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A helicopter supported gondola is provided with means for stabilizing the position of the gondola with respect to the exterior wall of a building so that people trapped within the building may be removed from it and safely lowered to the ground. Means are provided for stabilizing the gondola so that...     

A ship's loading ramp has two side beams interconnected by travelling tracks with the beams and the tracks being divided in two portions connected by hinges. Wires for operating the ramp are connected to balancing arms and, one such arm is connected to each beam at the hinges. An actuator is fitted to...     

The invention is directed to a novel fire escape system designed for use with multi-story buildings. The system comprises a generally cylindrical (or other suitable geometric shape) vertical column, preferably attached vertically adjacent to the outside of the building, which is longitudinally slotted...     

To enable a scaffolding structure to serve vertically curved structures such as ships' hulls, a joint is provided to allow vertically adjacent scaffold uprights to be relatively inclined to one another in a vertical plane. Transom elements and staging brackets are provided with pivotally mounted means...     

A scaffolding bracket for attachment to a ship's bulkhead, or other vertical wall structure, having flanged, horizontally extending strengthening bars is provided with a beam and a hook member for engagement with a strengthening bar, at an arbitrarily selected point. One end of the beam, in mounted position,...     

Each of a pair of clip members comprises a plate-type member of rectangular configuration having a rectangular corner cutout forming a pair of perpendicular edges. Each clip member has a channel formed therein and extending perpendicularly to one of the edges and linearly with the other of the edges...     

A collapsible platform adapted to be erected in shallow water for surf fishing. Bearing plates connected to the lower ends of extensible legs stabilize a support panel to which a folding chair is hingedly connected. The platform is anchored in place by a handle operated actuating rod connected to a screw...     

A scaffold for carrying out activities inside a tank having a substantially cylindrical side wall and a roof with centrally provided therein a manhole, comprising a central mast and, movable therearound, a section for carrying operating platforms rotatably connected to said mast, all scaffold members...     

The present invention provides a combination scaffold and utility platform that is adapted to be used with two, at least, spaced apart support members. There is provided a first platform that is positioned on the support members in a spanning relationship therewith. The first platform includes therein...     

A staging includes sections that are easily transported or stored and in use are detachably joined to form vertical assemblies detachably interconnected by a railing with the assemblies connected to the building by braces. Each vertical assembly includes a support for platform-forming planks and a mechanism...     

A scaffolding assembly for use particularly in the construction of large holding tanks and which incorporates a novel construction and method of being raised from one level to another, the device including a series of scaffold sections made of aluminum and steel, the sections being pivotally attached...     

A device to facilitate use of scaffolding during construction of wood frame buildings by using a light-weight metal channel attached to and encasing occasional studs. Brackets hook into the channels at various desired heights, supporting planks which provide the working surface. At outside corners, one...     

A work platform for use in the servicing of jet engines including a frame, curved to conform with the exterior of the engine, carrying at its lower end a personnel supporting platform, a plurality of latch members rigidly attached to the upper end of the frame and adapted to engage cowling mountings...     

A Y-shaped support structure is movably attached at its two arms to a track vertically attached adjacent the face of a building. Two of the arms of the Y-shaped support structure are movably engaged in a slot in the track and a net is suspended between the support structure and a similar support structure...     

An escape mechanism for enabling a person to escape at any floor of a building, the escape mechanism including a vertically disposed hollow rail and at least one rack disposed within the rail. At least one running and suspension apparatus is adapted to be introduced within the rail, where the apparatus...     

A scaffold structure for attachment to wall surfaces. Telescoping horizontal members are supported at an inner end by a secured wall bracket. The horizontal members are usable to carry a work platform resting on their upper surfaces. They are supported intermediate their ends by a depending bracket mounted...     

A riding emergency or fire escape apparatus mountable interior of a building for delivering an inhabitant exterior of the building for free fall descent to the ground. The apparatus of this invention exterior of the building essentially comprises plate members mounted in a recess provided in the wall...     

A staircase having a small base area is formed with one or more stringers and a plurality of horizontal treads placed along the stringer, the leading edges of alternate treads being set back from the usual tread edge and the setbacks alternating from side to side along the treads. The arrangement permits...     

An adjustable scaffolding system adaptable to the progressive growth of a building during construction has a series of spaced uprights, each having a plurality of vertically disposed slots for the sliding engagement of the edges of a plurality of frames. The frames and a third slot on the uprights engage...     

A folding scaffold support is provided which can be readily attached to walls and a plurality of which provide sturdy and safe support for a scaffold assembly. The assembly is sturdy and accepts workmen and materials so that work can safely be carried out on a structure to which a plurality of them is...     

