IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0608094
(2012-09-10)
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등록번호 |
US-8622172
(2014-01-07)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
1 인용 특허 :
7 |
초록
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A method and apparatus for providing access to the exterior of a building in proximity to an opening, such as a window or door opening, in a wall of the building. Access is provided by a platform that is supported by brackets from vertical members fastened to the interior of the building. The platfo
A method and apparatus for providing access to the exterior of a building in proximity to an opening, such as a window or door opening, in a wall of the building. Access is provided by a platform that is supported by brackets from vertical members fastened to the interior of the building. The platform may be passed from the interior of a building to the exterior of the building through an opening in the building. The apparatus may be assembled in, and installed from, the interior of a building.
대표청구항
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1. An apparatus comprising: a first internal vertical member, configured for installation in the interior of a building;a second internal vertical member, configured for installation in the interior of the building;a platform having a working region that may be passed from the interior of a building
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An apparatus comprising: a first internal vertical member, configured for installation in the interior of a building;a second internal vertical member, configured for installation in the interior of the building;a platform having a working region that may be passed from the interior of a building to the exterior of the building through an opening in the building;a first bracket attached to the platform and configured to removably couple the platform to the first internal vertical member at a first support location on the first internal vertical member, the first bracket comprising a first sleeve sized to slide over the first internal vertical member;a second bracket attached to the platform and configured to removably couple the platform to the second internal vertical member at a second support location on the second internal vertical member, the second bracket comprising a second sleeve sized to slide over the second internal vertical member, andan upper support structure configured to couple the first and second internal vertical members above the first and second support locations, the upper support structure comprising first and second vertical sleeves joined by a cross brace, where the first vertical sleeve is sized to at least partially slide over the first internal vertical member above the first support location and the second vertical sleeve is sized to at least partially slide over the second internal vertical member above the second support location,where, in operation, the platform is cantilevered from the first and second internal vertical members via the first and second brackets, such that support for the platform is provided by the first and second internal vertical members, andwherein the upper support structure is configured to enable the first and second internal vertical members to be fastened to an interior surface of the building. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising: a lower flange coupled to the first internal vertical member below the first support location, coupled to the second internal vertical member below the second support location, and configured to enable the first and second internal vertical members to be fastened to an interior surface of the building. 3. The apparatus of claim 2, where the lower flange is configured to enable the first and second internal vertical members to be fastened to an interior floor of the building. 4. The apparatus of claim 2, where the lower flange has one or more holes for a fastener. 5. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a lower cross member coupling between the first and second internal vertical members below the first and second support locations. 6. The apparatus of claim 1, where the upper support structure is removably coupled to the first and second internal vertical members. 7. The apparatus of claim 1, where the first vertical sleeve has one or more holes that align with one or more holes in the first internal vertical member to enable the first vertical sleeve to be pinned to the first internal vertical member; andthe second vertical sleeve has one or more holes that align with one or more holes in the second internal vertical member to enable the second vertical sleeve to be pinned to the second internal vertical member. 8. The apparatus of claim 1, where the first bracket further comprises a first diagonal support member coupling between the first sleeve and a first side of the working region of the platform; andthe second bracket further comprises a second diagonal support member coupling between the second sleeve and a second side of the working region of the platform. 9. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a safety rail removably mounted to the perimeter of the working region of the platform. 10. The apparatus of claim 9, where the safety rail comprises: a plurality of posts mountable in receptacles on the perimeter of the working region of the platform; anda plurality of low-stretch links coupled between posts of the plurality of posts. 11. The apparatus of claim 10, where a low-stretch link of the plurality of low-stretch links comprises a chain. 12. The apparatus of claim 10, where a low-stretch link of the plurality of low-stretch links comprises a cable. 13. The apparatus of claim 1, where the first and second internal vertical members are approximately seven feet in length. 14. