Ladder assembly for a fire apparatus
AssigneeOshkosh Corporation
InventorsEric D. Betz, Jennifer L. Bloemer, Jeffrey D. Aiken
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Abstract
A ladder assembly for a fire apparatus includes a base rail, a hand rail, a first lacing member, a second lacing member, and a gusset. The first lacing member and the second lacing member extend between the base rail and the hand rail. Both the first lacing member and the second lacing member engage the base rail at an interface. Each of the first lacing member and the second lacing member defines a slot along only a portion of a length thereof. Portions of the gusset are received by the slot of the first lacing member and the slot of the second lacing member. The gusset engages the base rail to reinforce the interface.
Claims11
A ladder assembly for a fire apparatus, the ladder assembly comprising:
- a base rail including:
- a first tubular member;
- a second tubular member;
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- a brace extending along (a) a horizontal wall of the first tubular member and the second tubular member and (b) a vertical wall of at least one of the first tubular member or the second tubular member;
- a hand rail;
- a first lacing member and a second lacing member extending between the base rail and the hand rail, both the first lacing member and the second lacing member engaging the base rail at an interface, each of the first lacing member and the second lacing member defining a slot along only a portion of a length thereof, each of the first lacing member and the second lacing member including an end that directly contacts the brace at the interface;
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- a gusset having portions received by the slot of the first lacing member and the slot of the second lacing member, the gusset engaging the base rail to reinforce the interface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.