Garlock Equipment Company

Garlock Safety Systems Inc.

Carlisle Management Company, Inc.

Richard B Stoffels

Robert James Olson

James G Sidla

Brian Thomas Simmons

Stephen C Johanneck

Samir Ibrahim

Kenneth Landis

Kurt Behner

John Munoz

The top surface of an insert abuts with a form, with a tube extending into an aperture and sliding on a form post in the form. A rod inserted through the form, form post and tube holds the insert in place while castable material is poured in. The form is inverted with the guard rail base inside, the rod can be slid out of the form, and the form is removed. The handle is gripped by a claw on the obtuse angled chassis of a transporter. A handle on the chassis can be pushed to raise the guard rail base and to move the guard rail base on the surface by wheels. The guard rail base can be placed upon a pad having notches in its border.

Guard rail base and methods associated therewith

A safety apparatus () includes a weight pan () removably receiving a plurality of weights (W) pivotably mounted about a pan axis (A) between frame sides (). Wheels are rotatably mounted to the first ends of the frame sides (). An I-shaped main frame () is pivotably mounted to the frame about a first frame axis (J) generally perpendicular to the pan axis (A) and also a second frame axis (E) generally parallel to the pan axis (A). By pivoting the main frame () about the first frame axis (J), a steering function is provided to the frame. By pivoting the main frame () about the second frame axis (E), the frame is pivoted between an actuated position with the weight pan () resting upon a surface and a transport position with the weight pan () spaced from the surface and with the frame moveable on the surface ().

Safety apparatus for arresting a fall of a worker

A safety apparatus () includes a frame unit () placed on a surface (). A cable () is mounted around a pulley () rotatably mounted to the frame unit () about a rotation axis (). A slide () is slideably mounted to the frame unit () along a slide axis () at a non-parallel angle to the rotation axis () and movable between upper and lower positions. The cable () is attached between the slide () and a worker () on the surface (). A biasing member () is mounted between the slide () and the frame unit () and biases the slide () from the lower position to the upper position. An engaging member () is mounted to the slide () to move therewith. The engaging member () is above the surface () when the slide () is in the upper position. If the worker () falls from the surface, the engaging member () is moved downward and grips the surface () under the action of force resulting from falling of the worker () to retain the safety apparatus () on the surface and, thus, arrests the fall of the worker () from the surface ().

A dual post receptor () of a safety rail system () has horizontal cross sections of an elongated shape with a width generally equal to and for slideable receipt of vertical posts () of conventional railings () and a length larger than double the diameters of the vertical posts (). Elongated horizontal slots () are located in sides () of the receptor () for receiving locking pins () also inserted through holes () in the vertical posts (). Mounting the receptor () can be accomplished in a variety of manners including secured to a planar, horizontal mounting plate () secured to the bottom edges of the enclosure, secured to a vertical mounting plate () having a horizontal securement plate (), secured to a protrusion () for slideable receipt in sockets such as in a truck bed, secured to a C-shaped clamp system of a variety of constructions, or the like.

Safety rail system

A gate system () includes two spaced sides () defining a work area () between the sides (). A first opening () is defined between first ends of the sides (), and a second opening () opposite to the first opening () is defined between second ends of the sides (). Two gates () for opening/closing the first and second openings () are respectively coupled with two shafts () rotatably supported by one of the sides (). The shafts () are rotatably interconnected wherein pivoting of one of the gates () in a direction causes pivoting of the other gate () in an opposite direction. Each gate () includes a groove () that receives a vertical beam () of the other side () when the gate () is in a closed position. Biasing elements in the form of gas cylinders () between the side () and the gates () prevent the gates () from slamming into their closed positions.

Mezzanine gate system

A gate () includes a panel () movable relative to a fixed member () between an open position and a closed position. A linkage () is pivotally mounted to the panel () about a latch pivot axis. A catch () is pivotally mounted to the linkage () about a catch pivot axis spaced from and parallel to the latch pivot axis. The catch () is movable between a latched position engaged with the fixed member () and an unlatched position disengaged from the fixed member (). The catch () defines a groove for slideable receipt on the fixed member (). When the catch () is in the latched position and the panel () is in the closed position, the catch () abuts against opposite sides of the fixed member () along an extended length such that forces are applied on each side at spaced locations to resist twisting forces.

Latch assembly for safety rail system

Cantilever gates () in the form of parallelograms include first and second bars () and a toe board () extending between and pivotally mounted to first and second posts () and moveable between closed and open positions. Gas struts () assist in moving the gate (). A lock () in the form of a pivotal latch () holds the gate () in its open position. A slide receptor () slideably receives the second post () as the gate () moves from the open to the closed position and can be removably secured to the support surface mounting plate (). A pair of cantilever gates () can have their respective second posts () slideably related.

Cantilever gate

A cart () facilitates collection, storage and distribution of folding warning lines (). The cart () includes a framework () with a rolling support () to allow mobility and a stabilizer () to engage a work surface. The framework () has a handlebar (), which enables the framework () to be tilted rotationally about the rolling support () and pushed. The framework () has a storage area () located between first and second sides () and for receiving rigid members () of the folding warning lines (). A plurality of notches () defined in a top member () and a plurality of slots () defined in a bottom member () of the framework () are adapted to receive and constrain the rigid members () in the storage area (). The framework () has a holder () adapted to hold a flaccid member () of the folding warning lines (). When the framework () is in an immobile position, the first and second sides () are at a retention angle to gravitationally hold the rigid members () in the storage area (). A retainer () constrains the rigid members () when the framework () is mobile.

Cart to facilitate collection, storage and distribution of folding warning lines

Seam tape applicator includes a frame which holds a roll of seam tape and is supported by two pressure rollers from the front and rear of the frame. A tensioning plate applies pressure against the roll of seam tape to maintain proper tension on the seam tape as it is applied. A guide bar extends forwardly from the front of the seam tape applicator to indicate the location of the seam tape as it is being applied.

Seam tape applicator

A saw () facilitates cutting of roofing and includes a frame () that is mobile on a work surface. A locking mechanism () locks the frame () into a transport position. Actuating a release lever () allows the frame () to be adjusted into a working position. A shaft () rotatably mounted by first, second and third bearings () has saw blades () and a pulley () for connection with a drive belt (). The drive belt () passes through a hole () in the frame () to connect to a drive () to rotate the shaft () and the saw blades (). The third bearing () is mounted to a bearing support (). The frame () has a gap () communicating the hole () with an exterior edge () of the frame () proximate the third bearing (), with the bearing support () removably and replaceably mounted to the frame () and spanning the gap (). When the bearing support () is removed from the frame (), the third bearing () is void of attachments to the frame (), and the drive belt () may be passed over the access end () of the shaft () and over the third bearing () and into the hole () to access the pulley () while the first, second and third bearings () remain in position on the shaft () to expedite drive belt replacement.

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Eden Prairie, MN, United States of America

Richard B Stoffels