Abstract: This invention is an improved temporary guard rail system for use by residential and commercial builders on construction sites in those areas of building structures where an accidental fall may result in serious bodily injury. In particular, the temporary guard rail system of the present invention includes a plurality of upright stanchions having mounting brackets integrally formed or attached thereto that are connected by a plurality of vertically spaced, generally horizontal side rails extending end to end. The vertically spaced side rails are adapted for 360 degree rotational movement in both horizontal and vertical planes. In addition, the tubular guard rails are fabricated in a plurality of sections that may be slideably engaged, one inside another, to provide a telescoping adjustment of length.

Abstract: A stair step assembly provides a safe means for mounting a peaked roof. Individual steps interlock with each other and with tiles of a tile roof so that the assembly cannot slide off the roof. Each step has a platform supported from below by a frame having a primary and secondary rest. The rests lie in contact with the roof and provide a foot constructed so that one portion of the foot is in contact with an vertical edge of a line of tiles to prevent the step from sliding.

Abstract: A J-hook roof anchoring and securement assembly, which is easily set-up and taken down, includes a rope tie-off attachment point. The J-hook securement assembly also includes a hanging scaffold attachment apparatus to provide an attachment point for a hanging scaffold system. The hanging scaffold system includes a vertical support post attached to platform base and having walk boards provided thereon. A vertical safety rail post contains angled brackets that mate with top and bottom portions of the walk boards. A securing rod is attached at one end to the safety rail post, is threaded through the walk boards, and is secured at a second end. The walk boards are held in clamping contact with the vertical support post by the use of the securing rod.

Abstract: A portable roof guard rail support device adapted for fastening directly to a pitched roof and adapted for adjustment to the pitch of the roof for protecting workers from falling off the roof comprises a roof attachment plate for attaching directly to the roof, a support beam pivotally connected to the roof attachment plate, an angle adjustment brace removably connected to the roof attachment plate and rotatably connected to the support beam for varying the angle at which the support beam is connected to the roof attachment plate, a plurality of cross bar channels through the support beam for attaching removable cross bars, and a channel within the support beam for storing the angle adjustment brace for transportation.

Abstract: A work platform system for use while working off the ground in new construction, particularly in installed of roof structures and upper floors where fall protection systems are required and for which no effective work platform systems are available. System consists of frame (10, 12, 14, 16, 18) fabricated from standard galvanized light gauge steel components, with brackets (20, 22), clips (26,28,32) and straps (30) fabricated from standard galvanized stock. Components are welded and/or bolted together, Brackets are attached to partially-completed structure to establish work platform for subsequent construction operation. System utilizes conventional scaffold planks and railings. Installation and use are in accordance with existing regulations for working on work platforms. Use of separate fall protection devices is alleviated by use of this system.

Abstract: A portable telescoping platform system. The platform system includes a plurality of telescoping poles, each pole having a removable lower bracket and a removable upper bracket. A plurality of legs extend from each telescoping pole, each leg extending in angular relation to the telescoping pole. A plurality of braces are provided with each brace extending between pairs of adjacent upper brackets. A platform is supported by and on the braces.

Abstract: A support apparatus for scaling and working on an inclined roof made up of at least one ladder having a pair of ridge hooks to engage the roof ridge, a rotatable support frame secured to the ladder, and a pivotally mounted platform for support of workers and materials. The support frame includes a pair of horizontal members, a pair of vertical legs, and a cross brace assembly, attached to one another by a mechanism adapted to allow rotation of the legs of at least 180 degrees around the outside of the horizontal member from an axle formed by the cross brace. The ladder includes hollow rungs and an opening in each rail forming a tubular passage. Each of the legs have a tube horizontally attached to each end forming an opening for alignment with the ladder openings whereby a securing rod can be passed through the passage. The rod acts as a spindle upon which the legs rest to the outbound sides of the ladder.

Abstract: An impervious membranous roof snow fence system consisting of a plurality of flat six sided mounting plates affixed through membranous roofing to a roof deck below. The plates in two embodiments have vertical splines to be received by compartments or sleeves in mounting blocks or in another embodiment threaded vertical posts to be received by vertical holes in mounting blocks where the blocks fit over membranous patches fitted over the plates and fully sealed to the roofing where such patches have slits or holes in them to accommodate the spines or posts. The blocks once fastened to the plates have fastened to them in turn, porous fence flags that support horizontal fence pieces from which there hang vertical fence pieces.

