Roof safety system

Abstract

A lightweight roof safety system with a top portion and a bottom portion is easily carried to flat rooftop of a building and assembled to form a rigid structure that has a connection member for attaching one or more safety lines. The top portion has a central member to which three or more legs are removably attached. The bottom portion has three or more base members that correspond to the leg members and a pair of leg members attached to distal and proximal ends of a base member to form a rigid structure. Each of the base members is weighted by hand weights placed in weight containers to prevent tipping of the roof safety system. The base members are, optionally, provided with support members that rest on a flat rooftop providing to improve stability of the roof support system.

1 . A roof safety system, comprising:
 a. a top portion comprising;
 i) a center member; 
 ii) a connection member for attaching one or more safety lines; 
 iii) a set comprising three or more legs; 
 iv) a proximal end of said leg being removably attached to said center member by a first attachment means; 
   b. a bottom portion comprising;
 i) a set of three or more base members; 
 ii) each said base members being removably attached to distal end of adjacent leg members by second attachment means forming a rigid three dimensional structure; 
 iii) each of said base members having weight containers for placing hand weights of sufficient mass to prevent tipping of said roof safety system attached to a safety line; 
   whereby said top portion and bottom portion of said roof support system is carried to a flat roof, and assembled using said first and second attachment means to create a rigid stable structure that provides a secure reliable safety line attachment on the roof for said system, the distal end of said safety line being attached to a harness or chair of a person working at elevated heights.   
   
   
       2 . A roof safety system recited by  claim 1 , wherein each of said base members has support members provided on distal and proximal ends that contact said flat roof providing support. 
   
   
       3 . A roof safety system recited by  claim 1 , wherein said first attachment means comprises a screwed connection. 
   
   
       4 . A roof safety system recited by  claim 1 , wherein said first attachment means comprises a nut and bolt connection. 
   
   
       5 . A roof safety system recited by  claim 1 , wherein said first attachment means comprises a cotter pin connection. 
   
   
       6 . A roof safety system recited by  claim 1 , wherein said second attachment means comprises a nut and bolt connection. 
   
   
       7 . A roof safety system recited by  claim 1 , wherein said second attachment means comprises a cotter pin connection. 
   
   
       8 . A roof safety system recited by  claim 1 , wherein said top portion has four legs and said bottom portion has four base members. 
   
   
       9 . A roof safety system recited by  claim 1 , wherein said top portion has five leg members and said bottom portion has five base members. 
   
   
       10 . A roof safety system recited by  claim 1 , wherein said top portion and said bottom portion is fabricated from lightweight aluminum. 
   
   
       11 . A roof safety system recited by  claim 1 , wherein said second attachment means is a pivoting attachment. 
   
   
       12 . A roof safety system recited by  claim 11 , wherein said second attachment means collapses, and the leg members fold co-planar with base member.