GB2531886A - Attaching apparatus - Google Patents

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GB2531886A
GB2531886A GB1515150.9A GB201515150A GB2531886A GB 2531886 A GB2531886 A GB 2531886A GB 201515150 A GB201515150 A GB 201515150A GB 2531886 A GB2531886 A GB 2531886A
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Jowett Leigh
Leslie Baker Martin
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Loadhog Ltd
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04G—SCAFFOLDING; FORMS; SHUTTERING; BUILDING IMPLEMENTS OR AIDS, OR THEIR USE; HANDLING BUILDING MATERIALS ON THE SITE; REPAIRING, BREAKING-UP OR OTHER WORK ON EXISTING BUILDINGS
    • E04G21/00—Preparing, conveying, or working-up building materials or building elements in situ; Other devices or measures for constructional work
    • E04G21/32—Safety or protective measures for persons during the construction of buildings
    • E04G21/3204—Safety or protective measures for persons during the construction of buildings against falling down
    • E04G21/3223—Means supported by building floors or flat roofs, e.g. safety railings
    • E04G21/3233—Means supported by building floors or flat roofs, e.g. safety railings without permanent provision in the floor or roof
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04F—FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
    • E04F11/00—Stairways, ramps, or like structures; Balustrades; Handrails
    • E04F11/18—Balustrades; Handrails
    • E04F11/181—Balustrades
    • E04F11/1812—Details of anchoring to the wall or floor
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04G—SCAFFOLDING; FORMS; SHUTTERING; BUILDING IMPLEMENTS OR AIDS, OR THEIR USE; HANDLING BUILDING MATERIALS ON THE SITE; REPAIRING, BREAKING-UP OR OTHER WORK ON EXISTING BUILDINGS
    • E04G21/00—Preparing, conveying, or working-up building materials or building elements in situ; Other devices or measures for constructional work
    • E04G21/32—Safety or protective measures for persons during the construction of buildings
    • E04G21/3204—Safety or protective measures for persons during the construction of buildings against falling down
    • E04G21/3223—Means supported by building floors or flat roofs, e.g. safety railings
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04G—SCAFFOLDING; FORMS; SHUTTERING; BUILDING IMPLEMENTS OR AIDS, OR THEIR USE; HANDLING BUILDING MATERIALS ON THE SITE; REPAIRING, BREAKING-UP OR OTHER WORK ON EXISTING BUILDINGS
    • E04G5/00—Component parts or accessories for scaffolds
    • E04G5/04—Means for fastening, supporting, or bracing scaffolds on or against building constructions
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04G—SCAFFOLDING; FORMS; SHUTTERING; BUILDING IMPLEMENTS OR AIDS, OR THEIR USE; HANDLING BUILDING MATERIALS ON THE SITE; REPAIRING, BREAKING-UP OR OTHER WORK ON EXISTING BUILDINGS
    • E04G5/00—Component parts or accessories for scaffolds
    • E04G5/14—Railings
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16M—FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
    • F16M13/00—Other supports for positioning apparatus or articles; Means for steadying hand-held apparatus or articles
    • F16M13/02—Other supports for positioning apparatus or articles; Means for steadying hand-held apparatus or articles for supporting on, or attaching to, an object, e.g. tree, gate, window-frame, cycle
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04G—SCAFFOLDING; FORMS; SHUTTERING; BUILDING IMPLEMENTS OR AIDS, OR THEIR USE; HANDLING BUILDING MATERIALS ON THE SITE; REPAIRING, BREAKING-UP OR OTHER WORK ON EXISTING BUILDINGS
    • E04G5/00—Component parts or accessories for scaffolds
    • E04G5/14—Railings
    • E04G2005/148—Railings latticed or netted
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04G—SCAFFOLDING; FORMS; SHUTTERING; BUILDING IMPLEMENTS OR AIDS, OR THEIR USE; HANDLING BUILDING MATERIALS ON THE SITE; REPAIRING, BREAKING-UP OR OTHER WORK ON EXISTING BUILDINGS
    • E04G5/00—Component parts or accessories for scaffolds
    • E04G5/04—Means for fastening, supporting, or bracing scaffolds on or against building constructions
    • E04G5/045—Means for fastening, supporting, or bracing scaffolds on or against building constructions for fastening scaffoldings on profiles, e.g. I or H profiles

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Abstract

An attaching apparatus 10 for attaching a support (100 fig. 6) to a base (102) is disclosed. The attaching apparatus comprises a holding arrangement 11 for holding the support, the holding arrangement comprises a locating member 12 for locating the support on the base wherein the locating member is received within the support. A fastening arrangement 14, 18 is provided to fasten the holding arrangement to the base. The holding arrangement may also include a receiving member 24 to receive the support and a sealing member 32 may be provided on the receiving member to seal against the support. The attaching apparatus may attach the leg of a fall prevention device, such as a fence or guard rail, to a base such as a concrete slab or I-beam. The apparatus may be used in the construction and building industry.

