Walkway installation having a handrail connector
US11619051B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 9, 2019 |
| Grant date | Apr 4, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 4, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16B7/0493
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A walkway installation includes a walkway assembly which includes at least one tread module supported by a pair of spaced apart elongate supports which extend in the direction of the length of the walkway installation, the walkway installation additionally including a handrail assembly including a handrail which extends in the direction of the length of the walkway assembly and a plurality of spaced apart posts which each secure the handrail relative to the walkway assembly, the handrail assembly additionally including a first connector which secures a post to one side of the walkway assembly and the first connector having secured thereto a substantially inflexible transverse link which extends across the walkway assembly in a direction perpendicular to the length of the walkway installation, the transverse link extending to a second connector secured to the other side of the walkway.
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