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Method of making spiral staircases

US4831706A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 21, 1988
Grant dateMay 23, 1989
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Expiry dateMar 21, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/49936
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A method of constructing a spiral staircase to the specifications of an architect comprising the steps of taking a plurality of flat rectangular sheets of metal and cutting the front edge at an angle to form the front edge of a tread. Then cutting a pair of stringers in the sheet of metal and bending the stringers downward until they are perpendicular to the tread. Then cutting a riser at the back of the sheet of metal and bending the riser upward. Once a plurality of sheets of metal are formed as outlined above they may be assembled by attaching the stringers of one sheet to the risers of another, forming a spiral staircase. A base for the staircase to rest on and attach the first step to should be employed. The base should be attached to the floor. The base may be made from a rectangular sheet of metal by cutting the front edge at the same angle as the front edge of the tread and then bending a front and rear support for the base in the sheet of metal. At the top of the stairs a plate should be attached to the floor and to the staircase to hold the staircase in place.

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