Description

Attaching Apparatus This invention relates to attaching apparatus. More particularly, but not exclusively, this invention relates to attaching apparatus for attaching supports to bases in the support of fall prevention apparatus.
Fall prevention apparatus generally comprises a plurality of panels mounted on supports at the edge of, for example, building roofs and intermediate floors where the walls have not yet been installed. Suitable attaching apparatus are used to attach the supports to the building.
According to a first aspect of the invention, there is provided attaching apparatus for attaching a support to a base, the attaching apparatus comprising a holding arrangement for holding the support, the holding arrangement comprising a locating member for locating the support on the base, the locating member being configured to be received within the support, and a fastening arrangement to fasten the holding arrangement to the base.
The holding arrangement may further include a receiving member to receive the support. The attaching apparatus may further include a sealing member on the receiving member to seal against the support.
According to a second aspect of the invention, there is provided attaching apparatus for attaching a support to a base, the attaching apparatus comprising a holding arrangement for holding the support, the holding arrangement comprising a receiving member to receive the support, a sealing member on the receiving member to seal against the support, and a fastening arrangement to fasten the holding arrangement to the base.
The holding arrangement of the second aspect may include a locating member for locating the support on the base. The attaching apparatus may include a securing arrangement for securing the support to the holding arrangement.
The receiving member may have an upper rim and the sealing member may be provided on the upper rim. The sealing member may be annular. The sealing member may extend radially inwardly from the upper rim to engage the support.
The securing arrangement may be part of a bayonet fitting to cooperate with a securing formation on the support. The securing arrangement may comprise an elongate cooperating member to cooperate with the support. In a first embodiment, the cooperating member may project from the locating member. The cooperating member may project laterally from the locating member.
The cooperating member may comprise an elongate member. The cooperating member may be mounted on the receiving member. The cooperating member may extend across and inside the receiving member. The cooperating member may extend through the locating member to extend therefrom at regions of the locating member opposite each other. The receiving member may define opposed apertures through which the cooperating member extends.
Alternatively, the securing arrangement may comprise two elongate members each projecting from a region of the locating member opposite each other. In a further alternative, the securing arrangement may comprise two elongate members extending from opposite regions of the receiving member towards each other.
The, or each, cooperating member may comprise a pin. The, or each, pin may extend laterally from the locating member. The, or each, cooperating member may extend from the receiving member. The, or each, cooperating member may be elongate.
The fastening arrangement may comprise a fastening member. The fastening arrangement may further include a fastening element to interact with the fastening member. The fastening member may comprise first connecting formations. The fastening element may comprise second connecting formations to interact with the first connecting formations. The first and second connecting formations may interact with each other to connect the fastening member to the fastening element.
In the first embodiment, the fastening element may extend from the locating member. In a second embodiment, the fastening element may be provided in the receiving member. The fastening member is desirably insertable through the base to cooperate with the fastening element.
The first and second connecting formations may comprise corresponding first and second threads. The fastening member may comprise a threaded member, which may be a bolt. In the first embodiment, the fastening element may be tubular, and may define a threaded bore for receiving the fastening member therein. In the second embodiment, the fastening element may comprise a threaded nut to receive the fastening member. The fastening arrangement may clamp the base between the fastening member and the locating member or the fastening element.
The receiving member may be formed of a plastics material. The receiving member may define a recess for receiving the support. The receiving member may comprise a cup.
In the first embodiment, the receiving member may be disposed around the locating member. In this embodiment, the receiving member may comprise a sleeve disposed around the locating member.
