Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
182222000 | PLATFORM | 52 |
20080251321 | Safety catch for movable construction platform - A movable platform for supporting a load alongside a structure has an attached catch. The movable structure includes a base having an inboard side and an opposite outboard side, an inboard support extending away from the inboard side of the base, an outboard support extending away from the outboard side of the base, and a catch connected to both the inboard support and the outboard support and passing beneath the base, so that an object dropped over an inboard or outboard edge of the base will be caught by the catch. The inboard support is attached to the base so that a distal end of the inboard support is movable with respect to the base. The distal end is maintained to be in contact with the building exterior. Also described is an accessory for a preexisting movable platform that allows the arms and catch to be attached. | 10-16-2008 |
20080251322 | Elevated work platform - An elevated work platform to support workers thereon comprising a plurality of support sections held in operative relationship relative to each other by a peripheral frame wherein each support section comprises a plurality of transverse support members held in spaced relationship relative to each other by a plurality of longitudinal members and the peripheral frame comprises a pair of side frame members each including a channel to receive opposite end portions of the transverse support members of each support section to hold the support sections in operative position relative to the other support sections. | 10-16-2008 |
20090020364 | Scaffolding plank - A scaffolding plank includes a frame, a plank secured atop the frame, and hook members secured to the frame at a respective corner thereof. The frame includes a first longitudinal support, a second longitudinal support, and a third longitudinal support disposed between the first longitudinal support and the second longitudinal support. The frame further includes a first end support secured at first ends of the first, second, and third longitudinal supports and a second end support secured at second ends of the first, second, and third longitudinal supports. The frame still further includes a first center support secured between the first and third longitudinal supports offset from the midpoint of the frame and a second center support secured between the second and third longitudinal supports offset from the midpoint of the frame. The first, second, and third, longitudinal supports; the first and second center supports; and the first and second end supports may be steel manufactured in a c-channel configuration. | 01-22-2009 |
20090065305 | Panel and Use Of Such A Panel As A Scaffolding Board or A Building Panel - The present invention relates to a panel comprising two parallel skin plates made of wood or a wood material, between which ribs extend for stiffening the panel, wherein the ribs are at least substantially made of wood or a wood material. The present invention further relates to the use of such a panel as a scaffolding board or a construction element and to scaffolding provided with such panels. | 03-12-2009 |
20090127027 | Scaffold Securing Device - A scaffold securing device for securing scaffold boards. The device includes: first elongated arm member, an L-shaped second elongated arm member, a chain member, and an elongated connection member. The first elongated member includes two arm member end and an aperture. The L-shaped second elongated arm member is rotatably coupled to the first elongated arm member and includes: a pair of arm portions and an aperture. The elongated arm members are substantially flat. The chain member is coupled to the first elongated arm member. The elongated connection member, in the form of a swivel pin, connects the elongated arm members together by insertion through the apertures. The swivel pin includes an elongated body portion, a head portion, and an elongated lock portion. The second elongated arm member is rotatably coupled to the second arm member end of the first elongated arm member by hinging. | 05-21-2009 |
20090159369 | WORKING PLATFORM - A platform ( | 06-25-2009 |
20090283362 | SUPPORT APPARATUS FOR WORK ON JOISTS - The support apparatus is principally directed to a planar structure which will support a workman when working above a ceiling with steps provided only by joists. The support apparatus is planar having handles at each side and each end. The apparatus folds about a hinge which is intermediate the ends. Notches at the bottom side are spaced to standard residential construction for joists to give the support apparatus greater stability when in use. | 11-19-2009 |
20100018804 | Movable Scaffolding - A movable scaffold ( | 01-28-2010 |
20100032240 | FLEXIBLE TRAP DOOR - Self-closing, flexible trap door for access platforms, enabling its use as a work surface, consisting of a rubber body, fixed to the access platform, strengthened by a cross-directional rigid reinforcement, fitted with a tape to facilitate opening and a lock when being transported and assembled. Closing is caused by the pressure of the rubber. Additionally, the closing is caused by an externally-driven mechanism or by means of magnets. | 02-11-2010 |
