Mse wall guardrail system

Abstract

Guardrail support brackets for use in securing safety guardrails during the construction of MSE wall systems. The guardrail support brackets include a clamping portions that secure the support brackets to the top of adjacent wall panels, vertical support posts that are coupled to the clamping portions in such a manner to allow the vertical support posts to extend above or below the clamping portions, and guardrail supports that secure elongate guardrail elements to the vertical support posts.

1 . A guardrail support bracket for use when constructing MSE wall systems which comprises:
 a clamping portion which in configured to straddle the opposite sides of a MSE wall panel and fasten thereon;   a vertical support post that coupled to the clamping portion so as to be selectively fixed to the clamping based with a major length of the vertical support post extending above the clamping base portion or below the clamping base portion as desired; and   at least one guardrail support coupled to the vertical support post,   wherein the clamping portion includes a structure that can be manipulated to engage a MSE wall panel so as to fasten the clamping portion onto the wall panel.   
     
     
         2 . A guardrail support bracket according to  claim 1 , wherein the clamping portion comprises a crosspiece and two legs which extend in parallel to each other from opposite ends of the crosspiece and the structure that can be manipulated to engage a MSE wall panel is attached to at least one of the two legs of the clamping portion. 
     
     
         3 . A guardrail support bracket according to  claim 2 , wherein one of legs of the clamping portion is a hollow leg and the vertical support post extends through the hollow leg. 
     
     
         4 . A guardrail support bracket according to  claim 2 , wherein the vertical support post and hollow leg of the clamping portion each comprise spaced apart through holes that can be aligned so as to receive a pin to adjust the position of the vertical support post relative to the clamping portion. 
     
     
         5 . A guardrail support bracket according to  claim 2 , wherein each of the two legs of the clamping portion includes a structure that can be manipulated to engage a MSE wall panel so as to fasten the clamping portion onto the wall panel. 
     
     
         6 . A guardrail support bracket according to  claim 1 , wherein the structure that can be manipulated to engage a MSE wall panel is a plate. 
     
     
         7 . A guardrail support bracket according to  claim 6 , wherein the plate is coupled to one of a threaded member, spring clamp or cam. 
     
     
         8 . A guardrail support bracket according to  claim 6 , wherein the plate has a circular shape. 
     
     
         9 . A guardrail support bracket according to  claim 1 , wherein the at least one guardrail support is configured to receive and support an elongated guardrail member. 
     
     
         10 . A guardrail support bracket according to  claim 9 , wherein the at least one guardrail support is adjustably coupled to the vertical support post. 
     
     
         11 . A guardrail support bracket according to  claim 10 , wherein the at least one guardrail support extends outward from the vertical support post. 
     
     
         12 . A guardrail support bracket according to  claim 11 , wherein the distance the guardrail support extends outward from the vertical support post is adjustable.