The receiving member may have a bottom end portion, which may define an aperture through which the locating member can extend. The fastening element may extend from the receiving member when the locating member is received through the aperture in the bottom end portion of the receiving member.
The attaching apparatus may further include an indicator arrangement to indicate a desired orientation of the attaching apparatus. The indicator arrangement may comprise a pair of projecting formations extending outwardly from the receiving member.
The projecting formations may be attached directly to the receiving member, or may be provided on a mounting member to mount the projecting formations on the receiving member.
According to another aspect of this invention, there is provided a method of attaching a support to a base, the method comprising providing an attaching apparatus as described above, fastening the locating member to the base by means of the fastening arrangement, locating the support on the locating member by arranging the support so that the locating member is received within support, and securing the support to the locating member by means of the securing arrangement.
The fastening arrangement may comprise a fastening member and the step of fastening the locating member to the base may comprise forming a hole in the base, for example by drilling, inserting one of the fastening members and an end region of the locating member through the hole to attach the fastening member to the locating member.
The fastening member and the end region of the locating member may be correspondingly threaded, so that the fastening member can be threadably received on the locating member.
The securing arrangement may comprise a bayonet fitting comprising a cooperating member on one of the support and the locating member, and a slot defined in the other of the support and the locating member. The slot may be an L-shaped slot. Two opposite slots may be defined by the locating member or the support.
The step of securing the support to the locating member may comprise disposing the support on the locating member so that the locating member is received therein. Said step of securing the support to the locating member may comprise turning the support about its longitudinal axis to allow the cooperating members to cooperate with the slots.
The attaching apparatus may comprise a receiving member for receiving the support. The receiving member may extend around the support. The step of locating the support on the locating member may comprise disposing the support between the locating member and the receiving member.
One embodiment of the attaching apparatus may comprise a carrying arrangement for carrying an elongate article. The carrying arrangement may comprise an outwardly extending carrying member. The carrying member may be elongate.
The carrying arrangement may comprise mounting means to mount the outwardly extending carrying member to the holding arrangement. The mounting means may be configured to mount the outwardly extending member on the receiving member. The mounting means may comprise a collar extending around the receiving member.
The mounting means may further include a holder to hold the carrying member. The holder may define a through hole, through which the carrying member extends.
The carrying arrangement may comprise an affixing member for affixing the carrying member to the elongate article. The affixing member may comprise a body defining a through hole, through which the carrying member can extend. The affixing member may have flange portions extending from the body by means of which the affixing member can be attached to the article. Fasteners, such as screws, can extend through the flange portions to attach the affixing member to the article.
The carrying arrangement may comprise a strap formation arrangeable between the holding arrangement and the article. The strap formation may comprise a first securing member mountable on the holding arrangement. The first securing member may be configured to extend over the receiving member. The first securing member may be annular.
The strap formation may further include an elongate second securing member which can extend from the first securing member to the article. The second securing member may define a plurality of apertures, through a selected one of which a fastener, such as a bolt or a screw, can extend to fasten the second securing member to the article.
According to another aspect of this invention, there is provided a method of installing an elongate article on a building, said method comprising mounting a plurality of attaching apparatus as described above on a base member, each of said attaching apparatus comprising a carrying arrangement, mounting the elongate article on the carrying arrangement of each attaching apparatus, and thereafter lifting the base member and the elongate article fixed to the attaching apparatus on to a desired position on the building.
The elongate article may comprise a trim arrangement, which may be an edge trim, such as a floor edge trim. The base member may comprise an 'I' beam. The base member may have an elongate flange member having opposite edge regions. The flange member may be an upper flange member. The method may comprise arranging the attaching apparatus on the upper flange member.
The method may comprise arranging the elongate article in engagement with the base member. The method may comprise arranging the elongate article in engagement with the upper flange member.
The method may comprise securing the first securing member to the holding arrangement. The step of securing the first securing member to the holding arrangement may comprise arranging the first securing member so that the holding arrangement is received therethroug h. The method may comprise securing the second securing member to the article. The step of securing the second securing member to the article may comprise selecting one of the plurality of apertures and inserting a fastener through said selected aperture and through the article to secure the second securing portion to the article.
