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Portable scaffold brake

US7036636B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20References
19Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 26, 2002
Grant dateMay 2, 2006
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 3, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60T1/14
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The portable brake of the present invention comprises a top bracket, a bottom bracket, a leg, a handle, a toggle plate, and a foot. The top bracket of the portable brake has a back plate, side plates, a bottom plate, a toggle joint, a rung hook, and a leg sheath. The bottom bracket comprises a back plate, side plates, a bottom plate, a rung hook, and a leg sheath. The top and bottom brackets secure a leg, which passes through the leg sheaths of the brackets and leg apertures in the bottom plates of the brackets. A toggle plate is connected at one end to the top of the leg, and is connected at the other end to a pair of hinge plates. The hinge plates are, in turn, connected to a handle and to the toggle joint of the top bracket.

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