Device for covering gap between temporary work platforms

Abstract

Provided is a device for covering a gap between temporary work platforms, which is capable of securely covering a gap between spaced temporary work platforms, thereby preventing a worker's foot from being caught in a gap or preventing an accident caused by dropping of work tools, building materials or the like through a gap, and which provides excellent convenience of use due to its structure capable of simply and easily covering a gap between the temporary work platforms, and which is easily installed or dismantled without any specific work tools or devices. The device includes a flat-plate-shaped cover plate, both lateral side portions of which are placed on the top surfaces of adjacent temporary work platforms in order to cover a gap formed between the temporary work platforms. The cover plate is provided at the bottom surface thereof with a coupling portion. The device further includes at least one separation-preventing unit configured to be coupled to the coupling portion of the cover plate in order to prevent the cover plate from being separated from the temporary work platforms.

1 . A device for covering a gap between temporary work platforms, comprising:
 a cover plate having a flat-plate shape, the cover plate comprising both lateral side portions, formed to be placed on top surfaces of adjacent temporary work platforms in order to cover a gap formed between the temporary work platforms, and a coupling portion provided at a bottom surface thereof; and   at least one separation-preventing unit configured to be coupled to the coupling portion of the cover plate in order to prevent the cover plate from being separated from the temporary work platforms.   
     
     
         2 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein the separation-preventing unit comprises a downward-pressing unit configured to be brought into close contact with bottom surfaces of the temporary work platforms and to exert downward-pulling force on the cover plate so that the cover plate is pressed against top surfaces of the temporary work platforms. 
     
     
         3 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein the coupling portion comprises a pair of accommodation brackets formed along a center portion of the cover plate in a longitudinal direction of the cover plate while being spaced apart from each other, and
 wherein each of the pair of accommodation brackets comprises a vertical portion extending vertically downwards and a horizontal portion extending horizontally from a lower end of the vertical portion toward a center of the cover plate.   
     
     
         4 . The device according to  claim 3 , wherein the separation-preventing unit comprises a downward-pressing unit configured to be brought into close contact with bottom surfaces of the temporary work platforms and to exert downward-pulling force on the cover plate so that the cover plate is pressed against top surfaces of the temporary work platforms,
 wherein the coupling portion comprises a pair of accommodation brackets formed along a center portion of the cover plate in a longitudinal direction of the cover plate while being spaced apart from each other, and   wherein each of the pair of accommodation brackets comprises a vertical portion extending vertically downwards and a horizontal portion extending horizontally from a lower end of the vertical portion toward a center of the cover plate.   
     
     
         5 . The device according to  claim 4 , wherein the downward-pressing unit comprises a horizontal bar and an elastic body configured to exert tensile force on the horizontal bar in an upward direction. 
     
     
         6 . The device according to  claim 5 , wherein the separation-preventing unit further comprises:
 an upper member disposed between the pair of accommodation brackets, the upper member being configured to be slidable in a longitudinal direction;   a lower member formed at a lower side of the upper member, the lower member having a width smaller than a width of the upper member;   an accommodation hole formed in a center in a longitudinal direction of the upper member and in a center in a longitudinal direction of the lower member and extending in a vertical direction; and   a stopper formed at a lower end of the accommodation hole, the stopper having a width smaller than an internal width of the accommodation hole.   
     
     
         7 . The device according to  claim 6 , wherein the downward-pressing unit further comprises a vertical connection member, the vertical connection member comprising a head portion, accommodated in the accommodation hole and configured to be caught by the stopper, and a lower end portion coupled so as to be perpendicular to a top surface of the horizontal bar, and
 wherein the elastic body is a compression elastic body located between the head portion of the vertical connection member and a top surface of the stopper within the accommodation hole in order to press a bottom surface of the head portion of the vertical connection member upwards so that the vertical connection member is biased upwards.   
     
     
         8 . The device according to  claim 7 , further comprising:
 an accommodation groove formed in a lower end of the lower member and extending in a longitudinal direction of the lower member in order to accommodate the horizontal bar therein; and   a fixing groove formed in a center of the lower end in the longitudinal direction of the lower member and extending in a width direction of the lower member in order to restrict rotation and movement of the horizontal bar.   
     
     
         9 . The device according to  claim 8 , further comprising:
 upper fixing holes formed in a center in a width direction of the cover plate at a predetermined interval; and   lower fixing holes formed in the upper member so as to correspond to the upper fixing holes.   
     
     
         10 . The device according to  claim 9 , further comprising:
 a through-hole formed in the center in the width direction of the cover plate so as to allow the vertical connection member to pass therethrough.