Wall-Mounted Scaffolding Bracket with Flexible Retention
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional scaffolding systems are time-consuming and costly to construct, especially for high locations, and often require extensive groundworks that may not be practical or possible in all situations.
Innovation Solution
A modular scaffolding system comprising a bracket securable to a vertical surface with a horizontal support member and a flexible retaining member to support and retain a worker platform, allowing for adjustable length and secure attachment to the building without the need for extensive groundworks.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional scaffolding systems are built from ground level to high locations, then workers can access high areas, but construction time and costs increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of building scaffolding from the ground up to reach high locations, this patent inverts the approach by securing brackets directly to the building facade at the desired height. The horizontal support members then extend outward from these elevated attachment points, allowing workers to access high areas immediately without constructing a full-height ground-based scaffold structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from vertical construction (ground level upward) to horizontal extension (outward from wall). By attaching brackets vertically to the building facade and extending support members horizontally, the system reaches work areas in a different dimensional approach, eliminating the need for extensive vertical scaffolding assembly from the ground.
2Ease of operation
If conventional scaffolding systems are built from ground level, then workers can access high areas, but extensive groundworks are required which may not be practical in all situations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and eliminates the groundworks component from the scaffolding system. Instead of requiring ground-level foundations, access points, and base structures, the system attaches directly to the building facade at elevation, removing the entire ground-based support infrastructure while maintaining the ability to support workers at high locations.
Solution Approach 2:
The traditional sequence is inverted: rather than establishing ground works first and building upward, the system establishes attachment points on the building facade first and supports workers directly from those elevated points, making groundworks unnecessary.
3Ease of operation
If conventional scaffolding systems are built from ground level, then workers can access high areas, but construction costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The scaffolding system is segmented into separate functional components: wall-mounted brackets, horizontal support members, and worker platform supports. This modular segmentation allows only the necessary elements to be installed at high locations rather than constructing an entire ground-to-ceiling scaffold structure, reducing material costs and construction expenses.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent removes the expensive groundworks infrastructure from the project scope. By eliminating the need for ground-level foundations, access roads, and base structures, the system significantly reduces construction costs while maintaining worker access to high areas through direct facade attachment.
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AI summary
A system and method for forming a scaffolding wherein the system comprises at least one bracket securable to a vertical surface of a building, a horizontal support member supported by the at least one bracket, the support member adapted to support a worker support platform on a horizontal support surface thereof and a flexible retaining member adapted to pass over a worker support platform supported on the horizontal support member so as to retain the worker support platform on the horizontal support surface. The method comprises securing at least one bracket to the a building, supporting a worker support platform on a horizontal support member and retaining the worker support platform on the horizontal support member with the flexible retaining member.