LIGHTWEIGHT PLATFORM FOR A FIRE APPARATUS
First Claim
1. A fire apparatus, comprising:
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a ladder assembly having a proximal end pivotably coupled to the chassis and a distal end opposite the proximal end; and
a basket pivotably coupled to the distal end of the ladder assembly, the basket comprising;
a subfloor assembly, comprising;
a front member extending in a first direction;
a rear member extending in the first direction, wherein the front member and the rear member are offset a distance from one another in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction;
an inner member extending from the front member to the rear member;
an outer member having a first end portion coupled to the rear member and a second end portion opposite the first end portion; and
an angled member extending from the second end portion of the outer member to the front member; and
a floor panel coupled to a top surface of the subfloor assembly and configured to support a user;
wherein the outer member is shorter than the distance between the front member and the rear member such that the angled member extends at an angle relative to the front member.
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Abstract
A fire apparatus includes a chassis, a ladder assembly having a proximal end pivotably coupled to the chassis, and a basket pivotably coupled to a distal end of the ladder assembly. The basket includes a floor panel coupled to a top surface of a subfloor assembly. The subfloor assembly includes a front member and a rear member each extending in a first direction, an inner member extending from the front member to the rear member, an outer member having a first end portion coupled to the rear member, and an angled member extending from a second end portion of the outer member to the front member. The front member and the rear member are offset a distance from one another in a second direction. The outer member is shorter than the distance such that the angled member extends at an angle relative to the front member.
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Citations
20 Claims
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1. A fire apparatus, comprising:
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a chassis; a ladder assembly having a proximal end pivotably coupled to the chassis and a distal end opposite the proximal end; and a basket pivotably coupled to the distal end of the ladder assembly, the basket comprising; a subfloor assembly, comprising; a front member extending in a first direction; a rear member extending in the first direction, wherein the front member and the rear member are offset a distance from one another in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; an inner member extending from the front member to the rear member; an outer member having a first end portion coupled to the rear member and a second end portion opposite the first end portion; and an angled member extending from the second end portion of the outer member to the front member; and a floor panel coupled to a top surface of the subfloor assembly and configured to support a user; wherein the outer member is shorter than the distance between the front member and the rear member such that the angled member extends at an angle relative to the front member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A fire apparatus, comprising:
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a chassis; a ladder assembly having a proximal end pivotably coupled to the chassis and a distal end opposite the proximal end; and a basket pivotably coupled to the distal end of the ladder assembly, the basket comprising; a subfloor assembly including a first inner member and a second inner member each extending in a first direction, wherein the inner members are offset a first distance from one another in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; a floor panel coupled to a top surface of the subfloor assembly and configured to support a user; and a first upright member and a second upright member each coupled to the subfloor assembly and extending above the floor panel, wherein the upright members are offset a second distance from one another in the second direction; wherein the first distance and the second distance are approximately equal such that the first inner member and the first upright member extend within a first common plane and the second inner member and the second upright member extend within a second common plane. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A basket for a fire apparatus, the basket comprising:
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a subfloor assembly, comprising; a front member extending laterally; a rear member extending laterally and offset a distance rearward from the front member; a pair of inner members each extending from the front member to the rear member; a pair of outer members each extending forward from the rear member, each outer member having a first end portion coupled to the rear member and a second end portion opposite the first end portion; and a pair of angled members, each angled member extending from the second end portion of one of the outer members to the front member; and a floor panel coupled to a top surface of the subfloor assembly and configured to support a user; wherein the outer members are shorter than the distance between the front member and the rear member such that the angled members each extend at an angle relative to the front member. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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