GB2446477A - An interchangeable safety cap for scaffolding - Google Patents

An interchangeable safety cap for scaffolding Download PDF

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GB2446477A
GB2446477A GB0716906A GB0716906A GB2446477A GB 2446477 A GB2446477 A GB 2446477A GB 0716906 A GB0716906 A GB 0716906A GB 0716906 A GB0716906 A GB 0716906A GB 2446477 A GB2446477 A GB 2446477A
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scaffolding
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Dennis Scott
David Scott
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04C—STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS; BUILDING MATERIALS
    • E04C5/00—Reinforcing elements, e.g. for concrete; Auxiliary elements therefor
    • E04C5/16—Auxiliary parts for reinforcements, e.g. connectors, spacers, stirrups
    • E04C5/161—Protective caps for the ends of reinforcing bars
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04G—SCAFFOLDING; FORMS; SHUTTERING; BUILDING IMPLEMENTS OR AIDS, OR THEIR USE; HANDLING BUILDING MATERIALS ON THE SITE; REPAIRING, BREAKING-UP OR OTHER WORK ON EXISTING BUILDINGS
    • E04G5/00—Component parts or accessories for scaffolds
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04G—SCAFFOLDING; FORMS; SHUTTERING; BUILDING IMPLEMENTS OR AIDS, OR THEIR USE; HANDLING BUILDING MATERIALS ON THE SITE; REPAIRING, BREAKING-UP OR OTHER WORK ON EXISTING BUILDINGS
    • E04G21/00—Preparing, conveying, or working-up building materials or building elements in situ; Other devices or measures for constructional work
    • E04G21/32—Safety or protective measures for persons during the construction of buildings
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04G—SCAFFOLDING; FORMS; SHUTTERING; BUILDING IMPLEMENTS OR AIDS, OR THEIR USE; HANDLING BUILDING MATERIALS ON THE SITE; REPAIRING, BREAKING-UP OR OTHER WORK ON EXISTING BUILDINGS
    • E04G21/00—Preparing, conveying, or working-up building materials or building elements in situ; Other devices or measures for constructional work
    • E04G21/32—Safety or protective measures for persons during the construction of buildings
    • E04G21/3204—Safety or protective measures for persons during the construction of buildings against falling down
    • E04G21/3252—Protections, e.g. cover, caps, against impaling on starter reinforcement bars
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04G—SCAFFOLDING; FORMS; SHUTTERING; BUILDING IMPLEMENTS OR AIDS, OR THEIR USE; HANDLING BUILDING MATERIALS ON THE SITE; REPAIRING, BREAKING-UP OR OTHER WORK ON EXISTING BUILDINGS
    • E04G5/00—Component parts or accessories for scaffolds
    • E04G5/001—Safety or protective measures against falling down relating to scaffoldings
    • E04G5/002—Protections or covers for scaffolding connections

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Abstract

An interchangeable safety cap for scaffolding that covers the end of a scaffolding tube or a scaffolding clip bolt to prevent personnel and public from being injured should they have any direct contact with the end of the scaffolding tube or scaffolding clip bolt. The cap is preferably domed shaped and externally fluted to provide a suitable hand grip to allow the cap to be easily positioned and removed by the user. To assist the positioning and removal of the cap over the end of a scaffolding tube, the cap has wedged shaped fins around the interior wall of the cap. To allow the cap to be detachably secured to the bolt and bolt of a scaffolding clip bolt, a tube with a hexagonal shaped end extends from the interior of the cap and accommodates the nut and the bolt projecting through the nut of the scaffolding clip bolt. Preferably the cap is made from non-flammable plastic and may be coloured in bright day glow colours.

Description

* 2446477 Descrif ion Interchangeable Safety Ca End for Scaffolding
Tube and Clip The cap end is designed to cover both tube end and clip bolt to prevent personnel and public from possible injury.
Injury can occur from direct impact with unguarded tube or clip bolts or from cuts and scrapes with badly cut ends.
It is designed to be re-usable, quick fitting, maintenance free, with no moving parts; the unique fluted and finned body allows the flexibility to ease removal of cap from the tube end for reuse. A prototype has been assembled and proved to fulfil both tube end and clip bolt functions.
Made from non flammable moulded plastic it should be long lived and can be coloured in bright day glow colours which would help define and outline scaffolding. Company colours or logo could be incorporated into the design to personalise or identify cap end ownership.
Cap in Scaffolding Tube End Safety Mode The design of the external fluted body is to provide a suitable hand grip for ease of removal from the tube end without damage for multiple reuse; the domed end is designed to cushion any direct impact injury which may occur -see Drawing Sheet 1 Figures 1 and 2.
The design of Ihe infernal wedge shaped fins is to ease the positioning and fitting on to the tube end. See Drawing Sheet 2 Figures 3 and 4.
The combination of the fluted body and wedge shaped internal fins allows the flexibility for ease of removal while maintaining a secure hold when in place as a safety end cap end.
Descri tion Ca In Scaffolding Cli Safety Mode The design of the internal tube with the hexagon shaped end allows the tube cap to perform the dual function now in the scaffold clip mode, the hollow tube now with straight sides to aid extrusion during manufacture accommodates f he bolt body projection allowing the hexagon end to fit over the nut ensuring a secuie fit and protection from and impact injury from contact with the protruding bolt -See...
Drawing Sheet 3 Figure 5.
DRAWINGS ENCLOSED 30FF SHEET 1 Shows protector in tube end mode -EXTERNAL VIEWS SHEET 2 Shows protector in tube end mode -INTERNAL VIEWS SHEET 3 Shows protector in bolt end mode -INTERNAL VIEWS

