Perimeter safety screen assembly

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a perimeter safety screen assembly for a building. In one aspect, the perimeter safety screen assembly comprises an upper screen assembly, and a hanging screen assembly appending from the upper screen assembly, and extending below the upper screen assembly. In one form, at least one of the upper screen assembly or the hanging screen assembly is adapted so that the hanging screen assembly can be appended to, and removed from the upper screen assembly whilst upper screen assembly is in use on the building.

1 . A perimeter safety screen assembly for a building, comprising:
 an upper screen assembly; and   a hanging screen assembly appending from the upper screen assembly and extending below the upper screen assembly.   
     
     
         2 . The perimeter safety screen assembly of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the upper screen assembly and the hanging screen assembly is adapted such that the hanging screen assembly can be appended to, and removed from the upper screen assembly while the upper screen assembly is in use on the building. 
     
     
         3 . The perimeter safety screen assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the upper screen assembly is a climbing screen assembly adapted to climb with respect to the building. 
     
     
         4 . The perimeter safety screen assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the upper screen assembly comprises:
 a base for securing the perimeter safety screen assembly with respect to the building;   a frame depending from the base; and   a screen depending from the frame.   
     
     
         5 . The perimeter safety screen assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the hanging screen assembly comprises a frame and a screen depending from the frame. 
     
     
         6 . The perimeter safety screen assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the hanging screen assembly depends from the upper screen assembly on an outer side relative to the building of the screen of the upper screen assembly. 
     
     
         7 . The perimeter safety screen assembly of  claim 6 , wherein the upper screen assembly comprises at least one mount for the hanging screen. 
     
     
         8 . The perimeter safety screen assembly of  claim 7 , wherein the upper screen assembly comprises a plurality of mounts. 
     
     
         9 . The perimeter safety screen assembly of  claim 8 , wherein the upper screen assembly comprises a plurality of vertically spaced apart mounts. 
     
     
         10 . The perimeter safety screen assembly of  claim 7 , wherein the or each of the mounts is located on an outer side of the screen of the upper screen assembly. 
     
     
         11 . The perimeter safety screen assembly of  claim 7 , wherein the or each of these mounts comprises a saddle for nestably receiving a portion of the hanging screen assembly. 
     
     
         12 . The perimeter safety screen assembly of  claim 11 , wherein each portion of the hanging screen assembly comprises a crossmember assembly. 
     
     
         13 . The perimeter safety screen assembly of  claim 12 , wherein the hanging screen comprises a plurality of vertically spaced apart crossmember assemblies. 
     
     
         14 . The perimeter safety screen of  claim 12 , wherein the or each of the crossmember assemblies is located on an inner side of the screen of the hanging screen assembly. 
     
     
         15 . The perimeter safety screen assembly of  claim 8 , wherein each of the mounts comprises a mounting guide for guiding at least a portion of one of the crossmember assemblies into the saddle. 
     
     
         16 . The perimeter safety screen assembly of  claim 12 , wherein each crossmember assembly comprises a central portion and a pair of adjustable end portions. 
     
     
         17 . The perimeter safety screen assembly of  claim 16 , wherein each of the end portions is movable between a retracted position and an extended position with respect to the central portion. 
     
     
         18 . The perimeter safety screen assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the screen for each of the upper screen assembly and the hanging screen assembly comprises a plurality of screen panel assemblies. 
     
     
         19 . The perimeter safety screen assembly of  claim 18 , wherein each screen panel assembly comprises a central portion and a pair of adjustable side portions. 
     
     
         20 . The perimeter safety screen assembly of  claim 19 , wherein each of the side portions is movable between a retracted position and an extended position with respect to the central portion. 
     
     
         21 . A perimeter safety screen assembly for a building, comprising:
 an upper screen assembly; and   a hanging screen assembly appending from the upper screen assembly, and extending below the upper screen assembly,   wherein at least one of the upper screen assembly or the hanging screen assembly is configured such that the hanging screen assembly can be appended to and removed from the upper screen assembly while the upper screen assembly is in use on the building.   
     
     
         22 . A hanging screen assembly for a perimeter safety screen assembly for a building, comprising:
 an upper screen assembly; and   the hanging screen assembly, wherein the hanging screen assembly is adapted to append from the upper screen assembly and extend below the upper screen assembly.   
     
     
         23 . (canceled)