Tower elevating assembly

A tower elevating assembly, comprising:

• (a) a platform assembly configured to move between a first elevation position and a second elevation position;
• (b) a single stage tower supporting the platform assembly, the single stage tower having a first end and a second end and including a track assembly, wherein the track assembly includes first and second track portions extending between the first and second ends of the tower, wherein each of the first and second track portions includes at least first and second adjacent channels, wherein each of the first and second track portions is manufactured as a single continuous structure, and wherein the first and second track portions are arranged such that the openings to both of the at least first and second channels of the first track portion face the openings to both of the at least first and second open channels of the second track portion;
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• (c) a carriage assembly for providing support to the platform assembly and configured for moving the platform assembly along the track assembly between the first elevation position at the first end of the tower to the second elevation position at the second end of the tower, wherein a vertical reach of the platform assembly is limited to a length of the single continuous first and second track portions.