Gangway assembly
AssigneeSafe Rack LLC
InventorRobert W. Honeycutt
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Abstract
A gangway for use with a container to be accessed is provided. The gangway comprises a fixed platform and a support structure connected to the fixed platform in a manner that allows the support structure to rotate with respect to the fixed platform between a raised stowed position and a lowered deployed position. An end platform is pivotally connected at the distal end of the support structure, the end platform defining an upper walking surface and a bottom surface that engages the top of the container, the height between the bottom surface and the walking surface being no greater than one inch.
Claims1
A gangway for use with a container to be accessed, said gangway comprising:
- a fixed platform;
- a support structure connected to the fixed platform in a manner that allows the support structure to rotate with respect to the fixed platform between a raised stowed position and a lowered deployed position;
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- an end platform pivotally connected at the distal end of the support structure, said end platform defining an upper walking surface and a bottom surface that engages the top of the container, the height between the bottom surface and the walking surface being no greater than one inch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.