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US 8,046,858 B2Granted
Gangway handrail and method for manufacturing the same
AssigneeSafe Rack LLC
InventorRobert W. Honeycutt
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Abstract
A handrail for a gangway and a method for manufacturing the same where the handrail comprises a single, continuous piece of plastic.
Claims9
A gangway comprising:
- an underbody support structure;
- a first support surface connected to an end of the underbody support structure, wherein a first support surface first upright extends from one side of the first support surface and a first support surface second upright extends from another side of the first support surface;
- a second support surface connected to another end of the underbody support structure, wherein a second support surface first upright extends from one side of the second support surface and a second support surface second upright extends from another side of the second support surface;
- a left handrail, wherein one end of the left handrail is connected to the first support surface first upright and another end of the left handrail is connected to the second support surface first upright;
- and
- a right handrail, wherein one end of the right handrail is connected to the first support surface second upright and another end of the right handrail is connected to the second support surface second upright, and the right handrail is a first single, continuous piece of plastic.
3 more elements
A handrail for a gangway comprising a single, continuous piece of plastic comprising:
- an elongated, generally cylindrical main body portion;
- and
- a first tab extending from the elongated, generally cylindrical main body portion, wherein the first tab is adapted to be received by a first portion of the gangway and defines a first aperture through which a first connecting mechanism is passed in order to connect the handrail to the gangway.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.