Portable work platforms and method therefor
AssigneeSan Diego Gas & Electric Company
InventorsRoss Hagberg, Brent Clingman, Jay Mathy
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Abstract
Work platforms are generally discussed herein for providing expanded work space for their users with specific discussions extended to portable work platforms that are mountable on vertical or horizontal poles and the like, such as utility poles, for expanding useful work space. The portable work platform has a deck attached to a base by a beam, which is made from a non-conducting material. A strap assembly having a webbing is connected to the base and configured for use with a ratchet mechanism to tension the webbing around a pole to mount to the platform. The beam enhances electrical isolation between the deck and the base.
Claims20
A portable work platform comprising a deck attached to a base by a beam, which is made from a non-conducting material;
- wherein the base comprises two channels defined by two sets of flanges;
- wherein a strap assembly comprising a webbing is disposed, at least in part, inside the two channels;
- and wherein the beam defines an operating gap between the deck and the base.
A portable work platform comprising a deck attached to a base by a beam, which is made from a non-conducting material;
- wherein the base comprises two channels defined by two sets of flanges;
- and wherein a strap assembly comprising a Kevlar webbing is disposed, at least in part, inside the two channels.
A method for mounting a portable work platform comprising:
- placing an arcuate surface on a base plate against an arcuate surface on a pole;
- the base plate being located on a base, which is attached to a beam that is connected to a deck;
- anchoring a first end of a webbing to the base and wrapping the webbing around the pole so that a second end of the webbing is anchored to the base;
- tensioning the webbing by activating a ratchet mechanism;
- isolating the deck from the base from electrical arcing by providing an operating gap between the base and the deck;
- and
- wherein the beam is made from a non-conducting material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.