Temporary building edge safety screen support

Abstract

A support for a safety net proximate an edge of a floor of a building under construction; the support comprising a support post extending between an upper bracket and a lower bracket. According to another broad form of the present invention there is provided a method of installing a safety net proximate an exposed edge of a building under construction; the method includes the steps of: —driving securing bolts into an underside of an adjacent higher floor and into a safety net supporting floor, —securing an upper bracket and a lower bracket respectively to the securing bolts of the higher floor and of the safety net supporting floor, —securing an upper end of a safety net support post to the upper bracket and a lower end of the safety net support post to the lower bracket.

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         46 . A support for a safety net proximate an edge of a floor of a building under construction, the support comprising:
 a support post extending between an upper bracket and a lower bracket.   
     
     
         47 . The support of  claim 46 , wherein the upper bracket and the lower bracket are secured respectively to an underside of an adjacent floor above a supporting floor on which the safety net is to be installed and to the supporting floor. 
     
     
         48 . The support of  claim 46 , wherein the respective upper and lower brackets are secured by bolts driven into concrete of the floor above and the supporting floor. 
     
     
         49 . The support of  claim 46 , wherein the support post comprises an upper section and a lower section, wherein the upper and lower sections are sized to allow the upper section to slide telescopically into the lower section. 
     
     
         50 . The support of  claim 49 , wherein the upper section and the lower section comprise lengths of right-angled hollow section (RHS). 
     
     
         51 . The support of  claim 49 , wherein the upper bracket is in the form of a section of angle iron, and wherein a horizontal flange of the bracket is provided with a pair of apertures for receiving securing bolts. 
     
     
         52 . The support of  claim 49 , wherein a vertical flange of the upper bracket is provided with an opening, wherein the opening is shaped so that a bolt passing through an upper end of the upper section of the support post is insertable through a slot part of the opening to then nest in a hook portion of the opening. 
     
     
         53 . The support of  claim 52 , wherein the bolt passing through the upper end of the upper section of the support post is permanently installed by securing nut, and wherein a space is formed between an outer one of the securing nut and a head of the bolt approximately equal to thickness of the vertical flange of the upper bracket allowing for a sliding fit of the bolt into the hook portion. 
     
     
         54 . The support of  claim 46 , wherein the lower bracket comprises a section of angle iron with a horizontal flange provided with apertures for bolting the lower bracket to the supporting floor, wherein a vertical flange of the lower bracket is provided with a pair of apertures to allow a lower end of the telescoping support post to be secured to the lower bracket. 
     
     
         55 . The support of  claim 52 , wherein the upper end of the lower section is provided with a collar, wherein the collar is provided with at least one threaded aperture to receive at least one locking bolt which adapted to be driven through the at least one threaded aperture and a coincident aperture through a right-angled hollow section (RHS) of the lower section. 
     
     
         56 . The support of  claim 55 , wherein the locking bolt is urged against the RHS of the upper section thereby locking the upper and lower sections of the post together to suit separation between the floor above and the supporting floor. 
     
     
         57 . The support of  claim 55 , wherein the locking bolt is provided with a handle so that the upper and lower sections of the support post are secured without a need for tools. 
     
     
         58 . The support of  claim 49 , wherein safety net attachment elements are provided at intervals along the lower section and upper section of the support post. 
     
     
         59 . The support of  claim 58 , wherein the safety net attachment elements are in the form of carabiners welded to the RHS sections of the support post allowing for rapid attachment and removal of the safety net. 
     
     
         60 . A method of installing a safety net proximate an exposed edge of a building under construction, the method including steps of:
 driving securing bolts into an underside of an adjacent higher floor and into a safety net supporting floor;   securing an upper bracket and a lower bracket respectively to the securing bolts of the higher floor and of the safety net supporting floor; and   securing an upper end of a safety net support post to the upper bracket and a lower end of the safety net support post to the lower bracket.   
     
     
         61 . The method of  claim 60 , wherein the safety net support post comprises an upper section and a lower section, wherein the upper and lower sections are sized to allow the upper section to slide telescopically into the lower section. 
     
     
         62 . The method of  claim 61 , wherein a bolt passing through an upper end of the upper section of the safety net support post engages with a hook portion of an opening in a flange of the upper bracket. 
     
     
         63 . The method of  claim 61 , wherein a lower end of the lower section of the safety net support post is secured to a flange of the lower bracket by bolts passing through apertures in the flange and through the lower end of the lower section. 
     
     
         64 . The method of  claim 61 , wherein the upper and lower sections of the safety net support post are locked into a desired extension by a locking bolt passing through a collar at an upper end of the lower section, wherein the bolt is urged against a lower end of the upper section of the safety net support post. 
     
     
         65 . The method of  claim 61 , wherein the upper and lower sections of the safety net support post are provided with safety net attachment elements.