20100224447 | INTEGRATED PLANK AND TOEBOARD SYSTEM - A scaffold plank and toeboard system provides a fully integrated system where toeboards are easily securable to provide perimeter protection about different working platform configurations. The scaffold advantageously includes a series of securing ports that allow male connectors of the system toeboards, or male connectors of generic toeboard securing brackets to be appropriately placed for maintaining wooden, metal or other toeboard material that is basically fabricated onsite according to the material available. The scaffold securing plank also cooperates with other equipment, guard rails, plank support intermediary ledgers etc. to use the securing ports to simplify installation and securement thereof. | 09-09-2010 |
20100320032 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN ENDLESS FIBRE-REINFORCED PLASTIC ELEMENT, AS WELL AS SUCH AN ELEMENT - The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing an endless, fibre-reinforced plastic element, wherein a granulate based on a thermoplastic polymer, fibres and possibly other additives are extruded into the element via an extrusion process. The present invention further relates to a fibre-reinforced plastic element obtained by extruding a granulate based on a thermoplastic polymer, fibres and possibly other additives. | 12-23-2010 |
20100326771 | PLATFORM UNIT HAVING LIFT-OFF PROTECTION AND METHOD FOR SECURING A PLATFORM UNIT AGAINST LIFT-OFF AND METHOD FOR RELEASING A PLATFORM UNIT SECURED AGAINST LIFT-OFF - A coating unit ( | 12-30-2010 |
20110180351 | TREESTAND WITH FOLDING LEG SUPPORT AND METHOD OF MAKING THEREOF - A method of manufacturing a treestand platform is disclosed. First, a plurality of treestand components is provided. The treestand components are assembled together to form a treestand platform. The treestand platform is then brazed to bond the treestand components permanently together to form a brazed treestand platform. The treestand platform will generally include a frame having a top surface and a bottom surface and interior portion. A number of rail members are configured and arranged to form a grid pattern with a top edge and bottom edge. The rail members secured within the interior portion of the frame. A top plate secured the frame and the top edge of the plurality of rail members and a bottom plate secured to the frame and the bottom edge of the plurality of rail members. | 07-28-2011 |
20110226554 | ADJUSTABLE SCAFFOLD LADDER BRACKET APPARATUS - The present invention provides an adjustable ladder and scaffolding system wherein a scaffolding structure provides a support to which is attached a frame. The frame includes a pair of ladder clamps that enable the frame to be connected to the spaced apart risers of a ladder that is to be supported. The frame includes left and right plates and a base opposite the ladder clamps. Adjustable connections are provided between the left and right plates and the base so that the distance between the base and the clamps can be varied, thus enabling the ladder to assume a diagonally extending orientation relative to horizontal. The frame is adjustable so that each frame attached to the ladder shortens the distance between the ladder and the scaffolding structure as the elevation is increased. | 09-22-2011 |
20120125716 | Scaffold plank and process of making same - The invention is a plank fabricated from a composite fiberglass material. The invention further comprises the method of making the composite fiberglass plank using a pultrusion process. | 05-24-2012 |
20130192927 | Scaffolding System - A scaffolding system comprises two sets of boards | 08-01-2013 |
20130248290 | OVERLAP ARRANGEMENT OF AT LEAST TWO DECKING PLANKS - An overlap arrangement of at least two decking planks, for example for construction scaffolding, includes first and second decking planks composed of metal. Each decking plank has a decking surface composed of sheet metal, which is provided with essentially round passage holes, which are delimited, in each instance, by a beaded and circumferential hole edge. The first decking plank and the second decking plank are braced, relative to one another, without play, in releasable manner, using a locking screw composed of metal, to prevent displacement relative to one another in a displacement plane that runs parallel to their decking surfaces, and to prevent lift-off from one another, with force fit and shape fit, wherein the locking screw is screwed in, with its thread, without any plastic deformation and without plastic widening of the hole edge of a passage hole of at least one of the decking planks. | 09-26-2013 |
20130256060 | Scaffold Plank Structure - A plank, such as a scaffold plank, is disclosed herein. In accordance with at least some embodiments, the scaffold plank comprising: a structure having a deck portion having surface upon which a worker can be supported, the portion including a plurality of perforations, the structure further having a pair of side portions extending from the surface, the side portions each including a flange with a bottom surface and a closed surface physically contacting the side portions; and a plurality of hook structures configured to receive and be supported by a scaffold system. | 10-03-2013 |
20130313046 | ADJUSTABLE LENGTH SCAFFOLDING AND METHOD THEREFOR - A scaffolding system for an attic area has a plurality of board members. An attachment device is provided for securing a first board member to an adjoining board member. | 11-28-2013 |