Embodiments of the invention will now be described by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: Figure 1 is an exploded view of a first embodiment of an attaching apparatus; Figure 2 is a sectional view of the attaching apparatus shown in Figure 1 with a fastening member for fastening the attaching apparatus to a base; Figures 3 to 7 show the steps in fastening the attaching apparatus shown in Figure 1 to a base and in using the attaching apparatus to attach a support to the base, namely: Figure 3 shows a base; Figure 4 shows the attaching apparatus shown in Figure 1 about to be fastened to the base by a fastening member; Figure 5 shows the attaching apparatus shown in Figure 1 fastened to the base; Figure 6 shows a support about to be secured to the attaching apparatus shown in Figure 1; Figure 7 shows the support attached to the base with the attaching apparatus shown in Figure 1; Figure 8 is side view of a second embodiment of an attaching apparatus; Figure 9 is a sectional side view of the attaching apparatus shown in Figure 8; Figure 10 is an exploded view of an attaching apparatus comprising a holding arrangement and a carrying arrangement; Figure 11 shows the carrying arrangement on the holding arrangement; Figure 12 shows the carrying arrangement attaching an elongate article to a base; Figure 13 is a side view of the carrying arrangement attaching the elongate article to the base; and Figure 14 shows the fall prevention apparatus, the base and the attaching arrangements being lifted to a desired position; Figures 1 to 7 of the drawings show a first embodiment of an attaching apparatus 10 for attaching a support 100 to an elongate base 102. The post 100 is part of a fall prevention apparatus 200 (see Figure 14) for use on the edge of a building, such as a multi-storey building undergoing work.
The support 100 is in the form of an elongate cylindrical post having a lower end region 101. A pair of L -shaped slots 104 is defined at the lower end region 101. Each slot 104 has a vertical portion 106 extending upwardly from a lower end 108 of the support 100 and a horizontal portion 110 extending transverse to the vertical portion 106 at the upper end of the vertical portion 106. The base 102 is in the form of an 'I' beam, having a central elongate upright web portion and upper and lower flange portions 114,116.
The attaching apparatus 10 comprises a holding arrangement 11 comprising an elongate locating member 12 which is substantially cylindrical in shape. The locating member 12 has a lower end portion 14, which constitutes a tubular fastening element. The lower end portion 14 defines a threaded bore 16 for receiving a fastening member in the form of a bolt 18 having a threaded shank 18A and a head 18B.
Referring to Figure 2, the locating member 12 defines a through passage 20 substantially at right angles thereto at a central region of the locating member 12. An elongate cooperating member in the form of a pin 22 is provided within the through passage 20 and extends outwardly from the locating member 12 at regions of the locating member 12 opposite each other. The pin 22 forms part of a bayonet fitting. The pair of opposed slots 104 in the lower end region of the support 100 form the other part of the bayonet fitting.
The support 100 is secured to the locating member 12 by disposing the support 100 over the locating member 12 so that the locating member 12 is received in the lower end region 101 of the support 100. The vertical portion 106 of each slot 104 receives a respective one of the oppositely extending ends of the pin 22.
When the pin 22 engages the upper ends of the vertical portions 106 of the slots 104, the support 100 can be turned about its longitudinal axis so that the ends of the pin 22 are received in the horizontal portions 108 of the slots 104.
The holding arrangement 11 further includes a receiving member 24 in the form of a sleeve, which is arranged around the locating member 12. In the first embodiment, shown in Figures 1 to 7, the receiving member 24 is formed of a plastics material.
The receiving member 24 defines a recess 26 for receiving the lower end region 101 of the support 100. The receiving member 24 has a bottom end member 28 defining an aperture 29 through which the locating member 12 can extend. Thus, when the locating member 12 is received in the support 100, the lower end region 101 of the support 100 is received in the recess 26 defined by the receiving member 24. The receiving member 24 defines a pair of opposed apertures 31 into which the opposite ends of the pin 22 are received to hold the pin on the receiving member 24.
The receiving member 24 has an upper rim 30 upon which is mounted an annular sealing member 32 for sealing against the support 100. The sealing member 32 provides the advantage in the embodiment described herein that, when the support 100 is attached to the base 102, concrete may be poured over the support 100 to form a floor. The concrete is prevented from falling into the recess 26 by the sealing member 32 sealing against the support 100.
