Fall protection safety process & apparatus

Abstract

The present invention relates to a safety apparatus and process for use by a workman in the installation of roofing truss and roofs on buildings and especially to a fall protection safety apparatus for securing a worker during installation of a roof.

1 . A fall protection safety process for roof installation comprising the steps of:
 selecting a roof truss attaching apparatus having an elongated arm having two end portions and having a first clamp rotatably attached to one end portion and a second clamp rotatably attached to the other end portion of said elongated arm and said arm having a safety line attachment thereon between the end portions thereof for attaching a safety line;   clamping said first clamp to one roof truss and said second clamp to an adjacent roof truss with said arm spanning between the two trusses;   unclamping said first clamp from said one roof truss and rotating said arm on said second clamp to bring said first clamp onto the next adjacent roof truss; and   clamping said first clamp to said next adjacent roof truss;   whereby a roof attachment apparatus remains attached to one roof truss while moving the roof attachment apparatus across roof trusses.   
   
   
       2 . The fall protection safety process for roof installation in accordance with  claim 1  including the step of rotating said unclamped first clamp to align said first clamp with the next adjacent roof truss. 
   
   
       3 . The fall protection safety process for roof installation in accordance with  claim 2  in which said selected safety line attachment is a traveler eye. 
   
   
       4 . The fall protection safety process for roof installation in accordance with  claim 3  including a line swivel member movably attached to said safety line attachment. 
   
   
       5 . The fall protection safety process for roof installation in accordance with  claim 4  including a safety line attached to said line swivel member for attaching a safety harness for a workmen to said elongated arm. 
   
   
       6 . The fall protection safety process for roof installation in accordance with  claim 5  in which said first and second clamps are each rapid attaching toggle clamps. 
   
   
       7 . The fall protection safety process for roof installation in accordance with  claim 6  in which said elongated arm has a shaft extending from each end portion thereof and said first and second clamps are each rotatably attached to one said arm shaft. 
   
   
       8 . The fall protection safety process for roof installation in accordance with  claim 7  in which said first and second clamps each have a swinging handle that is rotated to-clamp onto a truss. 
   
   
       9 . A fall protection safety apparatus for roof installation comprising:
 a roof truss attaching apparatus having an elongated arm having two end portions and having a first clamp rotatably attached to one end portion thereof and a second clamp rotatably attached to the other end portion of said arm and said arm having a safety line attachment thereon between said end portions of said arm for attaching a safety line;   a safety line attached to said safety line attachment of said roof truss attaching apparatus;   whereby a roof truss attaching apparatus can be attached between two adjacent roof truss for holding a workmen on a safety line and then one clamp unclamped to allow one end of said arm to be rotated on the other clamp clamped end for clamping on an adjacent roof truss to thereby always have the roof truss attaching apparatus clamped to at least one roof truss while installing a roof.