Scaffold Board with Hooks Having Including Front Edges

Abstract

Method for mounting a scaffolding board and scaffolding board ( 1 ) including a section ( 2 ) with a substantially flat surface for persons staying upon this surface, and including a fitting with hooks ( 5 ) at the end of the section ( 2 ), where the hooks ( 5 ) are provided with downwards directed recesses for securing the assembled scaffolding board ( 1 ) on a transverse beam. The section ( 2 ) extends approximately to the centre ( 9 ) of the recess ( 8 ) to cover half of the transverse beam ( 7 ) when the scaffolding board ( 1 ) is placed on the beam ( 7 ).

1 . Scaffolding board ( 1 ) comprising a section ( 2 ) with a substantially flat surface for persons staying upon this surface, and including a fitting with hooks ( 5 ) at the end of the section ( 2 ), where the hooks ( 5 ) are provided with downwards directed recesses for securing the assembled scaffolding board ( 1 ) on a transverse beam ( 7 ), where the section ( 2 ) extends approximately to the centre ( 9 ) of the recess ( 8 ) to cover half of the transverse beam ( 7 ) when the scaffolding board ( 1 ) is placed on the beam ( 7 ), wherein the hooks ( 5 ) are mounted in fixed position, particularly rotationally fixed, on the section ( 2 ) and fit with their front edges ( 15 ) into the interspace between the top side of the beam ( 7 ) and the underside of the section ( 2 ) on a similar board ( 1 ) mounted in continuation thereof. 
   
   
       2 . Scaffolding board according to  claim 1 , wherein the front edge ( 15 ) has a vertical height A which is less than the distance between the top side of the transverse beam ( 7 ) and the underside of the section ( 2 ) when the board ( 1 ) is mounted on the transverse beam. 
   
   
       3 . Scaffolding board according to  claim 2 , wherein the hooks ( 5 ) are provided with bevelled front edges ( 10 ) extending from the underside of the section ( 1 ) sloping downwards in direction away from the section ( 1 ) in order to, by pushing the end of the board ( 1 ) towards an end of another board ( 1 ′) disposed in continuation on a transverse beam ( 7 ), to get it sliding up the bevelled front edge in order thereby to lift this other board ( 1 ′) for inserting the scaffolding board ( 1 ) with the hooks ( 5 ) on the transverse beam. 
   
   
       4 . Scaffolding board according to  claim 1 , wherein the hooks ( 5 ) have a front leg ( 13 ) and a rear leg ( 14 ) to form the downwards directed recess ( 8 ) with a distance B between the upper edge ( 9 ) of the recess and the underside of the section ( 1 ), where the front leg ( 13 ) has a front edge with a height A and a front edge ( 10 ) extending from the underside of the section ( 1 ) to the front edge, where A is less than B. 
   
   
       5 . Scaffolding board according to  claim 1 , wherein the recess ( 8 ) is U-shaped. 
   
   
       6 . Scaffolding board according to  claim 1 , wherein the scaffolding board ( 1 ) has identical sets of hooks ( 5 ) at both ends. 
   
   
       7 . Scaffolding board according to  claim 6 , wherein at each end, there is an identical set of two hooks ( 5 ), where one of the two hooks ( 5 ) has a another distance to the closest side of the scaffolding board than to the other ( 5 ′). 
   
   
       8 . Scaffolding board according to  claim 1 , wherein the section ( 2 ) has a surface connected with L-shaped side members ( 3 ) at a right angle from the surface in order to constitute an edged C-section. 
   
   
       9 . Method for mounting a scaffolding board, where the scaffolding board includes a section ( 2 ) with a substantially flat surface for persons staying upon this surface, and including a fitting with hooks ( 5 ) at the end of the section ( 2 ), where the hooks ( 5 ) are provided with downwards directed recesses for securing the assembled scaffolding board ( 1 ) on a transverse beam ( 7 ), where the section ( 2 ) extends approximately to the centre ( 9 ) of the recess ( 8 ) to cover half of the transverse beam ( 7 ) when the scaffolding board ( 1 ) is placed on the beam ( 7 ), where the hooks ( 5 ) are mounted in fixed position, particularly rotationally fixed, on the section ( 2 ) and fit with their front edges ( 15 ) into the interspace between the top side of the beam ( 7 ) and the underside of the section ( 2 ) on a similar board mounted in continuation thereof on the transverse beam ( 7 ), where the hooks ( 5 ) are provided with bevelled front edges ( 10 ) extending from the underside of the section ( 1 ) sloping downwards in direction away from the section ( 1 ), wherein the method comprises the step of pushing one end of the board ( 1 ) towards an end of another corresponding board ( 1 ′) disposed on a transverse beam ( 7 ), to get it sliding up the bevelled front edge in order thereby to lift this other board ( 1 ′) for inserting the scaffolding board ( 1 ) with the hooks ( 5 ) on the transverse beam ( 7 ). 
   
   
       10 . Method according to  claim 9 , wherein the hooks ( 5 ) have a front leg ( 13 ) and a rear leg ( 14 ) to form the downwards directed recess ( 8 ) with a distance B between the upper edge ( 9 ) of the recess and the underside of the section ( 1 ), where the front leg ( 13 ) has a front edge ( 10 ) with a height A and a front edge extending from the underside of the section ( 1 ) to the front edge, where A is less than B.