Safety roof anchors

摘要

This invention relates to safety anchors for roof workers and in particular to a gutter ladder anchor, a ridge anchor, a rafter anchor, and a truss anchor. In a one aspect the invention is a gutter ladder anchor formed from a metal plate, and comprising a flat base, having left, right, rear, and front ends; a fold at the front end of the base; one or more legs extending from the fold; a flange at the end of each leg, folded upwards; one or more holes located in each leg for mounting a vertical eye or a ladder location attachment; a first pattern of spaced apart holes through the base for fixing the anchor to a batten or purlin, said first pattern extending from the left end to the right end; and one or more holes through the flange of each leg for fixing the anchor to a gutter.

主权项

1. A method of providing an anchor point on a roof for securing a worker, the roof comprising sheeting material and structural members supporting the sheeting material, said method comprising:
providing a roof anchor formed from a plate bent into a U-shape to define a first leg and a second leg, the legs being substantially parallel are interconnected by a web defining a slot for sliding engagement over the roof sheeting material, the first leg terminating in a first end and the second leg terminating in a second end, at least one anchor point for securing a worker at the first end; installing the second leg of the roof anchor under the roof sheeting material by sliding the roof anchor relative to the roof sheeting material so that the roof sheeting material slidably engages the slot; and securing the second leg relative to the structural members of the roof, wherein, when the second leg is installed under the roof sheeting material, the first leg is above the roof sheeting material exposing the anchor point.