Access deck assembly and handle assembly for an aerial work platform of a vehicle

An access deck assembly for a mobile platform on an aerial lift vehicle, the assembly comprising:

• a base member extending from a first end to a second opposite end, the base member defining an upper surface sized to support an operator thereon;
• a first guide supported by the base member, the first guide sized to cooperate with a first portion of the mobile platform;
• a second guide supported by the base member, the second guide sized to cooperate with a second portion of the mobile platform;
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• a locking mechanism supported by the base member, the locking mechanism movable to an engaged position to retain the second portion of the mobile platform between the locking mechanism and the second guide;
• a handle assembly connected to the base member, wherein the handle assembly has first and second legs, a cross-member extending between and connected to the first and second legs, a hanging bracket supported by the cross-member, and an upper handle rotatably connected to the first and second legs, wherein the hanging bracket is sized to cooperate with an upper perimeter rail of the mobile platform;
• wherein the handle assembly has a first storage position, a second upright position with the upper handle adjacent to the first and second legs, and a third use position with the upper handle extending outwardly from the first and second legs for grasping by an operator;
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• wherein the access deck assembly further comprises a locking pin supported by the base member and configured to cooperate with the first leg to selectively retain the handle assembly in the first storage position or the second upright position.

An access deck assembly and mobile platform arrangement for an aerial lift vehicle, the assembly comprising:

• a mobile platform for mounting on the aerial lift vehicle;
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• an access deck assembly mountable on the mobile platform, the access deck assembly including:
• a base member extending from a first end to a second opposite end, the base member defining an upper surface sized to support an operator thereon;
• a first guide supported by the base member, the first guide sized to cooperate with a first portion of the mobile platform, wherein the first guide extends along and is spaced apart from a lower surface of the base member thereby defining a channel therebetween to receive the first portion of the mobile platform;
• a second guide supported by the base member, the second guide sized to cooperate with a second portion of the mobile platform;
• a locking mechanism supported by the base member, the locking mechanism having a latch member supported for sliding translation relative to the base member, the latch member movable from a disengaged position to an engaged position to retain the second portion of the mobile platform between the latch member and the second guide;
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• a step rotatbly connected to the base member.