Portable and reusable connection device having secure anchor point

摘要

A mounting bracket to be utilized in a fall protection system. The mounting bracket includes an adjustable securing means to anchor to structural members of varying sizes and an adjustable anchor point to receive and secure a post therein. The adjustable securing means includes a first bracket and a second bracket capable of being secured together in different configurations (based on different heights of the structural member) to anchor the adjustable securing means to the structural member. The adjustable anchor point is to receive the post within a defined distance from the structural member and may include one or more open-ended receiving stanchions. The adjustable anchor point is capable of securing the post in different configurations. The post includes a plurality of brackets capable of holding railings in order to create a guardrail. The posts may include other items and be utilized in other systems.

主权项

1. A mounting bracket to be utilized in a fall protection system, the mounting bracket comprising:
an adjustable securing means to anchor to a structural member, wherein the adjustable securing means includes
a first bracket having a first leg to contact a top of the structural member and a second leg to extend up from the top of the structural member in alignment with a first side of the structural member; anda second bracket having a first leg to contact a bottom of the structural member and a second leg to extend up from the bottom of the structural member and to be in contact with the first side of the structural member and the second leg of the first bracket, and wherein the adjustable securing means is configured to enable a distance between the first leg of the first bracket and the first leg of the second bracket to be adjusted so as to enable the adjustable securing means to be utilized with structural members of different heights; and a plurality of receiving receptacles mounted to an end of the first leg of the first bracket of the adjustable securing means, wherein the end of the first leg of the first bracket is configured to be located away from the first side of the structural member, wherein the plurality of receiving receptacles is substantially perpendicular to, and extends upward from, the first leg of the first bracket and is configured to extend upward from the top of the structural member, wherein the plurality of receiving receptacles includes, at least, a first receiving receptacle and a second receiving receptacle, wherein the first receiving receptacle and the second receiving receptacle are mounted in alignment with each other and are both mounted in alignment with the first bracket, wherein the first receiving receptacle is adjacent to the end of the first leg of the first bracket and is directly connected to the end of the first leg of the first bracket, wherein the second receiving receptacle is adjacent to the first receiving receptacle and is directly connected to the first receiving receptacle, wherein each of the plurality of receiving receptacles is configured to be located at a different distance from the first side of the structural member and at least one of the plurality of receiving receptacles is configured to extend past a second side of the structural member, wherein each of the plurality of receiving receptacles includes a pathway running therethrough from a first open distal end to a second open distal end opposite the first open distal end, wherein the pathway of each of the plurality of receiving receptacles is substantially perpendicular to the first leg of the first bracket and is substantially parallel to each other, wherein the first open distal end and the second open distal end of each of the plurality of receiving receptacles are accessible when the plurality of receiving receptacles is mounted to the end of the first leg of the first bracket so as to allow a post to be received from the first open distal end of one of the plurality of receiving receptacles and to extend through the pathway and out of the second open distal end thereof or to allow the post to be received from the second open distal end of the one of the plurality of receiving receptacles and to extend through the pathway and out of the first open distal end thereof, and wherein a receiving receptacle from the plurality of receiving receptacles is to be selected based on a depth of the structural member so as to allow the post received therein to extend past the second side of the structural member and to be within a distance from the second side of the structural member.