An indicator arrangement 34 is provided on the receiving member 24. The indicator arrangement 34 comprises opposite pointed portions 36 which are directed away from each other.
The indicator arrangement 34 is disposed on the receiving member 24 with the pointed portions 36 in alignment with the longitudinal axis of the base 102. When so oriented, the attaching apparatus 10 is in the desired orientation for receiving the support 100, so that a barrier member (not shown) mounted on the support 100 is aligned lengthwise with the base 102.
In order to fasten the attaching apparatus 10 to the base 100, a hole 120 is first drilled through the upper flange portion 114 of the base 100. The threaded shank 18A of the bolt 18 is inserted through the hole 120, and is then screwed into the threaded bore 16 in the lower end 14 of the locating member 12. If desired, a washer may be provided between the head 18B of the bolt 18 and the underside of the upper flange portion 114.
The locating member 12 is tightened on to the bolt 18 and disposed so that the pointed portions 36 of the indicator arrangement are directed longitudinally along the base 102, as shown in Figure 5.
After the locating member 12 is secured to the base 102, the support can be attached to the base 102 by arranging the support 100 over the locating member 12 so that the locating member 12 is received in the support 100 and the support 100 is received within the recess 26. Thus, the lower end region 101 of the support 100 is disposed between the locating member 12 and the receiving member 24.
It is an advantage of the embodiment described herein that any slack between the support 100 and the attaching apparatus 10 is reduced. Also, installation is quick and easy.
A plurality of the support 100 can be attached to the base 102 in the same way as described above. A plurality of the attaching apparatus 10 are fastened to the base 102 in a spaced relationship along its length, and a respective support secured to each of the attaching apparatus. A plurality of barrier members can then be mounted on the supports 100.
There is thus described an attaching apparatus 10 for attaching a support 100 to a base 102, for example in the installation of a barrier arrangement for use during construction of a building.
Various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. For example, the locating member 12 can be omitted, and the receiving member fastened to the base 102 by means of the bolt 18 and a nut disposed within the receiving member 24.
An example of a second embodiment incorporating such a modification is shown in Figures 8 and 9. The second embodiment of the attaching apparatus 10 includes many of the features shown in Figures 1 to 7, and these features have been designated with the same reference numerals as the corresponding features in the first embodiment shown in Figures 1 to 7.
The holding arrangement 11 of the second embodiment of the attaching apparatus 10 is in the form of the receiving member 24. The attaching apparatus 10 further includes a fastening element in the form of a threaded nut 40 disposed on the bottom end member 28 of the receiving member 24. The nut 40 is arranged over the aperture 29 defined by the bottom end member 28.
The second embodiment of the attaching apparatus 10 also includes the sealing member 32 on the upper rim 30 of the receiving member 24. The pin 22 extends between the opposed apertures 31 in the receiving member 24.
The attaching apparatus 10 shown in Figures 8 and 9 is fastened to the base 102 by first drilling the hole 120 therein and inserting the threaded shank 18A of the bolt 18 through the hole 120. The receiving member 24 is then disposed over the shank 18A so that the shank 18A is received through the aperture 29. The nut 40 is then screwed onto the bolt 18A to tighten the nut against the bottom end member 28 and the head 18B against the lower face of the upper flange 114 of the base 102.
The support 100 can then be received in the recess 26 in the receiving member 24. The support 100 is secured thereto by causing the pin 22 to be received the into the L -shaped slots 104 in the support 100 and turning the support 100 about it longitudinal axis so that the ends of the pin 22 are received in the horizontal portions 108 of the slots 104.
When the support 100 is received in the recess, the seal 32 engages the support to prevent concrete falling into the recess 26.
The receiving member 24 of the second embodiment of the attaching apparatus 10 can be formed of a suitable metallic material, such as steel or aluminium.
Figures 10 to 12 show the attaching apparatus 10 with a carrying arrangement 50, which can be secured to the holding arrangement 11. The carrying arrangement 50 is provided to carry an elongate article 150, and attach the elongate article 150 to the elongate base 102. Portions of the elongate article 150 and the elongate base 102 are shown in Figure 12.
