Cover insert

Abstract

A cover insert for spanning a gap between two boards in a decking, in particular a scaffold decking, to prevent objects from falling through said gap and causing injury comprises first and second substantially parallel side walls ( 10, 11 ) for fitting into the gap and a cover portion ( 7 ) arranged for covering the space between the side walls. One of the side walls ( 10 ) has a pair of laterally extending walls ( 9, 13 ) extending outwardly in a direction away from the other of the side walls, the laterally extending walls ( 9, 13 ) being spaced apart for receiving an edge of one of the boards. A top one of the laterally extending walls ( 13 ), that may be an extension of the cover portion ( 7 ), provides a flange that rests on the top of the board on one side of the gap, and the cover portion ( 7 ) may also extend on the other side to provide a second flange ( 14 ) to rest on the top of the board on the other side of the gap.

1 . A cover insert for substantially covering a gap between a pair of generally parallel boards, the cover attachment comprising first and second substantially parallel side walls for fitting into the gap and a cover portion arranged for covering the space between the side walls, a first of the side walls having a pair of laterally extending walls extending outwardly therefrom in a direction away from the other of the side walls, the laterally extending walls being spaced apart for receiving an edge of one of the boards. 
   
   
       2 . A cover insert according to  claim 1 , wherein one of said laterally extending walls extends further than the other away from the first side wall. 
   
   
       3 . A cover insert according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one of said laterally extending walls is provided with means for gripping a surface of said one of the boards. 
   
   
       4 . A cover insert according to  claim 1 , wherein said cover portion includes drainage holes therein. 
   
   
       5 . A cover insert according to  claim 1 , wherein said cover portion has a non-slip surface. 
   
   
       6 . A cover insert according to  claim 1 , wherein a first of the laterally extending side walls comprises a flange extending from a first edge of the first side wall for at least partly overlying a top face of a first of the boards. 
   
   
       7 . A cover insert according to  claim 1 , wherein a first edge of the second side wall is provided with a flange for at least partly overlying a top face of a second of the boards. 
   
   
       8 . A cover insert according to  claim 6 , wherein said cover portion is substantially coplanar with the or each of said flanges and/or with one of the laterally extending walls. 
   
   
       9 . A cover insert according to  claim 7 , wherein said cover portion is substantially coplanar with the or each of said flanges and/or with one of the laterally extending walls. 
   
   
       10 . A cover insert according to  claim 8 , further comprising a second cover portion extending between the two side walls and being substantially coplanar with the other of the laterally extending walls. 
   
   
       11 . A cover insert according to  claim 9 , further comprising a second cover portion extending between the two side walls and being substantially coplanar with the other of the laterally extending walls. 
   
   
       12 . A cover insert according to  claim 1 , having a predetermined length, which may be, for example, between approximately 0.05 m and approximately 10 m. 
   
   
       13 . A cover insert according to  claim 12 , wherein the predetermined length of the insert is any one of the following lengths:
 2350 mm;   2050 mm;   1750 mm;   583 mm;   1.3 m;   1.8 m; and   2.5 m.   
   
   
       14 . A cover attachment system comprising at least one cover insert according to  claim 1 . 
   
   
       15 . A cover insert according to  claim 1 , wherein the first and second side walls and the cover portion form a substantially longitudinal channel member. 
   
   
       16 . A cover attachment system comprising at least one cover insert according to  claim 15  and further comprising at least one longitudinal member for fitting between the two side walls into the channel member. 
   
   
       17 . A cover attachment system according to  claim 16 , wherein said longitudinal member comprises a pair of side elements for fitting into the channel member substantially parallel to the side walls of the cover insert and a main surface extending between the pair of side elements, such that, when in position in the channel member the main surface is substantially coplanar with a top face of the boards. 
   
   
       18 . A cover attachment system according to  claim 16 , further comprising means for fastening the longitudinal member to the channel member. 
   
   
       19 . A scaffold utilizing a cover attachment system according to  claim 14 . 
   
   
       20 . A scaffold utilizing a cover attachment system according to  claim 16 .