Seating and guard rail structure for bleachers
OwnerHarold Wieseinventor
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Abstract
A seating and guard rail structure for bleachers having seating sections which may be compacted together to occupy a minimum space during storage and having guard rail units which may be compacted along with the seating sections. Mechanisms are included for turning the guard rail units when the seating sections are compacted to facilitate their storage and for turning the guard rail units back again to their normal upright position when the seating sections are expanded in preparation for use; also locking mechanisms are provided for locking the guard rail units in their upright positions when the seating sections are fully expanded for use, and means are provided for unlocking the guard rail units when the seating sections are compacted.
Claims9
A seating and guard rail structure comprising a first seating section and a second seating section, said first seating section being movable rearwardly into said second seating section to compact said structure for storage, a guard rail unit attached to said first seating section, and means automatically operable to move said guard rail unit outwardly to one side of said first seating section to a position in which said guard rail unit is slanted outwardly toward the upper portion of the unit when said first seating section is moved into said second seating section.
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