It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the elongate article 150 and the elongate base 102 are likely to be much longer than the portions shown in Figure 12. The elongate article 150 and the elongate base 102 could extend along the whole length of the side of a building.
The carrying arrangement 50 comprises an elongate carrying member 52, which may be in the form of a rectangular bar. The carrying member 52 may be formed of steel or other suitably strong and rigid material.
The carrying arrangement 50 comprises mounting means in the form of a mounting member 54 to mount the carrying member 52 on the receiving member 24. The mounting member 54 comprises a collar 56 extending around the receiving member 24 (see Figure 11).
The mounting member 54 further includes a holder 58 defining a rectangular through hole 60 to hold the carrying member 52. The carrying member 52 extends through the hole 60 to be mounted to the holding arrangement 11.
The carrying arrangement 50 includes an affixing member 62 for affixing the carrying member 52 to the elongate article 150. The affixing member 62 comprises a body 64 defining a through hole 66, through which the carrying member 52 can extend. Flange portions 68 extend from the body 64 and define fastening apertures 70 through fasteners, such as screws, can extend to attach the affixing member 62 to the article 150.
The carrying arrangement 50 further comprises a strap formation 72 arrangeable between the holding arrangement 11 and the article 150. The strap formation 72 comprises an annular first securing member 74 mountable on the receiving member 24. The first securing member 74 is configured to extend over the receiving member 24, as shown in Figures 11 and 12.
The strap formation 72 further includes an elongate second securing member 76 which can extend from the first securing member 74 to the article 150. The second securing member 76 defines a plurality of apertures 78, through a selected one of which a fastener, such as a bolt or a screw, can extend to fasten the second securing member 76 to the article 150.
The elongate article 150 is in the form of a trim for attaching to a building along the side of a floor. At ground level, a plurality of the attaching apparatus 10 are fastened to the base 102, and a respective carrying arrangement 50 is secured to the holding arrangement 11 of each attaching apparatus 10. The elongate article 50 is then disposed adjacent the base 102 parallel thereto.
The carrying members 52 are arranged so that each extends through a respective through hole 60 in the collars 58. A respective affixing member 62 is mounted on the free end of each carrying member 52.
Referring to Figures 12 and 13, each affixing member 62 is then fastened to the elongate article 150 by means of screws (not shown) extending through the apertures 70 in the flanges 68. The screws are screwed into the elongate article 150.
A respective one of the strap formations 72 is secured to each receiving member by arranging the annular first securing member 74 over each receiving member. Each elongate second securing member 76 is then secured to the article 150 by means of a screw extending through a selected one of the apertures 78 to be screwed into the article 150. The distance of the article 150 from the base 102 can be determined by selecting the appropriate aperture through which the screw extends.
The carrying member 52 is slidably received in each of the holes 60, 66. As a result, the distance between the mounting member 54 and the affixing member 62 can be adjusted to vary the distance between the article 150 and the base 102.
When the article 150 is attached to the base 102 as described above, the fall prevention apparatus 200 is secured to the attaching arrangements 10 and thereby attached to the base 102 also at ground level. The base 102 with the fall prevention apparatus 200 attached thereto is then lifted by a crane, as shown in Figure 14A, to an upper storey of a building.
Two ropes 600 are attached to the upper flange member 114 at the lower ends of the ropes 600 and at their upper ends to a hook 602. Cables 604 are attached to the hook 602 and to a crane (not shown) to lift the base member 102 and the fall prevention apparatus 200 attached thereto to the upper storey of a building, and then installed on the building in a manner that would be understood by those skilled in the art.

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  1. Claims 1. An attaching apparatus for attaching a support to a base, the attaching apparatus comprising a holding arrangement for holding the support, the holding arrangement comprising a locating member for locating the support on the base, the locating member being configured to be received within the support, and a fastening arrangement to fasten the holding arrangement to the base.
  2. 2. An attaching apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the holding arrangement further includes a receiving member to receive the support, and a sealing member on the receiving member to seal against the support.
  3. 3. An attaching apparatus for attaching a support to a base, the attaching apparatus comprising a holding arrangement for holding the support, the holding arrangement comprising a receiving member to receive the support, a sealing member on the receiving member to seal against the support, and a fastening arrangement to fasten the holding arrangement to the base.
