Portable locking support and platform system
AssigneeTait Towers Inc.
InventorsMichael Tait, Adam Davis, James Fairorth
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Abstract
A portable support system having a portable support having a first end and a second end. The first end includes a tapered portion, and the second end includes a footing structure. The system also includes a receiving member having a support cone configured to receive the tapered portion. The support cone has a tapered inner surface and a tapered outer surface. The inner surface and outer surface are engagable with mating tapered surfaces. The receiving member is capable of attachment to one or both of a frame and a panel for use as a platform.
Claims24
A portable support system comprising:
- a portable support having a first end and a second end, the first end having a tapered portion, and the second end includes a footing structure;
- and
- a receiving member having a casing including a support cone configured to receive the tapered portion, the support cone having a tapered inner surface and a tapered outer surface, the outer surface and the casing forming a cavity capable of receiving a corresponding tapered footing structure, the inner surface and outer surface being engagable with mating tapered surfaces, at least one of the tapered surfaces being the tapered portion, the receiving member being capable of attachment to one or both of a frame and a panel for use as a platform.
A portable platform system comprising:
- a frame;
- a panel supported by the frame;
- and
- at least one portable support system comprising:
- a portable support having a first end and a second end, the first end having a tapered portion, and the second end includes a footing structure;
- and
- a receiving member having a casing including a support cone configured to receive the tapered portion, the support cone having a tapered inner surface and a tapered outer surface, the outer surface and the casing forming a cavity capable of receiving a corresponding tapered footing structure, the inner surface and outer surface being engagable with mating tapered surfaces, at least one of the tapered surfaces being the tapered portion, the receiving member being capable of attachment to one or both of the frame or the panel for use as a platform.
A method of assembling a stage comprising:
- providing a frame;
- providing a panel to the frame;
- and
- attaching a receiving member to one of the frame or the panel;
- providing a portable support having a first end and a second end, the first end having a tapered portion, and the second end includes a footing structure, the receiving member having a casing having a support cone configured to receive the tapered portion, the support cone having a tapered inner surface and a tapered outer surface, the outer surface and the casing forming a cavity capable of receiving a corresponding tapered footing structure, the inner surface and outer surface being engagable with mating tapered surfaces, at least one of the tapered surfaces being the tapered portion, the receiving member being capable of attachment to one or both of the frame or the panel for use as a platform;
- and
- directing the portable support into the receiving member to provide engagement therewith.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.