Light weight work platform with crane
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsLeland L. Lantz, Dennis W. Colditz
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Abstract
A work platform includes a first elongate side section, a second elongate side section, and a floor section. The first and second side sections each includes a lower beam, an upper beam, and a plurality of support members extending between and coupled to the upper and lower beam. The floor section includes a plurality of cross beams extending between and coupled to the first and second side sections, and a floor panel supported by the cross beams. The work platform also includes a crane assembly movably coupled to the first side section. The crane assembly is longitudinally movable along first side section. The upper beams, lower beams, support members, cross beams, floor panel, and the crane assembly are fabricated from fiber reinforced plastic.
Claims23
A work platform comprising:
- a first elongate side section;
- a second elongate side section, said first and second side sections each comprising a lower beam, an upper beam, and a plurality of support members extending between and coupled to said upper and lower beam;
- a floor section comprising a plurality of cross beams extending between and coupled to said first and second side sections, and a floor panel supported by said cross beams, said upper beam, said lower beam, said support members, said cross beams, and said floor panel comprising fiber reinforced plastic;
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- a crane assembly movably coupled to said first side section, said crane assembly longitudinally movable along said first side section.
A light weight work platform comprising:
- a first elongate side section comprising a plurality of beams and a plurality of support members extending between said plurality of beams;
- a second elongate side section comprising a plurality of beams and a plurality of support members extending between said plurality of beams;
- a floor section comprising a plurality of cross beams extending between and coupled to said first and second side sections, said beams, said support members, and said cross beams comprising fiber reinforced plastic;
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- a crane assembly movably coupled to said first side section, said crane assembly longitudinally movable along said first side section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.