A stabbing board assembly comprising a support platform mounted for powered vertical adjustment on a pair of laterally spaced vertical rails which are in turn fixed, preferably releasably, to structural members of a derrick by upper and lower sets of longitudinally adjustable mounting arms. The platform...     

There is disclosed a modular system comprising central platforms having additional platforms extending from the ends thereof, and walkways pivotally connected to opposite sides of the central platform for swinging between horizontal positions for use in loading containers along the sides of the platforms,...     

A scaffolding bracket comprising a horizontal member arranged to act as a support for scaffold boards and a vertical member arranged to lie adjacent a vertical surface, the bracket having a plate for securing the bracket to the vertical surface and coupling means pivotally mounted within the angle formed...     

An escape system for delivering personnel on a drilling rig to a safe location in the event of a blow out or other dangerous situation. More specifically, a personnel capsule is releasably maintained in an unbalanced disposition by an A-frame structure adjacent the racking board level of the derrick...     

A boarding platform for transferring personnel between a fixed dock structure and a barge or the like is disclosed. The boarding platform includes a pair of vertical tracks having a carriage mounted for raising and lowering movements relative to the tracks. A boarding ramp is mounted on the carriage...     

Rails are mounted on the wall of a domelike reactor tank along pilasters extending downwardly from the top of the dome. A carriage is drivably mounted on the rails along each pilaster. The carriages each comprise drive means, and a working and inspecting platform. The platform is pivotally mounted and...     

A scaffold structure comprising a tubular column positioned vertically in use by a base support for supporting a base end portion of the column. Top supporting structure supports a top end portion of the tubular column and is effective to maintain the column vertical in use. The base support and top...     

A hand truck comprises a frame having handles at its rear end, wheels attached at least to the front end of the frame on opposite sides of its bottom, and a load support provided on the upper side of the frame and mounted on the frame shiftably longitudinally of the frame. Loads can be transferred from...     

A scaffolding frame member to be used for supporting scaffolding planks along the side of a building structure and adjacent the roof thereof. Each member is basically comprised of four folding parts, a roof member, an upright channel, a turnbuckle connected between the roof member and channel, and a...     

A collapsible fire escape for erection within a building adjacent a window therein, comprising sets of upper and lower joists arranged spatially apart from one another and mounted pivotally, respectively to upper and lower end portions of elongated upright angle irons to form a rectangular framework,...     

A frame has upwardly convergent legs which support a plate on which a seat is swiveled. The frame provides a socket which fits over the upper end of an upwardly disposed tree stump or limb stub. A foot rest extends around three sides of the frame so as to leave an open side through which the hunter may...     

A novel safety platform for use in a vertical shaft such as a manhole. The platform comprises a pair of support beams with the ends of each support beam mounted in the wall of the shaft. At least one panel extends across the shaft and bridges the support beams with a novel wedge clip at one end of the...     

A portable stabbing board adapted to be attached to a rig for supporting a worker while stabbing joints of tubular members together during running operations including a frame member mountable with the rig, attachment members with the frame member for removably securing the frame member with the rig,...     

The apparatus is constructed with upright supports and contilevers which project from the supports. The cantilevers carry a suspension device for supporting a rubble chute as well as a foldable U-shaped tray which defines a walkway for access to the chute. The cantilevers are constructed of horizontal...     

A scaffold apparatus usable in conjunction with conventional on-site building materials to provide an adjustable scaffold, the scaffold apparatus having a matched pair of plank brackets with a releasable clamping mechanism adapted to clamp the brackets to a pair of spaced timber posts, the plank brackets...     

An auxiliary attachment for portable framework type of scaffolding assembly adapted for erection alongside a vertical face of a structure. The usual framework includes outwardly extended brackets to mount and support a horizontal worker platform formed of planking pieces. The auxiliary attachment of...     

A scaffolding bracket for supporting a platform against the wall of a ship or the like has a tapered U-shaped support beam having opposed pairs of apertures in the sides near one end thereof, the support beam is adjustable relative to a wall engaging plate. The wall engaging plate has a pair of keyhole...     

A scaffold having a number of platform plates connected through independent chains. Independent chains are also provided above the uppermost platform and below the lowermost platform for connection to upper fitting members and lower fitting members, respectively integral with a wall. The latter chains...     

A scaffolding generally of the type for use in placing siding on a vertical wall of a house wherein the scaffolding has two posts disposed vertically and supported at the lower end by a support structure offset from the post in a direction away from the house and having legs offset from one another in...     

