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US 4,537,281 AGranted
Two person aerial platform
AssigneeFMC Corporation
InventorsDouglas W. Endres, Kenneth D. McDaniel, Jr., Francis J. Griebel
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Abstract
This invention relates to aerial platforms capable of accommodating two occupants, and more particularly, to such devices which are especially suited for use with a hydraulic crane.
Claims3
An aerial platform for attachment to the head machinery of a hydraulic crane, said machinery having a pair of mounting lugs extending from each side thereof, said platform comprising:
- a pair of base plates, each plate having a pair of mounting ears complementary to and engageable with said lugs;
- a cross tube attached at each end to said base plates;
- a beam extending beyond and secured to said base plates;
- a pair of braces, each brace attached to and extending between one of said base plates and the adjacent end of said beam;
- a pair of suspension arms, each arm attached to one end of said beam and extending outward from said base plates at an obtuse angle;
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- a personnel basket pivotally attached to the free ends of said arms.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.