dual-use corner pulley and associated methods

Abstract

A temporary railing may include a plurality of cable temporary supports spaced along the boundary of the building floor, and a plurality of vertically spaced apart cables carried by the temporary cable supports to extend along the boundary of the building floor. The temporary cable supports may include at least one dual-use corner pulley temporarily coupled to a respective vertical building member. The dual-use corner pulley may include a mounting bracket to be temporarily coupled to the respective vertical building member on either an inside corner or outside corner thereof, a yoke including a proximal end connected to the mounting bracket, and a wheel removably carried by the yoke and having an inner surface adjacent the proximal end of the yoke for rotatably supporting a respective cable in a tensioned condition if the mounting bracket is connected to the inside corner. The wheel may also have an outer surface opposite the inner surface for rotatably supporting the respective cable in the tensioned condition if the mounting bracket is connected to the outside corner.

1 . A temporary railing for a boundary of a building floor of a building comprising at least one vertical building member, the temporary railing comprising: 
 a plurality of temporary cable supports spaced along the boundary of the building floor;    a plurality of vertically spaced apart cables carried by said temporary cable supports to extend along the boundary of the building floor; and    said temporary cable supports comprising at least one dual-use corner pulley temporarily coupled to a respective vertical building member, said at least one dual-use corner pulley comprising 
 a mounting bracket to be temporarily coupled to the respective vertical building member on either an inside corner or outside corner thereof,  
 a yoke comprising a proximal end connected to said mounting bracket, and  
 a wheel removably carried by said yoke and having an inner surface adjacent the proximal end of said yoke for rotatably supporting a respective cable in a tensioned condition if said mounting bracket is connected to the inside corner, said wheel also having an outer surface opposite the inner surface for rotatably supporting the respective cable in the tensioned condition if said mounting bracket is connected to the outside corner.  
   
   
   
       2 . The temporary railing according to  claim 1  wherein the inner surface of said wheel cooperates with said yoke for selectively capturing the respective cable in a slack condition if said mounting bracket is connected to the inside corner; and further comprising a removable cable capture member cooperating with the outer surface of said wheel for selectively capturing the respective cable in the slack condition if said mounting bracket is connected to the outside corner.  
   
   
       3 . The temporary railing according to  claim 2  wherein said yoke comprises a distal end opposite said proximal end having at least one capture pin opening therein; and wherein said removable cable capture member comprises a removable capture pin extending through the at least one capture pin opening.  
   
   
       4 . The temporary railing according to  claim 1  wherein said at least one dual-use corner pulley further comprises an axle rotatably mounting said wheel to said yoke, and a removable axle pin associated with said axle.  
   
   
       5 . The temporary railing according to  claim 1  wherein said mounting bracket comprises a pair of spaced apart mounting plates.  
   
   
       6 . The temporary railing according to  claim 5  wherein said mounting bracket further comprises at least one fastener extending through at least one of said mounting plates.  
   
   
       7 . The temporary railing according to  claim 5  wherein said at least one dual-use corner pulley further comprises a weld plate connected to at least one of said mounting plates.  
   
   
       8 . The temporary railing according to  claim 1  further comprising at least one chain for securing said at least one dual-use corner pulley to the respective vertical building member.  
   
   
       9 . The temporary railing according to  claim 1  wherein said plurality of temporary cable supports comprises at least one stanchion temporarily secured to the building floor.  
   
   
       10 . The temporary railing according to  claim 9  wherein said at least one stanchion has an adjustable height.  
   
   
       11 . A temporary railing for a boundary of a building floor of a building comprising at least one vertical building member, the temporary railing comprising: 
 a plurality of cable temporary supports spaced along the boundary of the building floor;    a plurality of vertically spaced apart cables carried by said temporary cable supports to extend along the boundary of the building floor; and    said temporary cable supports comprising at least one dual-use corner pulley temporarily coupled to a respective vertical building member, said at least one dual-use corner pulley comprising 
 a mounting bracket to be temporarily coupled to the respective vertical building member on either an inside corner or outside corner thereof,  
 a yoke comprising a proximal end connected to said mounting bracket,  
 a wheel removably carried by said yoke and having an inner surface adjacent the proximal end of said yoke for rotatably supporting a respective cable in a tensioned condition if said mounting bracket is connected to the inside corner, said wheel also having an outer surface opposite the inner surface for rotatably supporting the respective cable in the tensioned condition if said mounting bracket is connected to the outside corner, the inner surface of said wheel cooperating with said yoke for selectively capturing the respective cable in a slack condition if said mounting bracket is connected to the inside corner, and  
 a removable cable capture pin cooperating with the outer surface of said wheel for selectively capturing the respective cable in the slack condition if said mounting bracket is connected to the outside corner.  
   