A scaffold has features that allow it to be supported vertically by connecting it to a building. The scaffold includes a pair of legs. Each leg will telescope to vary the length of the leg. A rail interconnects the legs. A worker's platform is carried by the rail below the rail. Rollers connected with...     

An emergency escape apparatus includes a gear track mounted vertically on an exterior surface of a building. A carriage is provided with guide rollers which engage a guide track oriented adjacent and parallel to the gear track. A gear wheel is rotatably mounted on the carriage and is maintained in positive...     

A magnetic holder for pulling in and securing a platform and personnel to e hull of a ship to be serviced is disclosed. A lightweight corrosion resistant body member houses a permanent magnet and has an extension for receiving an elongated tool with which the holder is brought in contact with the ship's...     

A clamping device for securing a pole within a U-shaped yoke having a plate member with a hook at one end and a tooth at the other end for respectively engaging opposing slots at the distal ends of the yoke to transversely position the plate across the yoke. A bolt threadingly passes through a hole in...     

A fire-proof rescue system for high-rise buildings comprises an upright rail fixed to a face of the building and a rescue cabin movable upwardly and downwardly of the building and having a gear engageable with the rail. The system further includes a gear transmission unit, a cable drum with a cable thereon,...     

A portable high-rise escape device for attachment to the windowsill of a tall building is disclosed comprising a telescoping length extendible boom, an actuable pneumatic driver for extending the boom, a detachable wall mounting bracket to securely connect the boom to a windowsill, a length of cable...     

A removable construction device for use in a building under construction is disclosed. The device is partially positioned inside the building and locked to the building and is partially cantilevered outside of the building. The device has a movable platform section that may be positioned inside or outside...     

Rescue apparatus is described for use in the rescue of persons from high rise and other buildings which includes an inflatable funnel of fabric carried by a bracket which is secured to an interior portion of a building, the funnel preferably being located below a window from which an escape is to be...     

This invention is directed to mechanical staging for use in the construction of a building. Normally, in the construction of a frame building, there is used staging and which staging is made from wood. This invention is directed to the use of mechanical supports for wooden cants and wooden planks. There...     

A fire escape having a roller chain carried in a slotted vertically extending tube and driven to cause controlled downwardly movement in the tube. The roller chain carries ears which support molded plastic balls connected through the tube's slot to harnesses for escaping persons. The controlled movement...     

A service elevator, designed to carry persons up or down along a building wall or other structure, comprises a ladder secured to that structure and a carriage on which an endless conveyor band is supported. The band has projecting dogs engaging the rungs of the ladder which are held between a first stringer...     

A safety device for securing a scaffold to the side of a building in order to prevent movement thereof is disclosed. Such securing of the scaffold is achieved by placing a lanyard around the rope supporting the scaffold and securing the lanyard to a stud on the side of a building through the use of a...     

The invention herein described is directed to an emergency escape system, such as for use in exiting from a high-rise building. Such system includes a personnel lowering device adapted to be clamped to a vertically mounted I-beam running the full height of the building from which a quick escape is desired....     

A gravity operated emergency system for a multi-story building is disclosed including an elongate track having a central rack which is disposed along an outside wall of the building. A traveller is provided which moves along the track and has a pinion which rotatably engages the rack. A pair of bearing...     

An oil spill recovery method and apparatus is disclosed. The method of recovery involves the pumping of an oil/water mixture from a concentration area to the submerged portion of a vertically oriented cylinder, open at both ends, and the separation of the oil from the water in the cylinder. Oil floats...     

A safety device for securing a scaffold to the side of a building in order to prevent movement thereof is disclosed. Such securing of the scaffold is achieved by placing a lanyard, preferably an adjustable lanyard, around the rope supporting the scaffold and securing the lanyard to a stud on the side...     

A safety support and rescue clamp for use on building structures for supporting personnel and equipment on wall faces of buildings. The clamp is characterized in that it is receivable into an elongated vertical, channel-like slotted track of the type affixed in the wall of a high-rise building. A pivotal...     

A fire escape and extinction system is disclosed which can be used in the event of fire outbreak in high buildings, in particular in "skyscrapers," and comprises a transportable booth having a partition grid extending parallel to the booth floor and defining a lower chamber, which accommodates booth...     

A method and apparatus for forming poured concrete walls using crane-lifted type jump scaffolding optionally including associated wallforms, and particularly including a unique automatic safety lock system keyed to the lifting operation to anchor and secure the scaffolding to the previously poured shearwall....     