20130319796 | SELF-LEVELING PLATFORM SYSTEM, SELF-LEVELING SUPPORTS, AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING A SELF-LEVELING PLATFORM SYSTEM - A platform system for self-leveling a stage is provided and includes one or more module assemblies and one or more supports. Each module assembly includes one or more receiving members for engaging and removably securing the one or more supports. Each support includes an elongate portion, an extendible portion extendible from and lockingly engageable with the elongate portion, a base member removably attached to the extendible portion, and an actuator assembly secured to the elongate portion and in communication with the extendible portion. The actuator assembly is configured to rapidly extend and lockingly engage the extendible portion and the base member to provide self-leveling of each of the one or more module assemblies of the stage as the base member engages an underlying surface. | 12-05-2013 |
20140144725 | Wire Rope Tension Grid Improvements - A wire rope tension grid is a walking surface comprised of interwoven wire rope. The wire rope is supported by a framework of steel angle and tubing. The framework is supported by mounts that are hung from the support beams in the ceiling of a structure, often a performing art center, a television studio, a black box theater, museum dioramas, theme park scenes, live animal pens, or other entertainment venues. These grids are not intended for public usage, but rather are intended for operation staff. New improvements to these grids are listed in this document. | 05-29-2014 |
20140318895 | ADJUSTABLE LENGTH SCAFFOLDING AND METHOD THEREFOR - A scaffolding system for an attic area has a plurality of board members. An attachment device is sued for securing a first board member to an adjoining board member, wherein the attachment device comprises a pair of removable attachment devices formed on a pair of opposing sides of each board member. | 10-30-2014 |
20150034420 | Scaffold Deck System With Bracket-Supported Partial Length Planks For Creating An Opening To Accommodate Obstacles - A scaffold including a pair of scaffold frames has a scaffold platform supported by the frames, which is defined by a series of planks and includes an opening. The opening is formed by a pair of transverse support members that extend between the pair of planks at a location between the scaffold frames. Partial-length scaffold planks, having first and second ends and a length less than the space between the scaffold frames, are supported by the transverse support members and occupy the space between the planks other than at the opening. The transverse support member includes spaced-apart plank engagement sections that rest on upwardly facing surfaces of the planks, and a plank end support member that extends between the plank engagement sections. A scaffolding platform system and a method of forming a scaffolding platform are also disclosed. | 02-05-2015 |
20150354233 | SAFETY DEVICE FOR AN OPERATOR DURING THE SERVICING OF A HUB OF A WIND TURBINE - A safety device, for ensuring the safety of an operator, is arranged in a rotor, in particular of a wind turbine. The device has a platform with a number of standing surfaces, at least one of the standing surfaces being substantially horizontal when the safety device is used as intended, and also having a securing system for securing the platform to a hub of the rotor and/or to an inner face of a rotor housing of the rotor. | 12-10-2015 |
20150376907 | Platform to Service a Blowout Preventer - A platform and a system including the platform are used for a ram blowout preventer including a bonnet and/or one or more components adjacent the ram blowout preventer. The platform includes a frame with a deck supported within the frame, and a support structure coupled to the frame to support the platform on the bonnet of the ram blowout preventer. The platform may further include a connector to removably couple the platform to the bonnet of the ram blowout preventer. | 12-31-2015 |
20160032600 | GUARD FOR SCAFFOLDING - Scaffolding comprising, a scaffold structure, assembled next to yet spaced from an adjacent face of a building structure with a gap therebetween, comprising a plurality of standards extending vertically adjacent the structure, horizontal ledgers extending between standards and tying the standards in a fixed interrelationship, and a platform supported from the standards and/or the ledgers thereby to be conferred a vertical support in a substantially horizontal disposition; and a guard, as a lateral extension to the platform, configured to hinge or otherwise articulate downwardly from the scaffold structure to bear onto the face of the building structure to at least partially span across the gap. | 02-04-2016 |
20160102468 | ADJUSTABLE BACK SUPPORT PLATFORM - An adjustable back support platform for supporting a user's body while the user lies on his back, facing up in a cabinet or towards the bottom of the sink to perform desired tasks comprises an elongated platform member having an attachment ledge attached at one end and a hinged foot member disposed on the other end. The rectangular board shaped elongated platform member has the L shaped attachment ledge permanently attached to one end such the plane of their respective top surfaces are shared. The hinged foot member, attached to the bottom surface of the platform member near the end opposite the end to which the attachment bracket is attached, hinges between a parallel and a perpendicular positions, thereby enabling the adjustable back support to be placed in two distinct orientations against a ledge. | 04-14-2016 |