  4. 4. An attaching apparatus according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the receiving member is disposed around the locating member.
  5. 5. An attaching apparatus according to claim 2, 3 or 4 wherein the receiving member has an upper rim, and the sealing member is provided on the upper rim.
  6. 6. An attaching apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the sealing member is annular, and wherein the sealing member extends radially inwardly from the upper rim to engage the support.
  7. 7. An attaching apparatus according to any of claims 2 to 6, wherein the attaching apparatus includes a securing arrangement for securing the support to the holding arrangement.
  8. 8. An attaching apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the securing arrangement is part of a bayonet fitting to cooperate with a securing formation on the support.
  9. 9. An attaching apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the securing arrangement comprises an elongate cooperating member to cooperate with the support, the cooperating member projecting from the locating member.
  10. 10. An attaching apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the cooperating member comprises an elongate member extending inside and across the receiving member.
  11. 11. An attaching apparatus according to claim 9 or 10, wherein the cooperating member extends through the locating member and extends therefrom at regions of the locating member opposite each other.
  12. 12. An attaching apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the securing arrangement comprises two elongate cooperating members each extending in a direction substantially opposite to the other.
  13. 13. An attaching apparatus according to any of claims 9 to 12, wherein the, or each, cooperating member is mounted on the receiving member, the receiving member defining opposed apertures to receive the, or each, cooperating member.
  14. 14. An attaching apparatus according to any of claims 9 to 13, wherein the, or each, cooperating member is mounted on the locating member, the locating member defining opposed apertures to receive the, or each, cooperating member.
  15. 15. An attaching apparatus according to any of claims 2 to 14, wherein the fastening arrangement comprises a fastening member and a fastening element to cooperate with the fastening member, the fastening member comprising a first connecting formation, and the fastening element comprising a second connecting formation, the first and second connecting formations being configured to interact with each other to connect the fastening member to the fastening element.
  16. 16. An attaching apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the first and second connecting formations comprise corresponding first and second threads.
  17. 17. An attaching apparatus according to claim 15 or 16, wherein the fastening element is tubular and extends downwardly from the locating member, the fastening member defining a bore to receive the fastening member.
  18. 18. An attaching apparatus according to claim 16 or 17, wherein the fastening element is provided in the receiving member.
  19. 19. An attaching apparatus according to claim 18, wherein the fastening element comprises a threaded nut to receive the fastening member.
  20. 20. An attaching apparatus according to any of claims 15 to 19, wherein the fastening member is insertable through the base to cooperate with the fastening element, thereby clamping the base between the fastening member and the fastening element.
  21. 21. An attaching apparatus according to any of claims 15 to 20, wherein the receiving member has a bottom end portion which defines an aperture through which the locating member can extend, the fastening element extending from the receiving member when the locating member is received through the aperture in the bottom end portion of the receiving member.
  22. 22. An attaching apparatus according to any of claims 2 to 21, further including an indicator arrangement to indicate a desired orientation of the attaching apparatus, the indicator arrangement comprising a pair of projecting formations extending outwardly from the receiving member.
  23. 23. An attaching apparatus according to claim 22, wherein the projecting formations are attached directly to the receiving member, or are provided on a mounting member to mount the projecting formations on the receiving member.
  24. 24. An attaching apparatus according to any preceding claim, comprising a carrying arrangement for carrying an elongate article, the carrying arrangement comprising an outwardly extending elongate carrying member.
  25. 25. An attaching apparatus according to claim 24, wherein the carrying arrangement comprises mounting means to mount the outwardly extending carrying member on the holding arrangement, the connecting means being configured to mount the outwardly extending member on the receiving member.
  26. 26. An attaching apparatus according to claim 25, wherein the mounting means comprises a collar extending around the receiving member. 17
  27. 27. An attaching apparatus according to claim 25 or 26, wherein the mounting means further includes a holder to hold the carrying member, the holder defining a through hole, through which the carrying member extends.
  28. 28. An attaching apparatus according to any of claims 24 to 27, wherein the carrying arrangement comprises an affixing member for affixing the carrying member to the elongate article, the affixing member comprising a body defining a through hole, through which the carrying member can extend.