An escape system for buildings which is comprised of at least one vertically disposed runner positioned preferably on the exterior of a building adapted to engage and support a removable power driven platform carriage which moves from floor to floor receiving trapped persons and delivering the same to...     

A portable balustrade and platform assembly for a structure, such as a recreational vehicle, is provided for stabilizing and assisting a person entering and exiting the structure via a door thereof. The balustrade and platform assembly, which is detachable from the structure when not in use, or for transportation...     

A foldable scaffold which can be erected to the side of a scaffold anchor having a horizontal member pivotally mounted at one end to the scaffold anchor and a support member pivotally mounted at one end to the horizontal member and the other end releasably mounted on the support anchor. A pin is provided...     

An adjustable roof scaffold jack means for mounting on a pitched roof that includes adjustment means coupled to a support member adapted to be leveled to the horizontal for receiving a platform for workman to use in working on a vertical or angular surface adjacent to said pitched roof. The means include...     

A mobile remote manipulator system 10 is disclosed for assembly, repair and logistics transport on, around and about a space station square bay truss structure. The vehicle is supported by a square track arrangement supported by guide pins integral with the space station truss structure 12 and located...     

A highrise fire escape device gravity operated and particularly adaptable for use in highrise building and modern skyscraper structures as an escape apparatus from any floor of a building for use in the rescue of an occupant who may be trapped and prevented from using the conventional stairways or elevator...     

A debris barrier for a high rise construction structure comprises a woven flexible mesh netting. A cord longitudinally extends along the top of the netting to form a reinforced border. The top of the netting is clipped to a safety cable so as to vertically suspend a portion of the netting. An anchoring...     

A safety net is raised during construction of a multi-floor building without the use of tracks vertically attached to the outer building face. A pair of support structures hold the net in a fully deployed condition adjacent the outer building face. Each support structure is held in place by a plurality...     

A scaffolding attachment and method of using the same during construction of an outer wall next to an inner wall. Each attachment consists of a beam adjustably secured to a support post and a bracket element fixed to the inner wall at the same height as the beam. A flat link member is rigidly, permanently...     

A debris barrier for a high rise construction structure comprises a woven flexible mesh netting. A cord longitudinally extends along the top of the netting to form a reinforced border. The top of the netting is clipped to a safety cable so as to vertically suspend a portion of the netting. An anchoring...     

A perimeter debris net lifting system employs a plurality of lifting units which support a debris net for a high rise-type construction structure. The lifting units comprise a pair of frame assemblies which are slidably coupled and essentially scale the structure to raise the debris net as construction...     

A generally triangular hook-on scaffolding support is formed by the alignment of a horizontal elongated top member over an angled brace and a vertical brace. A short section of serrated angle iron affixed transversely to one end of the top member abuts to inside surfaces of an opened stud wall and in...     

The present invention relates to an improved device designed to be mountable on a building for supporting a ladder and protecting the building from damage due to the ladder. The improved device includes a plurality of leg means, attachment means, and crosspiece means that are mountable to a building...     

A rescue craft includes a self-propelled car or elevator type of flying machine for rescuing persons from high-rise buildings, during fires, or other emergencies. The craft is powered by fan-jet engines capable of lifting the unit in vertical take-offs. A cable attached to a ground structure is used...     

A scaffold jack includes a jack housing mounted for slidable movement on a vertical post. The jack housing has a support beam projecting horizontally therefrom upon which a working platform is supported above the ground. A ratchet mechanism on the housing includes a pawl which will cooperate with apertures...     

A safety net system for multi-story building construction includes a plurality of post assemblies spaced around the perimeter of the building, each with a horizontal shaft at its lower end pivoted to a bracket attached to a lower floor of the building, and a safety net suspended between the outer, free...     

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...     

A perimeter debris net lifting system employs a plurality of lifting units which support a debris net for a high rise-type construction structure. The lifting units comprise a pair of frame assemblies which are slidably coupled and essentially scale the structure to raise the debris net as construction...     

A triangular frame assembly is disclosed for supporting a safety barrier of boards above the edge of a roof during construction. The triangular assembly employs pivotal connections between a base and a lower stanchion member, between the base and a diagonal brace, and between the diagonal brace and an...     

A shock absorbing safety net includes diamond mesh netting which is attached to a perimeter rope. In one embodiment, groups of diamond points or peripheral diamond mesh arrays are alternately lashed and laced to the perimeter rope. The laced diamond meshes are disposed in the vicinity of snap hooks employed...     

