Folding handrail for work vehicle
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorsWilliam A. Brett, Kevin A. Thelen
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Abstract
A handrail system for a work vehicle has a handrail including a first rail member configured to extend in first direction and a second rail member coupled to the first rail member and configured to extend in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction. The handrail system also has a fold structure configured to couple the handrail to the work vehicle and move the handrail between an upright position and a folded position with respect to the work vehicle. When in the folded position, the handrail has a support surface that is elevated along a central area of the handrail higher than at least one side of the handrail.
Claims18
A handrail system for a work vehicle, comprising:
- a handrail including a first rail member configured to extend in a first direction and a second rail member coupled to the first rail member and configured to extend in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction;
- and
- a fold structure configured to couple the handrail to the work vehicle and move the handrail between an upright position and a folded position with respect to the work vehicle;
- wherein, when in the folded position, the handrail has a support surface that is elevated along a central area of the handrail higher than at least one side of the handrail;
- wherein the support surface is an edge of a planer wall, the planer wall mounted to at least one of the first and second rail members and extending in the second direction and in a third direction at an angle to the first and second directions.
A work vehicle, comprising:
- a vehicle frame;
- a platform mounted at a top side of the vehicle frame;
- and
- a handrail system positioned near the platform and including:
- a handrail including a first rail member extending in a first direction and a second rail member coupled to the first rail member and extending in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction;
- and
- a fold structure configured to move the handrail between an upright position and a folded position with respect to the work vehicle;
- wherein, when in the folded position, the handrail has a support surface that is elevated along a central area of the handrail higher than at least one side of the handrail;
- wherein the support surface is an edge of a planer wall, the planer wall mounted to at least one of the first and second rail members and extending in the second direction and in a third direction at an angle to the first and second directions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.