Abstract: The invention disclosed herein relates to a portable roof scaffold system comprising a combination transport/hook/standoff device, a fixed-direction ladder platform, a fixed-direction roof-ladder standoff, a multi-direction ladder platform, a multi-direction roof-ladder standoff, and one or more ladders. The combined use of these devices create an easily handled, easily set-up, scaffold which is supported above the roof surface, or the skeletal framework of a roof. The ladder platforms may be positioned at a predetermined angle with respect to the ladder to form a level working platform on any roof slope, and may be slid along the ladder to raise or lower the working level on the roof even while remaining parallel to the angles of hips and valleys in the roof frame. Self-locking features of the ladder platforms make them easy and safe to relocate as work progresses.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a new method of construction of a reusable roofline anchor and its installation between two adjacent roof trusses of residential buildings in order to provide lifeline support to roofing personnel. The roofline anchor is separated into smaller and convenient components which can be easily assembled at the installation location. After installation, the load bearing member of the roofline anchor can be easily removed for reuse at a different location or for replacement subsequent to any damage.

Abstract: An L-shaped bracket including a tubular lower horizontal leg and a tubular upstanding leg with an inner corner gusset structure secured between the horizontal and upstanding legs. The upstanding leg includes structure for releasably rigidly securing the lower end of an upright railing post therefrom and the tubular horizontal leg receives a threaded shank-type fastener therethrough for threaded engagement in a building structure anchored outwardly opening threaded socket member against which the end of the tubular horizontal leg remote from the upstanding leg is tightly endwise abutted.

Abstract: A fall arrestor device for use in connection with a building having a roof under construction. The device includes a bracket for attaching to a top plate of a vertical wall, adjacent the edge of the roof. Extending downwardly from the bracket is a leg which hangs substantially parallel to the wall. Extending upwardly from the leg is a support arm having a receptacle on a free end thereof for receipt of the upright portion of a guard rail. A bracket member extends between the leg and the support arm, and the connection of the bracket member to the support arm, and the support arm to the leg, are variable such that the receptacle presents the guard rail vertically with respect to a variety of different pitched roofs and roofs of a variety of different width overhang portions.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a personal fall-arrest safety anchor of a unitary form, including a hoop portion for encircling a standard dimensioned rafter and an apertured tab portion for attachment of a lifeline. The hoop portion includes two parallel vertical members and a bridging web unitarily connecting the lower ends of the vertical members. The bridging web prevents pullout of the anchor in the direction of forces exerted by a lifeline. The bridging web further allows a bracing or wedging member to be inserted between the bottom of the rafter and the bridging web, which act both as a locking wedge and additional load bearing support for the rafter. An independent overlapping plate installed over the vertical members of the anchor reduces the chances of fastener pull-out by a torque or shearing force upon fasteners. A preformed elastomeric flashing with a frusto-pyramidal apertured member is installed over the tab portion for weather-proofing the anchor.

Abstract: A guard structure for installation at the edge of a building roof eave to assist in shingling employs a plurality of spaced roof cleats nailed to the roof, each having a hinge at its lower end with a hinge axis parallel to the eave. Each hinge connects the cleat to a respective vertical support member at a junction portion immediately adjacent to the eave. The portion of the support member below the eave or roof line engages the building structure, e.g. the rafter tail or fascia board, usually through a pressure plate, and may carry a screw-threaded adjustment member for adjusting the vertical attitude of the support member. The other portion of the support member has a lower outward upward inclined part carrying a toe board retainer member for an inclined toe board, and an upper vertical part carrying at least two vertically spaced back rail support members, as is usually required by safety regulations. The toe board and the back rails form a safety structure for the roofer.

Abstract: A support assembly for supporting sheathing material sheets during a roofing or re-roofing operation has two brackets for securing at spaced locations on a roof frame. Each bracket has a base member for lying along the incline of the roof, a hook at one, upper end of the base member for hooking over the ridgepole, roof frame member or existing roof sheathing, and an upright member projecting upwardly at the opposite, lower end of the base member for providing a support for storing and cutting a stack of sheathing sheets placed over the base members of the two brackets.

Abstract: Workmen are required to spray whitewash on sloping glass roofs such as used in greenhouses at certain seasons and then to scrub the whitewash off the glass later on. Ordinarily workmen support themselves on the narrow gutter alongside the roof or between roofs. According to the invention, brackets are installed at each end of the gutter and, if the roof is long, intermediate the ends. Two cables are supported by each set of brackets. The workman wears a safety belt from which extend two short ropes having snap books to be attached to the cables.

