Work platform
US4108277A · kind A · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 14, 1977 |
| Grant date | Aug 22, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 14, 1997 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE04G3/00
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A work platform for use in the servicing of jet engines including a frame, curved to conform with the exterior of the engine, carrying at its lower end a personnel supporting platform, a plurality of latch members rigidly attached to the upper end of the frame and adapted to engage cowling mountings on the engine thereby to support the work platform upon the engine, said latch members being adapted for insertion within the cowling mountings when said work platform is pivoted away from said engine about the end of the frame adjacent the latch members and for work platform supporting locking engagement with the cowling mountings upon pivotal movement of the work platform into an operational position on the engine following insertion of the latch members into the cowling mountings.
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