20160186450 | Scaffold Deck System With Bracket-Supported Partial Length Planks For Creating An Opening To Accommodate Obstacles - A scaffold including a pair of scaffold frames has a scaffold platform supported by the frames, which is defined by a series of planks and includes an opening. The opening is formed by a pair of transverse support members that extend between the pair of planks at a location between the scaffold frames. Partial-length scaffold planks, having first and second ends and a length less than the space between the scaffold frames, are supported by the transverse support members and occupy the space between the planks other than at the opening. The transverse support member includes spaced-apart plank engagement sections that rest on upwardly facing surfaces of the planks, and a plank end support member that extends between the plank engagement sections. A scaffolding platform system and a method of forming a scaffolding platform are also disclosed. | 06-30-2016 |
20160375443 | MAINTENANCE PLATFORM OF JAW CRUSHER - A maintenance platform of a jaw crusher having an adapter part that engages a first wear part when in place in a jaw crusher cavity. The platform includes a support part that engages a second wear part when the maintenance platform is in the jaw crusher cavity. The platform further includes a platform part residing between the adapter part and the support part. The platform part has a face section that engages the adapter part and a central section that extends apart from the face section towards the support part. The platform part defines at least two grooves each extending from the central section to the face section. The adapter part joins to the platform part by hand screws or nuts through the grooves. The grooves are shaped such that the platform part is separable from the adapter part after untightening while maintaining in place the hand screws or nuts. | 12-29-2016 |
182223000 | Relatively movable sections | 23 |
20080251323 | Industrial Scaffolding - The invention relates to industrial scaffolding comprising vertical supports, which can be interconnected by means of horizontal bars. Plates, which extend on a horizontal plane, can be hooked onto the bars to create an accessible working surface. When the plates are fitted, edge areas of the latter overhang the base body of the plates in such a way that a bar running parallel to an edge area is partially covered by said edge area. | 10-16-2008 |
20080257646 | Segmented Surface Element and Rigidizer and Uses Thereof - The invention provides a segmented surface | 10-23-2008 |
20080277200 | COVER INSERT - 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 ( | 11-13-2008 |
20080302605 | SIZE ADJUSTABLE PLATFORM FOR SCAFFOLDING - A size-adjustable platform for scaffolding comprises a plurality of overlapping sections extending from a central core, the sections including separate panels reciprocable with respect to the central core whereby the extent of the platform from the central core may be varied in size upon actuation of a ram or equivalent to cater for variable dimensions. | 12-11-2008 |
20090250295 | Portable Elevated Platform - A portable elevated platform includes a plurality of decks positionable adjacent one another in a flat configuration. Each deck includes an upper flat surface, and a plurality of contiguous sides extending around a perimeter of each deck. Each side includes an insert extending outward from the side and adjacent a corner of the side, and a receptacle extending inward into the side and adjacent an opposite corner from the insert. Each side of each deck is positioned adjacent any side of any other of the plurality of decks with at least one contiguous corner of each deck aligned such that the inserts and receptacles of the adjacently positioned sides mate together. | 10-08-2009 |
20100025156 | Emergency evacuation system for multi-story buildings - An emergency evacuation system includes one or more walkways that extend from a first multi-story building, at designated floor levels above the ground floor, to an adjacent multi-story building. The emergency walkway has a series of interconnecting, telescopically extendable sections that are normally stowed in a retracted arrangement within the first building. When the emergency walkway is deployed, safety walls raise and lock into an operable, vertical position along the entire length of the walkway, from the first building to the adjacent building. The system may include a rotatable base at the first building to allow adjusted angular positioning of the extended walkway so that the opposite end of the emerging walkway docks at the desired location on the side of the adjacent building. Emergency access to both the first building and the adjacent building, at opposite ends of the walkway, is normally closed and only opens when the emergency evacuation system is deployed. | 02-04-2010 |
20100084222 | SCAFFOLDING SYSTEMS - The present invention relates to a support component configured to provide a portion of a scaffolding platform, the support component including, a main body, and at least one male connector projecting from the main body, and at least one female connector defined by a cavity formed in the main body, wherein the male and female connectors co-operate with complementary connectors of further support elements to form a scaffolding platform. | 04-08-2010 |
20100187041 | Child's Portable Collapsible Step Stool - The disclosed invention provides a compact; collapsible or folding, one tier, step stool for children that easily transforms into a smaller unit which is lightweight and portable. It has the advantages of being child friendly, lightweight, cleanable and becomes compact in the closed position for storage. In that state it could easily be transported by a child or carried in an adult's carrying bag, or a child could carry it in hand or in their bag/backpack. A child could also use it as a seat or table. | 07-29-2010 |