Abstract: A new and improved portable stand for roofs having a rigid and planar platform. A pivoting foot is rotatably coupled to the planar platform. A fixing device for securing the orientation of the pivoting foot is relative to the platform. An adjustment device is rotatably coupled to the platform such that the adjustment device and pivoting foot define a pivotable V-shaped configuration adapted to straddle and lay flush against the peak of a roof. An adjustable mechanism is rotatably coupled to the platform and adapted to be coupled with the adjustment device to place the platform in an essentially horizontal position. A handle is coupled to the stand for carrying the stand from one location to another when the platform, pivoting foot, fixing means and adjustment means are oriented to define a portable configuration.

Abstract: A stanchion assembly comprises a stachion which is supported from the end of a purlin by a clamping assembly comprising a single clamp and a connection rod. The clamp defines a throat into which a distal lip of the purlin is received and the connection rod may also be received in the throat or in a separate sleeve.

Abstract: A safety clamp (10) attaches a safety cable (48) to standing seams (14) of a roof deck (12). The safety clamp has a housing (16) with a movable member (20) mounted therein. The housing has first tabs (18) that extend outward thereon and are engageable with first sides of the standing seams. The movable member has second tabs (22) mounted thereon that extend through cut-outs (24) in the housing. The safety clamp is attachable to the standing seams by moving a threaded member (38) to hold three standing seams in clamped relation between the tabs.

Abstract: A safety post assembly includes a flat mounting plate adapted to rest on a support surface, an upright post fixed in an upstanding relationship on a central portion of the mounting plate, a pair of elongated narrow anchoring straps having inner portions positioned over a pair of peripheral edge portions of the mounting plate and outer portions extending outwardly from the inner portions and the mounting plate so as to overlie portions of the support surface located adjacent to the mounting plate, and a plurality of fasteners adapted to attach the mounting plate and anchoring straps upon the support surface. The mounting plate has a plurality of holes defined therein along peripheral edge portions of the plate and in spaced relationship to one another. The anchoring straps also have pluralities of openings defined therein, some being in a spaced relationship to one another which matches the spaced relationship between the holes in the mounting plate.

Abstract: A scaffold support assembly comprises a support subassembly, a brace subassembly and a position adjustment subassembly. The support subassembly includes a longitudinal base member and a stabilizer member attached in transverse relation to and extending in opposite directions laterally from the longitudinal base member. Both the base and stabilizer members are adapted to lie flat on the roof. The brace subassembly includes vertical and horizontal members and an elongated flexible member. The vertical and horizontal members are connected at adjacent ends to the base member and pivotally movable relative thereto. The elongated flexible member extends between and interconnects remote ends of the vertical and horizontal members such that the elongated flexible member and vertical and horizontal members are arranged in a right trianglar-shaped configuration. The position adjustment subassembly includes a brace, a bracket, and a fastening element. The brace is rigidly attached to the base member.

Abstract: A safety line anchor (20) is installed on a peaked roof (12) to provide safety line connection points (36) for a worker (10) working on or near the roof. When installed, a first leg (24) and a second leg (26) of the safety line anchor (20) extend down either side of the peaked roof (12). The anchor (20) is installed by use of attachment means located on the legs (24, 26) of the anchor (20).

Abstract: The adjustable stanchion assembly (10) for a frame building includes a support post (12) which may carry one or more safety rails (48), safety netting and/or, for example, a display sign. The support post (12) is clamped to the building by a clamping mechanism including a connection rod (26) from which the support post (12) extends, to which are relatively adjustably connected two clamps (28). Each clamp (28) has jaws (62) which are shaped so that it can only be located on and removed from a frame member (14, 16) of the building having a correspondingly sized L-shaped section (24) by rotating the clamp (28) relative to the section (24). The clamp (28) may be locked onto the frame member (14, 16).

Abstract: A boom assembly for mounting on the roof of the building provides a pulley which receives a cable for depending over a front edge of the building to allow lifting or lowering of materials attached to the cable. The boom assembly can be folded to a relatively small packaged arrangement for ready transportation. The boom assembly can be adjusted to accommodate different orientations of support surface for example inclined or angled roof structures. The boom arrangement includes a vertical post, a counterbalance pole extending rearwardly from the base of the post and a pair of arms extending at right angles to the counterbalance pole. A brace is connected between the top of the post and the counterbalance pole with the base extending outwardly and carrying the pulley at the outer end. A cable arrangement extends between the pulley and a rear end of the counterbalance pole.

