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Support apparatus for work on joists

a technology for supporting equipment and joists, which is applied in the direction of scaffold accessories, construction, building aids, etc., can solve the problems of damage claims of electricians, construction contractors, and residential installers, and achieve the effects of safe support for individuals, easy carrying and maneuvering of the unit, and light weigh

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-11-19
BROOKS CHARLES J
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"The support apparatus is designed to safely support individuals working above ceilings in new or existing residential dwellings. It provides a stable work surface to prevent workers from falling through the ceiling of the residence causing personal injury and damage to the residence. The support apparatus is easy to transport, lift, and deploy in an attic environment. It features built-in slots and handholds for easy carrying and maneuvering of the unit. The technical effect of the support apparatus is to provide a safer and more efficient way to work above ceilings in residential buildings."

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Ceiling damage from worker missed steps, dropped tools and workers falling through the ceiling represent the largest cause of damage claims for electricians, construction contractors, and residential installers.

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[0013]FIGS. 1, 2, 3 and 4 illustrates the support apparatus (1). The support apparatus (1) is, in the preferred embodiment, a planar structure having a top side (100), a bottom side (600), a first side (110), a second side (120), a first end (130) and a second end (140). At least one handle (200) is formed at either or both of the first side (110) and the second side (120) and or at the first end (130) and or at the second end (140). As seen in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3, the handle (200), in the preferred embodiment, extends outwardly from the first side (110) and or the second side (120). Seen in FIG. 3 is an illustration of another embodiment wherein a handle (200) extends from the first end (130) with this view simply illustrative of a handle (200) extending from either or both of the first end (130) or the second end (140).

[0014]Also seen in FIGS. 1 through 4 is the at least one handle aperture (210) from the top side (100) to the bottom side (600) proximal the respective first side (110...

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Abstract

The support apparatus is principally directed to a planar structure which will support a workman when working above a ceiling with steps provided only by joists. The support apparatus is planar having handles at each side and each end. The apparatus folds about a hinge which is intermediate the ends. Notches at the bottom side are spaced to standard residential construction for joists to give the support apparatus greater stability when in use.

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[0001]This patent application is pending from the U.S. Provisional Application filed on Jul. 6, 2007.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]This invention relates to an apparatus which is supported by ceiling joists allowing work to be accomplished above a ceiling, for example, in an attic. The invention more specifically relates to an apparatus which rests on or is supported by joists and which in turn supports a workman while lessening the likelihood of the workman stepping between joists and falling through a ceiling.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Carpentry and other work in an attic with uncovered joists offers opportunities for the workman to step between joists and onto structurally unsound ceiling materials. Damage to ceiling materials and injury have been common in the construction industry when the unintentional step occurs allowing the workman to place weight on a surface not structurally intended to bear such forces. Prior portable platforms include U.S. Pat. No. 5,915,785 to Walk...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): E04G1/15
CPCE04G3/22
Inventor BROOKS, CHARLES J.
Owner BROOKS CHARLES J