  29. 29. An attaching apparatus according to claim 28, wherein the affixing member has flange portions extending from the body by means of which the affixing member can be attached to the article.
  30. 30. An attaching apparatus according to any of claims 24 to 29, wherein the carrying arrangement comprises a strap formation arrangeable between the holding arrangement and the article, the strap formation comprising a first securing member mountable on the holding arrangement, and an elongate second securing member which can extend from the first securing member to the article.
  31. 31. An attaching apparatus according to claim 30, wherein the first securing member is annular and is configured to extend over the receiving member.
  32. 32. An attaching apparatus according to claim 30 or 31, wherein the second securing member defines a plurality of apertures, through a selected one of which a fastener can extend to fasten the second securing member to the article.
  33. 33. A method of attaching a support to a base, wherein the method comprises providing an attaching apparatus as claimed in claim 1 or 3, fastening the holding arrangement to the base by means of the fastening arrangement, and holding the support by the holding arrangement.
  34. 34. A method according to claim 33, wherein the holding arrangement comprises a locating member and the step of holding the support comprise locating the support on the locating member by arranging the support so that the locating member is received within the support.
  35. 35. A method according to claim 33 or 34, wherein the fastening arrangement comprises a fastening member and the step of fastening the locating member to the base comprises forming a hole in the base, inserting either or both of the fastening member and an end region of the locating member through the hole to attach the fastening member to the locating member.
  36. 36. A method according to claim 36, wherein the fastening member and the end region of the locating member are correspondingly threaded, so that the fastening member can be threadably received on the locating member.
  37. 37. A method according to any of claims 33 to 36, further including a securing arrangement for securing the support to the locating member, the securing arrangement comprising a bayonet fitting comprising a cooperating member on one of the support and the locating member, and a slot defined in the other of the support and the locating member for receiving the cooperating member.
  38. 38. A method according to claim 37, wherein two opposite slots are defined by the locating member or the support.
  39. 39. A method according to claim 36. 37 or 38, wherein the step of securing the support to the locating member comprises disposing the support on the locating member so that the locating member is received therein, and turning the support about its longitudinal axis to allow the cooperating members to cooperate with the slots.
  40. 40. A method according to any of claims 33 to 39, wherein the attaching apparatus comprises a receiving member for receiving the support, the receiving member extending around the support, and the step of locating the support on the locating member comprises disposing the support between the locating member and the receiving member.
  41. 41. A method of installing an elongate article on a building, said method comprising mounting a plurality of attaching apparatus as claimed in claim 1 or 2 on a base member, wherein each of said attaching apparatus comprises a carrying arrangement, mounting the elongate article on the carrying arrangement of each attaching apparatus, and thereafter lifting the base member and the elongate article fixed to the attaching apparatus on to a desired position on the building.
  42. 42. A method according to claim 41, wherein the base member has an elongate flange member having opposite edge regions, and method includes arranging the attaching apparatus on the flange member
  43. 43. A method according to claim 41 or 42, comprising arranging the elongate article in engagement with the base member.
  44. 44. A method according to claim 41, 42 or 43, wherein the carrying arrangement comprises a strap formation arrangeable between the holding arrangement and the article, the strap formation comprising a first securing member mountable on the holding arrangement, and an elongate second securing member which can extend from the first securing member to the article, and the method comprises securing the first securing member to the holding arrangement by arranging the first securing member so that the holding arrangement is received therethrough.
  45. 45. A method according to claim 44, comprising securing the second securing member to the article by selecting one of the plurality of apertures and inserting a fastener through said selected aperture and through the article to secure the second securing portion to the article.
  46. 46. An attaching apparatus substantially as herein described with reference to Figures 1 to 7 of the accompanying drawings.
  47. 47. An attaching apparatus substantially as herein described with reference to Figures 8 and 9 of the accompanying drawings.
  48. 48. A method of attaching a support to a base substantially as herein described with reference to Figures 1 to 7 of the accompanying drawings.
  49. 49. A method of attaching a support to a base substantially as herein described with reference to Figures 8 and 9 of the accompanying drawings.
  50. 50. A method of installing an elongate article on a building substantially as herein described with reference to Figures 10 to 14 of the accompanying drawings.
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