Abstract: The apparatus is arranged to include an individual or a plurality of abutment members, having first plates mounting at their first ends a second plate for engagement of a roof edge or tile edge portion, wherein a second end of the first plate mounts an abutment plate extending orthogonally and laterally of the first plate in an orthogonal relationship to a reverse side relative to the first plate. A support plank is arranged for positioning to an adjacent of the abutment members to provide for abutment of debris that may be directed along the roof surface.

Abstract: A safety anchor for the attachment of safety lines or supporting lines for suspended equipment, comprising a base plate adapted to be secured to a structure; a fastening wall projecting upwardly from said base plate, with a primary aperture fastening location adapted to receive a first line, and secondary aperture fastening location adapted to receive a second line.

Abstract: A scaffold is arranged for temporary mounting to a canted roof to include an anchor bracket arranged for positioning to the roof peak, wherein a base platform pivotally mounts a support platform to orient the support platform in a horizontal alignment relative to the associated roof surface employing arcuate first and second legs mounted to a rear edge of the platform adjustably directed through sleeve members in fixed securement to the support platform.

Abstract: A support for a roof scaffold including a triangular frame with one adjustable leg and two other channels each with an end hingably joined to the other channel end and arranged to fold together to form a space where the adjustable leg may be positioned and where accessories may be stored for convenient transport. An outrigger brace having one end attached to the support and another end attachable to the roof remote from the frame provides lateral stability in the direction perpendicular to the channels. The adjustment of leg length and locatin of attachment of one end of the leg to a channel member permits adaptation of the frame to any roof pitch to support a scaffold platform in a horizontal position.

Abstract: For use in a fall restraint and/or fall arrest system, one or more roof mounted anchors are preferably permanently installed: during the initial construction of a building; during the renovation of a building; during the inspection time and/or maintenance time of a building; during installation and cleaning of roofs and gutters; during installation of antennas and cables, etc. Each roof mounted anchor has: a base member formed to fit a roof and having spaced holes to receive screw or screw like fasteners used in securing this anchor to the roof structure of a building; an integral upright anchoring eyelet structure secured to the base member in the center portion thereof and having an eyelet to receive portions of a cable, or hook; preferably a gusset integrally extending between the base member and the integral upright anchoring eyelet structure; and preferably the gusset has an integral cable receiving hole structure centrally located to receive and to anchor a portion of a cable.

Abstract: A safety line anchor device holds a safety line for workmen and is generally intended for use in roof construction. The device is especially useful for use on wood truss roofs of any pitch. The first embodiment of the invention is constructed and arranged for use on one side of a wood truss, 24" centered roof of any pitch. This safety line anchor device comprises a main bar from which fastening straps extend, and at least one anchoring means for holding a safety line. The device is adapted to receive a fastening means, by which it is fixed to a roof. This embodiment can be designed for one or multiple anchor points. A second embodiment of the invention is adapted for use on the peak of a roof and comprises two pivotally joined anchors which straddle the roof peak, each anchor having an anchoring means for holding a safety line attached thereto.

Abstract: A knockdown roof platform for use on an inclined roof comprising a table structure an upper flat table top. The table structure has a hollowed area on its underside. Struts are formed integral inside the hollowed area on an underside of the upper flat table top. An upright leg structure is positioned at one end of the table structure having an upper flat table surface positioned in a common plane with the upper flat table top. A hinge connects the table structure and the upright leg structure in assembly together. Collapsible locking brackets further secure the table structure and the upright leg structure in assembly. The collapsible locking brackets are being adjustable to secure the table structure and the upright leg structure in right angular relation thereby positioning the upper flat table top co-planar with the upper flat table top on the table structure.

Abstract: A device for supporting roofing material such as shingles, shakes and the like, upon the roof deck to facilitate the installation thereof. It consists of a planar support plate for a bundle of shingles or the like, ahead of the roofer and upon the usually upwardly sloping roof deck. It is supported by two sets of castor wheels on the underside of the deck so that it can be moved readily and easily, upwardly, sideways or at any angle therebetween. A pair of deck engaging gripping members extend rearwardly and downwardly from the front or lower edge of the plate, to prevent downward movement of the assembly. When engaging the deck surface, these are endpointed to engage the deck. When adjacent a wall or when the capping is being installed, these may be replaced with alternate grippers with rubber pads which are pivotably attached to the end sharpened gripping members and which then engage the already laid roof material without damaging same.