Claims (2)

  1. Claims L The interchangeable safety cap for scaffolding is designed to
    cover both the scaffold tube end and the scaffold clip bolt to prevent personnel and public from possible injury.
  2. 2 The domed shaped cap end is designed to cushion any direct impact injury.
    The design of the external fluted body is to provide a suitable hand grip for ease of removal without damage for multiple reuse as a scaffold tube end cap or scaffold clip safety cap.
    The design of the internal wedge shaped fins is to ease the positioning and fitting on the scaffold tube end.
    The combination of the fluted and finned body gives the cap the flexibility to ease the removal from the scaffold tube end while maintaining a secure hold when in place as a safety cap end.
    The design of the internal tube with the hexagon shaped end allows the scaffold tube end cap to perform its other role as a scaffold clip safety cap.
    Z. The hollow tube with straight sides to aid the extrusion during manufacture accommodates the bolt projection allowing the hexagon end to fit over the nut and bolt fastening the clip to the scaffolding ensuring a secure fit for the safety cap.
    & Made from a non-flammable moulded plastic it is maintenance free and long lasting and can be reused many times as a tube end or clip protector.
    All caps will be made in various bright day glow colours to help define and outline scaffolding.
    jQ Company colours or logos can be incorporated into the manufacture to personalise or identify cap end ownership.
GB0716906A 2007-02-09 2007-08-31 An interchangeable safety cap for scaffolding Withdrawn GB2446477A (en)

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GBGB0702481.3A GB0702481D0 (en) 2007-02-09 2007-02-09 Interchangeable saftey cap end for scaffolding tube clip

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Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2462682A (en) * 2008-08-22 2010-02-24 Michael Bruce Carter Protective device
US20140367196A1 (en) * 2013-06-12 2014-12-18 Richard Dawson Scaffold end cover system and method
GB2612036A (en) * 2021-10-19 2023-04-26 Dudhia Shiraz Protective covers

Citations (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2058267A (en) * 1979-09-10 1981-04-08 Fuji Seimitsu Mfg Co Ltd Cover for a nut
GB2261016A (en) * 1991-10-10 1993-05-05 Dennis Struthers Fairley Scaffolding safety devices
GB2290575A (en) * 1994-06-22 1996-01-03 John Moore Scaffold tube buffer
AU2004100262A4 (en) * 2003-11-03 2004-04-29 Metalbuilt Pty Ltd Safety device
WO2005071276A1 (en) * 2004-01-20 2005-08-04 Dnd Partnership Ltd Protective covers
JP2006214079A (en) * 2005-02-01 2006-08-17 Kunimoto Co Ltd Safety cover for pipe clamp
GB2435068A (en) * 2006-02-09 2007-08-15 Stewart Little A scaffold pole protective end cap

Patent Citations (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2058267A (en) * 1979-09-10 1981-04-08 Fuji Seimitsu Mfg Co Ltd Cover for a nut
GB2261016A (en) * 1991-10-10 1993-05-05 Dennis Struthers Fairley Scaffolding safety devices
GB2290575A (en) * 1994-06-22 1996-01-03 John Moore Scaffold tube buffer
AU2004100262A4 (en) * 2003-11-03 2004-04-29 Metalbuilt Pty Ltd Safety device
WO2005071276A1 (en) * 2004-01-20 2005-08-04 Dnd Partnership Ltd Protective covers
JP2006214079A (en) * 2005-02-01 2006-08-17 Kunimoto Co Ltd Safety cover for pipe clamp
GB2435068A (en) * 2006-02-09 2007-08-15 Stewart Little A scaffold pole protective end cap

Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2462682A (en) * 2008-08-22 2010-02-24 Michael Bruce Carter Protective device
US20140367196A1 (en) * 2013-06-12 2014-12-18 Richard Dawson Scaffold end cover system and method
US9404273B2 (en) * 2013-06-12 2016-08-02 Richard Dawson Scaffold end cover system and method
GB2612036A (en) * 2021-10-19 2023-04-26 Dudhia Shiraz Protective covers

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