20110247898 | PORTABLE STEPPING SYSTEM - A stepping platform includes an upper step platform and a lower step platform. The stepping platform may be manually moved from a stored position to a deployed, and vice-versa. The upper step platform includes a tread surface and side walls that cooperate to define a cavity into which the lower step platform fits when the stepping platform is in the stored position. The lower step platform also includes a tread surface and side walls. In one embodiment, a height of the lower step platform is about half of an overall height of the upper step platform. Further, both platforms may include tread surface areas sized to support both feet of a standing adult. | 10-13-2011 |
20110278094 | WORK PLATFORM FOR HYDRAULIC FRACTURING OPERATIONS - A modular work platform providing at least two adjustable work levels supported by transverse frames and an adjustable base plate, where a deck support bracket may be affixed over a frame pin to support the corners of the modular deck unit. | 11-17-2011 |
20120018254 | PORTABLE SCAFFOLD SYSTEM - A scaffold system includes first and second spaced apart vertical posts. An upper support device mounts at an upper portion of each of the first and second vertical posts and includes spaced apart arms extending in a first direction from the associated vertical post for engaging the side of a building. A lower support device mounts at a lower portion at each of the vertical posts to support one or more planks and includes outriggers extending laterally and in a second direction opposite the first direction. The outriggers include a wheel mounted near an extended end of each of the outriggers to provide for rolling the system to a worksite. The outriggers may be vertically adjusted and combined in multiple combinations and with multiple arm configurations to adapt to uneven terrain. | 01-26-2012 |
20120234630 | Retractable Step Stool - A retractable step stool includes an enclosure, a lower step and an upper step. The steps are slidably attached to opposing side interior walls of the enclosure; each step has a front surface and a tread surface adjacent to a top edge thereof. A mechanism at the rear of the lower step includes an extension spring secured the enclosure and levers connected to the extension spring. The spring is under tension while the step stool is closed, and when released causes both the lower and upper steps to move outward from the enclosure. In the closed position, the upper and lower steps are housed inside the enclosure while the upper step front surface and lower step front surface are flush with each other; in the open position, the steps extend outward from the enclosure, the lower step extending further from the upper step so that the tread surfaces are exposed. | 09-20-2012 |
20120292132 | Scaffold, releasable support and method - A scaffold including a right end frame access ladder having a right rail and a left rail in spaced relation with the right rail, and a plurality of horizontals attached to the right rail and the left rail. The scaffold includes a left end frame access ladder having a right rail and a left rail in spaced relation with the right rail, and a plurality of horizontals attached to the right rail and left rail. The scaffold includes a first adjustable platform support truss attached to the right end frame access ladder and the second end frame access ladder. The scaffold includes a second adjustable platform support truss attached to the right end frame access ladder and the second end frame access ladder and essentially in parallel and spaced relation with the first adjustable platform support truss. The scaffold includes a removable support having a first bracket, a second bracket and a center portion connected to the first and second brackets. A removable support. A method for using a scaffold having a removable support. | 11-22-2012 |
20130319797 | SCAFFOLDING - The invention relates to a bridge that is for use with a scaffolding standard. The standard may comprise of an elongate pipe to which there is secured at least one rosette of a kind that presents a plurality of apertures about the pipe at which a connection to said standard can be established by other scaffolding components. The bridge is capable of connection to said rosette at at least two said apertures, said bridge allowing a scaffolding component to be secured thereto to be positioned and supported by said bridge at a location not catered for by any aperture of said rosette. | 12-05-2013 |
20140020982 | Pivoting Horizontal and Vertical Scaffold Members and a Method of Erecting an Offset Scaffold Platform - One embodiment of the invention is a horizontal scaffold truss that has upper and lower horizontal scaffold members offset but fixedly joined with braces. Each upper and lower members have a connector positioned on each end of the respective lower and upper members, where at least one of the connectors is pivotally mounted on the respective lower or upper connector, and the connecters are engageable with an annular member positioned on a vertical scaffold member. | 01-23-2014 |
