Apparatus and method for stabilizing a scaffold assembly
US5878840A · kind A · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | May 6, 1997 |
| Grant date | Mar 9, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 6, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE04G5/046
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A clamp assembly for interengaging a wall with a stanchion of a scaffold assembly. The clamp assembly includes a pair of jaws pivotally secured to each other for clamping the stanchion of the scaffold assembly. Each of the jaws has an opening. A rod is provided for engaging the wall to secure and couple the scaffold assembly to the wall. The clamp assembly further includes a bolt with an eyelet wherethrough the rod passes. The bolt passes through each of the openings of the two jaws of the clamp assembly. The rod, while being engaged in the eyelet of the bolt, is stationarily affixed against one of the jaws simultaneously with securedly engaging and clamping the two jaw members around the stanchion. A method for stabilizing a scaffold assembly next to a wall.
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