Fall protection cage with adjustable outboard upright
US8745799B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 26, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jun 10, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 26, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G69/22
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus that provides selectively deployable worker access with fall protection to at least a portion of the top of a container has a gangway that is configured to be retrofitted to an elevated platform from which the gangway and a fall protection cage is selectively deployable over the top of the container. The fall protection cage is connected to the gangway via a fixed stanchion and an abutment that is adjustably disposed outboard of the fixed stanchion and connected thereto via at least one selectively length adjustable screw member.
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