US 12,084,876 B2
Temporary scaffolding rest
Mikael Fejrskov, Glasgow (GB); and Andrew Wotherspoon, Glasgow (GB)
Assigned to SUNSHINE ENTERPRISE GROUP EU LIMITED, Gateshead (GB)
Appl. No. 17/761,923
Filed by TURNER ACCESS LIMITED, Central Scotland (GB)
PCT Filed Sep. 21, 2020, PCT No. PCT/GB2020/052277
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 18, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/053358, PCT Pub. Date Mar. 25, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 1913618 (GB), filed on Sep. 20, 2019; and application No. 2001119 (GB), filed on Jan. 27, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0372773 A1, Nov. 24, 2022
Int. Cl. E04G 5/06 (2006.01); E04G 5/14 (2006.01); E04G 7/30 (2006.01); E04G 7/34 (2006.01)
CPC E04G 5/061 (2013.01) [E04G 5/147 (2013.01); E04G 7/308 (2013.01); E04G 7/34 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A temporary scaffolding rest which temporarily supports a standby scaffolding component upon a scaffolding upright in a first temporary disconnected position which is laterally offset from the scaffolding upright for subsequent installation of said standby scaffolding component to a portion of said upright in a second installed position which is laterally inset from the first temporary disconnected position, the temporary scaffolding rest comprising:
at least a temporary connector for temporarily connecting the temporary scaffolding rest to said portion of said scaffolding upright; and
at least an elongated rest which extends laterally from the temporary connector in order to temporarily support a portion of said standby scaffolding adjacent said portion of said scaffolding upright in said first temporary disconnected laterally offset position ready for subsequent installation to said portion of said scaffolding upright in said second installed position, the elongated rest comprising:
at least a stand-off arm which extends inwardly from the connector past the scaffolding upright and at least partially projects into a working zone of the scaffolding in order allow said scaffolding component to be temporarily rested upon the scaffolding rest within the working zone,
wherein the connector is arranged to engage with an outward portion of said scaffolding upright which is outside of the working zone.