Abstract: A shingle laying apparatus includes a first horizontally extending track; a second track formed by a pair of longitudinal track members extending at right angles to the first track, and a carriage frame mounted on the second track. The second track is mounted for movement in a horizontal direction to the first track and carries the carriage frame for horizontal movement across the roof. The carriage frame is mounted to the second track for movement toward the first track between releasably fixed position associated with appropriate placement of a row of shingles across the roof. The carriage frame include a planar surface forming a tray to carry a load of shingles and provide a seat for an operator laying a row of shingles while moving the frame horizontally along the roof. In the preferred embodiment, a fastener gun assembly is pivotally mounted on the carriage frame in a position for quickly fastening each shingle which is laid on the roof.

Abstract: An apparatus for applying roofing shingles includes a tracking assembly having a guide track supported by rails removably coupled to the roof and incrementally adjustable upwardly of the roof by increments corresponding to the desired overlap of successive courses of shingles to be laid on the roof. A carriage movably engages the guide track and supports a supply of shingles on edge, which shingles can be laid upon the roof by individually rotating a shingle forwardly causing it to fall from the platform into a positioning cradle of the carriage. A nailing gun is periodically actuated to secure each shingle to the roof as the carriage moves along the track in preparation for installing the next adjacent shingle.

Abstract: A gardener's aid for sloped ground formed of first and second elongated paralleled spaced apart strut members, a plurality of generally flat spaced apart paralleled support members each having one end affixed to a first strut member and the other end affixed to the other strut member, the support members being in planes parallel to each other and at an acute angle to the longitudinal axis of the strut members, and first and second arm members affixed at one end of the first and second strut members, the arm members extending in a plane substantially perpendicular to the plane of the strut members longitudinal axii, the gardener's aid being positionable on sloped ground so that the support members are generally horizontal providing surfaces for receiving the feet, knees or hands of users, the arm members serving to contact the sloped ground and support the strut members and support members above and generally parallel to sloped ground.

Abstract: A shingle holder adheres to the slanted surface of a roof by means of frictional material on its underside the and holder a supply of shingles, or similar roof covering materials such as cedar shakes, securely in place and accessible to the roofer in applying the shingles to the slanted roof surface. The shingle holder comprises a rigid T-shaped structure that lies flat on the roof, with the material on the underside making frictional engagement with the roof surface under the weight of the shingles. Arm supports extend upward from a lowermost base of the T-shaped structure to support the roofing materials.

Abstract: A portable utility platform unit adapted to be employed in combination with other such units to cooperatively provide a temporary support surface upon roof trusses or floor joists for workers in the building trades.

Abstract: A mated pair of sleeper bars (34) comprises a first bar (25) having one end (28') thereof notched to form two fingers (29') and three slots (31'), while one end of the second bar (25) is notched to form three (29) fingers and two slots (31), with the fingers (29) of one bar (25) adapted to fit within the slots (31') of the other bar (25'). The mating fingers (29 and 29') and slots (31 and 31') are drilled for insertion of a connecting pin (37) for pivotally locking the matched ends (28 and 28') of the sleeper bars (25 and 25') together. A plurality of compartments (42) are formed along the length of each sleeper bar (25 and 25'), each compartment (42) being adapted to receive and hold a container (44) filled with a fluid material.

Abstract: A lifeline safety system for a pitched roof employs a frame for mounting a lifeline system above the peak of the roof. Shoulders extend from the frame and engage opposing sides of the roof. An anchor comprising a generally J-shaped bolt secures the bracket assembly to the roof. The bolt has a hook which engages the underside of the rafter. A nut has a pair of arms for torquing the nut to the bolt. In one embodiment, two roof mounting pods are pivotally mounted to a shoe which receives a retractable lifeline housing.

Abstract: A staple is cut from a steel sheet with two parallel legs of rectangular cross section joined at one end by a broader web portion. The staple is driven partway into a roof understructure, leaving the web spaced therefrom to define an aperture for connection of a fall restraint lifeline to the staple which acts as an anchor for the lifeline.

Abstract: Means and method are provided for walking on residential and commercial tile roofs with minimal breakage of the tile, there being a support provided having a planar backboard of plywood or the like with a pair of spaced, soft resilient parallel cushions on the front surface which are laid down into the troughs of the tile roof to distribute weight, and to distribute the weight particularly into the troughs of the roof, which are supported underneath by the sub-roof. The supports are distributed in a pathway over the roof to get the workman to the point on the roof that he needs to access, without stepping directly on the tiles.