A back support is used by a user in a standing or leaning position and has a back rest that can be adjusted to the proper height and oriented to support the user's low back. The back support has a forward bias so that when the user leans against it, the support means rearward and when the user separates...     

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...     

A safety net assembly (16) includes elongated rigid attachment spars (34) having attachment-spar swivel links (36) which are selectively linked to an external net support (18) at first ends thereof but which further include traction-force-responsive clamp hooks (42) at second ends thereof for selectively...     

A first metal bar having an upwardly extending flange; a second metal bar; a third angulated metal bar or strut; a first horizontal waler support plate; a second vertical form engaging plate extending downwardly from one end of the first horizontal waler support plate, a third vertical waler engaging...     

A fire escape device incorporated into new buildings or added on to existing buildings by which occupants of the building may quickly and safely exit from the building in the case of fire or other emergency conditions. The fire escape device includes a vertical track or guide that slidably receives a...     

A basic scaffolding tower assembly for building up, in modular fashion, a multi-level scaffolding system includes a pair of load-bearing tower panels spaced from and parallel to the building facade. The tower panels are joined together by a pair of landing channels extending perpendicularly to the building...     

A step-up bracket is provided to extend laterally from scaffolding to aid in providing, in conjunction with a plank, a work platform protruding laterally from the scaffolding. The step-up bracket includes a vertical base to be secured to the scaffolding, and a horizontal seat supported by a diagonal...     

The self-raising work platform assembly includes a pair of spaced towers adapted to be erected alongside a building structure, sleeve members surrounding and guided along the respective towers, joists extending between and releasably hooked to the sleeves, a flooring supported by the joists and chain...     

A work station for mounting to the side of a vehicle to aid a mechainc in reaching the engine compartment comprising a platform surface, four legs movably attached to the platform so that the height of the platform is adjustable, a brace attached to the platform to space the platform away from the side...     

The invention is a poolside descending scaffold having an apron bar which is extendable by an apron arm extender fitted into its two end pieces, which are rectangular box girders of light metal or steel. End pieces are affixed to the extender by pad bars with threaded internal pins. The pad rods carry...     

A portable scaffold for supporting sheet construction material such as plywood ready for use in roof and floor construction. The device is structured to be fully supported atop a wall in straddled fashion, at least a portion of the upper edge of the wall being temporarily clear to receive the scaffold....     

A scaffold bracket is disclosed comprising a vertical beam of channel cross-section, a horizontal beam pivoted at its proximate end to a point between the ends of the vertical beam and adapted to nest within its channel cross-section, an angle bracket having a first and second end, the first end being...     

The self-raising work platform assembly is of the cantilever type in that it comprises a single tower, a sleeve surrounding and guided along said tower for up-and-down movement, power-operated raising means for said sleeve and a pair of horizontally-extending cantilever work platforms attached to said...     

A horizontal safety net support system which is especially adaptable for high-rise building renovation projects employs a collapsable wind brace and a retractable support arm section. The wind brace includes a pair of restraining tubes which are pivotally connected and are maintained in a linear configuration...     

A pump jack scaffold includes a pair of extruded aluminum poles. Each pole has a rectangular cross-section. Wood is adhered to one side wall of each pole, providing a surface a jack mechanism can grip. Each of the other three side walls is extruded with a longitudinal structure, internal to the pole,...     

A curved stairway preform designed to be finished in trim thereby simulating a completely wooden curved stairway.

A scaffolding system that is based on metal clamps that can be used with on-site lumber to provide an elevated walkway. The scaffolding does not hang from the wall against which it is positioned, permitting such wall to subside during construction, as when it is filled with concrete.

A removable walkway is constructed of light metals and is designed for attachment to a bridge or viaduct during construction or repair, or for retrofitting such a structural built without a walkway.

An adjustable support structure is used to support various types of roofs, such as flat, single slope and double slope roofs. The support structure includes a channel shaped post, a load beam assembly connected to the post at about its uppermost end, an adjustable bracket adjustably secured to the load...     

A scaffold structure which may be suspended from the top of a wall to support wooden planks or the like in an elevated, horizontal position. The structure includes a main support member having a hanging bracket for engaging the top of the wall to support the main support member vertically along the wall....     

This invention relates to a construction wall bracket for use in the erection of residential structures. The construction wall bracket includes a vertical member having a pair of laterally and outwardly-extending stud engagement members which rest against the vertical wall. A horizontal member having...     

The present invention includes a scaffold bracket which is removably attachable to an elongated member such as the stud of a building under construction. The scaffold bracket includes a support structure having a support arm, and first and second grippers attached to the support structure. The first...