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising: first and second wheels attached to the apparatus in proximity to the lower ends of the first and second internal vertical members, respectively. 15. The apparatus of claim 14, where the apparatus is supported by the first and second internal vertical members when the first and second internal members are oriented at, or close to, vertical and the apparatus is supported by the first and second wheels when the first and second internal members are oriented at, or close to, horizontal. 16. The apparatus of claim 1, where the first and second vertical sleeves of the upper support structure are adjustably located on the first and second internal vertical members. 17. The apparatus of claim 1, where support of the platform is provided exclusively by the first and second internal vertical members via the first and second brackets. 18. An apparatus comprising: a first internal vertical member, configured for installation in the interior of a building;a second internal vertical member, configured for installation in the interior of the building;a platform having a working region that may be passed from the interior of a building to the exterior of the building through an opening in the building;a first bracket attached to the platform and configured to removably couple the platform to the first internal vertical member at a first support location on the first internal vertical member, the first bracket comprising a first sleeve sized to slide over the first internal vertical member;a second bracket attached to the platform and configured to removably couple the platform to the second internal vertical member at a second support location on the second internal vertical member, the second bracket comprising a second sleeve sized to slide over the second internal vertical member, andan upper support structure configured to couple the first and second internal vertical members above the first and second support locations, the upper support structure comprising first and second vertical sleeves joined by a cross brace, where the first vertical sleeve is sized to at least partially slide over the first internal vertical member above the first support location and the second vertical sleeve is sized to at least partially slide over the second internal vertical member above the second support location,where, in operation, the platform is cantilevered from the first and second internal vertical members via the first and second brackets, such that support for the platform is provided by the first and second internal vertical members,the apparatus further comprisinga first upper flange coupled to the upper support structure and the first internal vertical member above the first support location, the first upper flange configured to enable the first internal vertical member to be fastened to a wall of the building in proximity to the opening; anda second upper flange coupled to the upper support structure and the second internal vertical member above the second support location, the second upper flange configured to enable the second internal vertical member to be fastened to the wall of the building in proximity to the opening. 19. The apparatus of claim 18, where the wall is a vertical wall. 20. The apparatus of claim 18, further comprising: a lower flange coupled to the first internal vertical member below the first support location, coupled to the second internal vertical member below the second support location, and configured to enable the first and second internal vertical members to be fastened to an interior surface of the building. 21. The apparatus of claim 20, where the lower flange is configured to enable the first and second internal vertical members to be fastened to an interior floor of the building. 22. The apparatus of claim 20, where the lower flange has one or more holes for a fastener. 23. The apparatus of claim 18, further comprising a lower cross member coupling between the first and second internal vertical members below the first and second support locations. 24. The apparatus of claim 18, where the upper support structure is removably coupled to the first and second internal vertical members. 25. The apparatus of claim 18, where the first vertical sleeve has one or more holes that align with one or more holes in the first internal vertical member to enable the first vertical sleeve to be pinned to the first internal vertical member; andthe second vertical sleeve has one or more holes that align with one or more holes in the second internal vertical member to enable the second vertical sleeve to be pinned to the second internal vertical member. 26. The apparatus of claim 18, where the first bracket further comprises a first diagonal support member coupling between the first sleeve and a first side of the working region of the platform; andthe second bracket further comprises a second diagonal support member coupling between the second sleeve and a second side of the working region of the platform. 27. The apparatus of claim 18, further comprising a safety rail removably mounted to the perimeter of the working region of the platform. 28. The apparatus of claim 27, where the safety rail comprises: a plurality of posts mountable in receptacles on the perimeter of the working region of the platform; anda plurality of low-stretch links coupled between posts of the plurality of posts. 29. The apparatus of claim 28, where a low-stretch link of the plurality of low-stretch links comprises a chain. 30. The apparatus of claim 28, where a low-stretch link of the plurality of low-stretch links comprises a cable. 31. The apparatus of claim 18, where the first and second internal vertical members are approximately seven feet in length. 32. The apparatus of claim 18, further comprising: first and second wheels attached to the apparatus in proximity to the lower ends of the first and second internal vertical members, respectively. 