Roof attachment member for safety lines

Claim 1

For use with a clip connected to a safety line for roof workers, the clip including a hook portion having a leading point with a flattened transverse section, said section having a minimum dimension and having a maximum dimension transverse to the general plane of the hook portion: an attachment member for roof peaks to which the safety line can be clipped, comprising a strip of metal bent to define an upstanding central portion consisting of two panels of the metal integral through a 180° bend at the top, each panel being integral at its bottom with an outwardly extending leg portion having means to allow attachment to structural roof members, the metal being such as to allow deformation without rupture, the central portion having an aperture for the insertion of the hook portion of said clip, the aperture being elongated in the direction parallel with the said 180° bend, and having a length greater than said maximum dimension and a width between said maximum and minimum dimensions, whereby the clip once inserted in the aperture cannot be rotated beyond a limited arc.