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US 11,761,222 B2Granted
System and method for preventing access to steps in retracted bleachers
AssigneeKoala Wall, LLC
InventorsPeyton Hart, James Reid, Jr.
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Abstract
The solution is directed to a bleacher step access prevention system. The system is configured to be locked in place over a stairway of a retracted bleacher system in order to prevent climbing of the stairway when the bleacher system is in a retracted state. Certain embodiments are configured to accommodate handrails of the bleacher system so that handrails do not have to be removed from the stairwell when the bleacher system is in a retracted state.
Claims16
A bleacher step access prevention system, the bleacher step access prevention system comprising:
- a panel component having a front side and a back side;
- at least one anchor arm component mounted on the back side of the panel component and in association with a first edge of the panel component;
- at least one retracting anchor arm component mounted on the back side of the panel component and in association with a second edge of the panel component;
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- a sliding lock mechanism accessible on the front side of the panel component and operable when actuated to transition between an open state and a closed state, wherein the sliding lock mechanism is configured to transition the at least one retracting anchor arm between a storage state and a deployed state when the sliding lock mechanism is transitioned between said open state and closed state;
- wherein, when the panel component is placed in front of a stairway of a retracted bleacher system, the at least one anchor arm component is engaged in a first space behind a first bleacher bench and actuation of the sliding lock mechanism to said closed state causes the at least one retracting anchor arm component to transition to a deployed state and engage in a second space behind a second bleacher bench.
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