(19)
(11) EP 1 256 666 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
04.02.2004 Bulletin 2004/06

(43) Date of publication A2:
13.11.2002 Bulletin 2002/46

(21) Application number: 02253186.7

(22) Date of filing: 07.05.2002
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: E04G 1/26
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 08.05.2001 GB 0111165

(71) Applicants:
  • Willis, John Howard
    Ely, Cambridgsehire CB6 3DQ (GB)
  • Archer, Andrew William
    Ely, Cambridgsehire CB6 2JG (GB)

(72) Inventors:
  • Willis, John Howard
    Sutton, Ely, Cambridgeshire CB6 2RA (GB)
  • Archer, Andrew William
    Sutton, Ely, Cambridgeshire CB6 2RA (GB)

(74) Representative: Evens, Paul Jonathan et al
Maguire Boss, 5 Crown Street
St. Ives, Cambridge PE27 5EB
St. Ives, Cambridge PE27 5EB (GB)

   


(54) Safety guard


(57) A safety guard and particularly but not exclusively a scaffolding guard for construction sites and the like. The safety guard (130) comprises a screen (140); and at least one support member (150) mounted in or on the screen (140), the or each support member (150) having a hook-like profile (195) defining an open channel (200) for receiving a substantially horizontal pole (120) from which the screen (140) is to be hung; characterised by a stop (180) mounted on and projecting from the screen (140), the stop (180) being configured to restrict movement of the screen (140) relative to a substantially horizontal pole (120) when received in the open channel (200) of the or each support member (150).






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