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US 12,410,037 B2Granted
Incline elevator and modular deck system and methods for the assembly, use and shipping thereof
OwnerJohn Sundinventor
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Abstract
An incline elevator system includes a pair of laterally spaced rails and a carriage configured with restraining members extending laterally beneath a bottom surface of the rail in a vertically spaced relationship therewith. A rail kit, together with methods of assembling the elevator system, is also provided. A modular deck system includes a plurality of box treads arranged in an array and a plurality of stanchions supporting the array. Methods of assembling the array of box treads are also provided.
Claims13
A modular deck system comprising:
- a plurality of box treads each comprising an upper wall, opposite side walls extending downwardly from the upper wall and opposite end walls extending downwardly from the upper wall, wherein the plurality of box treads are arranged in an array, with the plurality of box treads arranged in a side-to-side and end-to-end relationship, wherein abutting side walls of adjacent box treads are coupled with fasteners, and wherein abutting end walls of adjacent box treads are coupled with fasteners;
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- a plurality of stanchions supporting the array, wherein each of the stanchions is coupled directly to at least one end wall or at least one side wall of one of the plurality of box treads, wherein the stanchions are the only structure supporting the array of box treads, and wherein at least some of the box treads are not connected directly to a stanchion.
A method of assembling a modular deck system comprising:
- arranging a plurality of box treads in an array, wherein at least some of the box treads are arranged end-to-end and at least some of the box treads are arranged side-to-side, wherein each of the box treads comprises an upper wall, opposite side walls extending downwardly from the upper wall and opposite end walls extending downwardly from the upper wall;
- coupling abutting side walls of adjacent box treads with fasteners;
- coupling abutting end walls of adjacent box treads with fasteners;
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- supporting the array of box treads with a plurality of stanchions by coupling each of the stanchions directly to at least one end wall or at least one side wall of one of the plurality of box treads, wherein the stanchions are the only structure supporting the array of box treads and wherein at least some of the box treads are not connected directly to a stanchion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.