Elevated working platform and related methods
First Claim
1. An elevated platform apparatus comprising:
- a first rail assembly having a pair of rails coupled with a plurality of rungs;
a second rail assembly, an upper end of the second rail assembly being hingedly coupled with the first rail assembly, the first rail assembly and the second rail assembly being selectively positionable relative to each other between a deployed state and a collapsed state;
a platform pivotally coupled with the first rail assembly and configured to extend between spaced apart portions of the first assembly and the second assembly when they are in the deployed state;
a cage including at least one frame member and a pair of gates collectively forming a barrier substantially surrounding an area above the platform when the first and second assemblies are in the deployed state and when the pair of gates are in a closed position, wherein the pair of gates extend towards each other when in the closed position, the pair of gates being selectively positionable from the closed position to an open position wherein the gates are rotated inwardly such that a portion of each gate of the pair extends into the area surrounding the platform, and wherein each of the pair of gates is limited from rotating outwardly away from the area above the platform beyond the closed position; and
wherein, when the first rail assembly and the second rail assembly are in the collapsed state, the platform is positioned adjacent the pair of gates.
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Abstract
Elevated work platforms, as well as associated methods, are provided. In one particular embodiment, an elevated platform apparatus is provided comprising a first rail assembly having a pair of rails coupled with a plurality of rungs, a second rail assembly hingedly coupled with the first rail assembly, a platform configured to rest upon a portion of the first rail assembly and the second rails assembly and a cage associated with the platform. The cage may include at least one bar and at least one gate, the at least one gate being configured to swing in a first direction upon a user stepping on to the platform from the first rail assembly, and then swing back to a closed position after the user is standing on the platform. The at least one gate is also limited from being displaced in a second direction, opposite the first direction, beyond the closed position.
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15 Claims
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1. An elevated platform apparatus comprising:
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a first rail assembly having a pair of rails coupled with a plurality of rungs; a second rail assembly, an upper end of the second rail assembly being hingedly coupled with the first rail assembly, the first rail assembly and the second rail assembly being selectively positionable relative to each other between a deployed state and a collapsed state; a platform pivotally coupled with the first rail assembly and configured to extend between spaced apart portions of the first assembly and the second assembly when they are in the deployed state; a cage including at least one frame member and a pair of gates collectively forming a barrier substantially surrounding an area above the platform when the first and second assemblies are in the deployed state and when the pair of gates are in a closed position, wherein the pair of gates extend towards each other when in the closed position, the pair of gates being selectively positionable from the closed position to an open position wherein the gates are rotated inwardly such that a portion of each gate of the pair extends into the area surrounding the platform, and wherein each of the pair of gates is limited from rotating outwardly away from the area above the platform beyond the closed position; and wherein, when the first rail assembly and the second rail assembly are in the collapsed state, the platform is positioned adjacent the pair of gates. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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