33. The apparatus of claim 32, where the apparatus is supported by the first and second internal vertical members when the first and second internal members are oriented at, or close to, vertical and the apparatus is supported by the first and second wheels when the first and second internal members are oriented at, or close to, horizontal. 34. The apparatus of claim 18, where the first and second vertical sleeves of the upper support structure are adjustably located on the first and second internal vertical members. 35. The apparatus of claim 18, where support of the platform is provided exclusively by the first and second internal vertical members via the first and second brackets. 36. An apparatus comprising: a first internal vertical member, configured for installation in the interior of a building;a second internal vertical member, configured for installation in the interior of the building;a platform having a working region that may be passed from the interior of a building to the exterior of the building through an opening in the building;a first bracket attached to the platform and configured to removably couple the platform to the first internal vertical member at a first support location on the first internal vertical member, the first bracket comprising a first sleeve sized to slide over the first internal vertical member;a second bracket attached to the platform and configured to removably couple the platform to the second internal vertical member at a second support location on the second internal vertical member, the second bracket comprising a second sleeve sized to slide over the second internal vertical member, andan upper support structure configured to couple the first and second internal vertical members above the first and second support locations, the upper support structure comprising first and second vertical sleeves joined by a cross brace, where the first vertical sleeve is sized to at least partially slide over the first internal vertical member above the first support location and the second vertical sleeve is sized to at least partially slide over the second internal vertical member above the second support location,where, in operation, the platform is cantilevered from the first and second internal vertical members via the first and second brackets, such that support for the platform is provided by the first and second internal vertical members, andwhere the cross brace joins the first and second vertical sleeves of the upper support structure in a u-shape. 37. The apparatus of claim 36, further comprising: a lower flange coupled to the first internal vertical member below the first support location, coupled to the second internal vertical member below the second support location, and configured to enable the first and second internal vertical members to be fastened to an interior surface of the building. 38. The apparatus of claim 37, where the lower flange is configured to enable the first and second internal vertical members to be fastened to an interior floor of the building. 39. The apparatus of claim 37, where the lower flange has one or more holes for a fastener. 40. The apparatus of claim 36, further comprising a lower cross member coupling between the first and second internal vertical members below the first and second support locations. 41. The apparatus of claim 36, where the upper support structure is removably coupled to the first and second internal vertical members. 42. The apparatus of claim 36, where the first vertical sleeve has one or more holes that align with one or more holes in the first internal vertical member to enable the first vertical sleeve to be pinned to the first internal vertical member; andthe second vertical sleeve has one or more holes that align with one or more holes in the second internal vertical member to enable the second vertical sleeve to be pinned to the second internal vertical member. 43. The apparatus of claim 36, where the first bracket further comprises a first diagonal support member coupling between the first sleeve and a first side of the working region of the platform; andthe second bracket further comprises a second diagonal support member coupling between the second sleeve and a second side of the working region of the platform. 44. The apparatus of claim 36, further comprising a safety rail removably mounted to the perimeter of the working region of the platform. 45. The apparatus of claim 44, where the safety rail comprises: a plurality of posts mountable in receptacles on the perimeter of the working region of the platform; anda plurality of low-stretch links coupled between posts of the plurality of posts. 46. The apparatus of claim 45, where a low-stretch link of the plurality of low-stretch links comprises a chain. 47. The apparatus of claim 45, where a low-stretch link of the plurality of low-stretch links comprises a cable. 48. The apparatus of claim 36, where the first and second internal vertical members are approximately seven feet in length. 49. The apparatus of claim 36, further comprising: first and second wheels attached to the apparatus in proximity to the lower ends of the first and second internal vertical members, respectively. 50. The apparatus of claim 49, where the apparatus is supported by the first and second internal vertical members when the first and second internal members are oriented at, or close to, vertical and the apparatus is supported by the first and second wheels when the first and second internal members are oriented at, or close to, horizontal. 51. The apparatus of claim 36, where the first and second vertical sleeves of the upper support structure are adjustably located on the first and second internal vertical members. 52. The apparatus of claim 36, where support of the platform is provided exclusively by the first and second internal vertical members via the first and second brackets.
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