20140131138 | FOLDING STOOL - A folding stool has trapezoidal sides including front and rear nonfolding side walls and left and right folding end walls. Each end wall includes first and second nonfolding half-walls and a hinge connecting these half-walls to each other. The folding stool includes a nonfolding top wall connected to the top of the front side wall by a hinge and a strut connected proximate the middle of the top wall at one end and proximate the top of the rear side wall at the other end. The top wall extends horizontally outwardly from the left and right end walls and rear side wall when the folding stool is in its unfolded position to rest upon the left and right end walls and rear side wall to support weight placed upon the folding stool. The folding stool folds so that the top face of the top wall is coplanar with the outer face of the front side wall when in the folded position. | 05-15-2014 |
20140151154 | Multi-purpose hunting platform assembly - The present disclosure relates to hunting, law enforcement, and military systems and the like. The present disclosure includes a hunting apparatus comprising a base; a frame coupled to the base. The base is rotatable around said base and the base provides concealment for a user therein. | 06-05-2014 |
20140305739 | PLATFORM FOR DIE CASTING MACHINE - A platform mountable in a lower part of a die casting machine below the platens. The platform includes at least one pair of first and second coupled plates, the first plate affixed to an underlying base of the platform. The second plate is movable between first retracted positions overlaying the first plate to a second extended end-to-end co-planar position relative to the first plate to form an elongated co-planar platform surface. The base can support two pairs of coupled and longitudinally spaced first and second plates. An actuator coupled to each second plate for moving each second plate between the first retracted position and the second extended position. | 10-16-2014 |
20140345976 | Work Platform System Including Suspended Paneled Portion and Method of Implementing Same - A work platform system for implementation in relation to a structure, as well as subsystems and components thereof and methods of implementation and use relating thereto, are disclosed herein. In at least one embodiment, the work platform system includes a first pair of flexible elements and a second pair of flexible elements, where a respective first end of each of the flexible elements is coupled at least indirectly to a first support component and a respective second end of each of the flexible elements is coupled at least indirectly to a second support component. The work platform system can further include a plurality of panel structures supported upon the flexible elements, a suspension component, and a clamp structure coupled to at least one of the first pair of flexible elements and the second pair of flexible elements. The work platform system can include one or more support extension. | 11-27-2014 |
20150034421 | Scaffold Deck System With A Float Bar Support For Creating An Opening To Accommodate Obstacles - A scaffold including a pair of scaffold frames has a scaffold platform supported by the frames, which is defined by a series of planks and includes an opening. The opening is formed by a pair of transverse support members that extend between the pair of planks at a location between the scaffold frames. Partial-length scaffold planks, having first and second ends and a length less than the space between the scaffold frames, are supported by the transverse support members and occupy the space between the planks other than at the opening. The transverse support member includes spaced-apart plank engagement sections that rest on upwardly facing surfaces of the planks, and a plank end support member that extends between the plank engagement sections. A scaffolding platform system and a method of forming a scaffolding platform are also disclosed. | 02-05-2015 |
20150060205 | DOG STEP ATTACHMENT FOR RECEIVER HITCH OF PICKUP TRUCK - A dog step attachment attaches to a receiver hitch of a pickup truck to provide an intermediate step for assisting a dog in jumping into the bed of the pickup truck. The attachment includes a first frame member received in the receiver hitch, a second frame member pivotally connected to a rearward end of the first frame member, a third frame member connected to the second frame member, and a platform attached to and supported by the third frame member. The second frame member is movable relative to the first frame member between a folded down position for use as a dog step and a folded up position for transport. Springs are used to hold the second frame member in over-center conditions in the folded down and folded up positions. Adjustments are provided for accommodating different heights of receiver hitches and pickup beds. | 03-05-2015 |
20160001707 | HINGED SERVICE STEP FOR LARGE WHEELED LOADERS - A hinged service step assembly including a first tread plate and a second tread plate connected to the first tread plate with a hinge. The hinged service step further including an attachment bracket connected to the second tread plate machine. The attachment bracket attaching to a machine having a lift arm. | 01-07-2016 |
20160083968 | Safety platform scaffold apparatus - A portable safety platform scaffold apparatus includes a plurality of wall-supportable units for being supported by the top portion of a wall. The wall support units each include a wall-top engagement portion, a common removable floor member, and a common removable fence. With the apparatus, a worker can stand on the floor members with the wall-top engagement portions secured on the top of the wall. In this way, the worker is in a safe location when a roof truss is lowered onto the wall. | 03-24-2016 |