Abstract: An adjustable roofing jack (10) for securing a scaffold (22) of a selected size for roofers to prevent falls and other dangers associated with working on an inclined surface, and especially high-pitched roofs. The adjustable roofing jack (10) includes a frame (12) for engaging the surface of the roof (24). The frame (12) includes an extended portion (34) for engaging one side of a scaffold board (22). An opening (36) is defined by the extended portion (34) for the receipt of a nail, screw or other conventional fastener (38) to prevent the scaffold board (22) from rotating axially. Slotted openings (42) are defined by the frame (12) for receiving at least one selected fastener (40) to secure the adjustable roofing jack (10) to the roof (24). A scaffold support (16) is attached to the frame (12) for supporting a scaffold board (22) of a selected width. An adjuster (18) is provided for altering the effective width of the scaffold support (16).

Abstract: A roofing materials removal device provides a guide system which secures the device and the operator in position on an inclined roof so that the roof can be traversed at various positions along different travel paths while supported. The removal device comprises a light-weight, durable, wheel supported frame, dual handles for leverage, an electric motor positioned low on the frame to give the device balance and stability. An angled blade reciprocating and riding on linear bearings is connected to spring-mounted tension bars. As the springs force the rear end of the tension bar upward, the forward end of the tension bars pivot downward causing the serrated, leading edge of the blade to slide between the roof covering material and the roof deck. The blade follows the contour of the roof deck dislodging roofing material including nails, roofing felt and shingles. The guide system is positioned on the opposite side of the roof ridge from the removal device.

Abstract: A safety guard apparatus for use on a pitched roof includes two or more units having a first member attached to a roof member and second and third members serving as an upright guard rail support. A distal end of the first member has fixed thereto a tubular collar having an axis at a right angle to the first member, and a fourth rigid elongate member is adjustably slidably fitted through the collar so that a lower end thereof may abut a vertical wall below the roof to support the apparatus above the roof.

Abstract: An apparatus for positioning an individual in a secure relationship relative to a shingle or shake roof construction includes a platform with spaced rails underlying the platform, the platform angulating adjustable relative to the rails. Each rail includes a forward and rear hook plate, with the forward hook plate including a bifurcated hook member, and the rear hook plate including a bifurcated rear hook member and a single hook forward portion. An anchor member is provided including a plurality of legs secured radially to and in equally spaced relationship to a central support, with each of the legs including a spring mount to permit deflection of the legs in securement to a shingle-type structure, with a second leg bisecting a plurality of adjacent legs rigidly mounted to the central plate.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a safety anchor for mounting on the roof of a building. The safety anchor comprises an anchor member and a base for supporting the anchor member. The anchor member is provided with a closed loop extending from the base for attachment of the safety line and an elongate securing member in contact with the surface of the base. The anchor member is attached to the base by a plurality of points of attachment between the elongate securing member and the surface of the base. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the anchor member is a U-shaped member securely attached to the base by a plurality of points of attachment between the arms of the anchor member and the surface of the base. The closed loop extending from the base is defined by the interior periphery of the anchor member extending from the base and the exterior periphery of the base between the arms of the anchor member.

Abstract: An adjustable roof support apparatus (10) for pitched roofs (100) including a horizontal platform member (14) and a vertical panel member (20) operatively secured together by fastening members (30) in a variety of angular dispositions so that the horizontal platform member (14) will be oriented parallel to the ground regardless of the angle of pitch of the pitched roof (100).

Abstract: A yard guard is disclosed which may be attached to a gable roof just above the eaves on a house that is to be re-shingled. The yard guard is a frame L-shaped in cross section with a guard rail to prevent old roofing material from falling from the roof onto shrubbery, grass and flowers to prevent damage and to save time in cleaning up.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved adjustable scaffolding assembly and is seen to include an adjustable scaffolding supporting device, a roller assembly, and a peak stabilizer bar assembly. The adjustable scaffolding supporting device is adapted to be slid along a ladder to permit positioning the scaffolding supporting device at a predetermined height and pitch with respect to the ladder. The roller assembly is mountable to the ladder and facilitates positioning the scaffolding assembly for use. The peak stabilizer bar assembly is also mountable to the ladder and is adapted to secure the scaffolding assembly while in position on a building roof.

Abstract: A scaffold bracket for suspensing scaffolding from a pitched roof in such a manner as to permit roofing up to the edge of the roof without interference, the scaffolding bracket being of such a structure as to permit easy adjustment and installation and subsequent removal, the point of support for the scaffold bracket lying outside the surface of the roof during use.