Tower elevating assembly

A kit for a tower elevating assembly, comprising:

• (a) a platform assembly, including a platform having a first and second guard wall, respectively, on first and second ends of the platform and a ramp between the first and second guard walls to enclose the platform, the ramp being retractable to provide an exit from the platform;
• (b) a single stage tower having a first end and a second end and including a track assembly, wherein the track assembly includes first and second track portions extending between the first and second ends of the tower, wherein each of the first and second track portions includes at least first and second adjacent channels, wherein each of the first and second track portions is manufactured as a single continuous structure made from extruded aluminum, and wherein a portion of the single continuous structure of each of the first and second track portions divides the first and second adjacent channels of the respective first and second track portions, wherein the at least first and second channels are defined by a wall portion and first and second end portions, each of the first and second end portions having a first end at the wall portion, wherein the transition from the wall portion to each of the first and second end portions is a rounded corner, and a second end extending in an orthogonal direction from the wall portion and at least one divider portion extending from the wall portion between the first and second end portions in an orthogonal direction from the wall portion to define at least first and second channels having openings thereto, wherein the first and second track portions are configured such that the openings to both of the at least first and second channels of the first track portion face the openings to both of the at least first and second open channels of the second track portion and an outer side of the wall portion of the first track portion faces away from an outer side of the wall portion of the second track portion, wherein the tower further includes at least first and second parallel legs extending from a base of the tower orthogonal to a longitudinal axis of the tower, and wherein the tower is configured to be anchored to a ground surface by base attachments points located on the first and second legs;
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• (c) a carriage assembly configured for coupling with the platform assembly and the tower assembly and configured for movement within the first channels of the first and second track portions, wherein the carriage assembly includes first and second rollers configured for moving within the first channels of the first and second track portions, wherein the first and second rollers are configured to rotate about an axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the platform, wherein the platform assembly is configured to move along the track assembly between a first elevation position at the first end of the tower to a second elevation position at the second end of the tower, wherein a vertical reach of the platform assembly is limited to a length of the single continuous extruded aluminum first and second track portions.

A tower elevating assembly, comprising:

• (a) a platform assembly configured to move between a first elevation position and a second elevation position, the platform assembly comprising a platform with a first and second guard wall and a ramp between the first and second guard walls to enclose the platform, the ramp being retractable to provide an exit from the platform;
• (b) a single stage tower having a first end and a second end and including a track assembly, wherein the track assembly includes first and second track portions extending between the first and second ends of the tower, wherein each of the first and second track portions includes a wall portion and first and second end portions defining an inner side with at least a first channel and an outer side, wherein each of the first and second track portions is extruded as a single continuous structure made from extruded aluminum, and wherein the first and second track portions are arranged such that an opening to the at least first channel of the first track portion faces an opening to the at least first channel of the second track portion and an outer side of the wall portion of the first track portion faces away from an outer side of the wall portion of the second track portion, wherein the tower further includes at least first and second legs extending from a base of the tower orthogonal to a longitudinal axis of the tower, and wherein the tower is configured to be anchored to a ground surface by base attachments points located on the first and second legs;
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• (c) a carriage assembly for providing support to the platform assembly and moving within the first channels of the first and second track portions, wherein the carriage assembly includes first and second rollers configured for moving within the first channels of the first and second track portions, wherein the first and second rollers are configured to rotate about an axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the platform, wherein the platform assembly is configured to move along the track assembly between the first elevation position at the first end of the tower to the second elevation position at the second end of the tower, wherein a vertical reach of the platform assembly is limited to a length of the single continuous extruded aluminum first and second track portions.