   
   
       12 . The temporary railing according to  claim 11  wherein said yoke comprises a distal end opposite said proximal end having at least one capture pin opening therein receiving said at least one removable cable capture pin.  
   
   
       13 . The temporary railing according to  claim 11  wherein said at least one dual-use corner pulley further comprises an axle rotatably mounting said wheel to said yoke, and a removable axle pin associated with said axle.  
   
   
       14 . The temporary railing according to  claim 11  wherein said mounting bracket comprises a pair of spaced apart mounting plates.  
   
   
       15 . The temporary railing according to  claim 14  wherein said mounting bracket further comprises at least one fastener extending through at least one of said mounting plates.  
   
   
       16 . The temporary railing according to  claim 14  wherein said at least one dual-use corner pulley further comprises a weld plate connected to at least one of said mounting plates.  
   
   
       17 . The temporary railing according to  claim 11  further comprising at least one chain for securing said at least one dual-use corner pulley to the respective vertical building member.  
   
   
       18 . The temporary railing according to  claim 11  wherein said plurality of temporary cable supports comprises at least one stanchion temporarily secured to the building floor.  
   
   
       19 . The temporary railing according to  claim 18  wherein said at least one stanchion has an adjustable height.  
   
   
       20 . A method for establishing a temporary railing for a boundary of a building floor of a building comprising at least one vertical building member, the method comprising: 
 positioning a plurality of cable temporary supports spaced along the boundary of the building floor;    positioning a plurality of vertically spaced apart cables carried by the temporary cable supports to extend along the boundary of the building floor; and    wherein positioning the temporary cable supports comprises coupling at least one dual-use corner pulley to a respective vertical building member, the at least one dual-use corner pulley comprising 
 a mounting bracket to be temporarily coupled to the respective vertical building member on either an inside corner or outside corner thereof,  
 a yoke comprising a proximal end connected to the mounting bracket, and  
 a wheel removably carried by the yoke and having an inner surface adjacent the proximal end of the yoke for rotatably supporting a respective cable in a tensioned condition if the mounting bracket is connected to the inside corner, the wheel also having an outer surface opposite the inner surface for rotatably supporting the respective cable in the tensioned condition if the mounting bracket is connected to the outside corner.  
   
   
   
       21 . The method according to  claim 20  wherein the inner surface of the wheel cooperates with the yoke for selectively capturing the respective cable in a slack condition if the mounting bracket is connected to the inside corner; and further comprising a removable cable capture member cooperating with the outer surface of the wheel for selectively capturing the respective cable in the slack condition if the mounting bracket is connected to the outside corner.  
   
   
       22 . The method according to  claim 21  wherein the yoke comprises a distal end opposite the proximal end having at least one capture pin opening therein; and wherein the removable cable capture member comprises a removable capture pin extending through the at least one capture pin opening.  
   
   
       23 . The method according to  claim 20  wherein the at least one dual-use corner pulley further comprises an axle rotatably mounting the wheel to the yoke, and a removable axle pin associated with the axle.  
   
   
       24 . The method according to  claim 20  wherein the mounting bracket comprises a pair of spaced apart mounting plates.  
   
   
       25 . The method according to  claim 24  wherein the mounting bracket further comprises at least one fastener extending through at least one of the mounting plates.  
   
   
       26 . The method according to  claim 24  wherein the at least one dual-use corner pulley further comprises a weld plate connected to at least one of the mounting plates.  
   
   
       27 . The method according to  claim 20  further comprising at least one chain for securing the at least one dual-use corner pulley to the respective vertical building member.