EP0472585A1 - Leiter mit vierpunktabstützung. - Google Patents

Leiter mit vierpunktabstützung.

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EP0472585A1
EP0472585A1 EP90907529A EP90907529A EP0472585A1 EP 0472585 A1 EP0472585 A1 EP 0472585A1 EP 90907529 A EP90907529 A EP 90907529A EP 90907529 A EP90907529 A EP 90907529A EP 0472585 A1 EP0472585 A1 EP 0472585A1
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Prior art keywords
ladder
support leg
accordance
side member
pressure device
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EP90907529A
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English (en)
French (fr)
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EP0472585B1 (de
Inventor
Hans Heggen
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RAUFOSS STIGEN AS
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Raufoss AS
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
    • E06C—LADDERS
    • E06C1/00—Ladders in general
    • E06C1/02—Ladders in general with rigid longitudinal member or members
    • E06C1/14—Ladders capable of standing by themselves
    • E06C1/16—Ladders capable of standing by themselves with hinged struts which rest on the ground
    • E06C1/20—Ladders capable of standing by themselves with hinged struts which rest on the ground with supporting struts formed as poles
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
    • E06C—LADDERS
    • E06C7/00—Component parts, supporting parts, or accessories
    • E06C7/42—Ladder feet; Supports therefor
    • E06C7/423—Ladder stabilising struts

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to a ladder, comprising ladder rungs, side members or stringers and support legs fastened at one end to respective side members for pivoting outwards therefrom.
  • ladders designed for various purposes, such as single ladders intended to rest against a wall, for example; combination ladders that can be used to extend a ladder, as two separate ladders or one free ⁇ standing step ladder; sliding ladders, possibly having holes for the mounting of guide wheels at the top for contact against a wall; and extension ladders, optionally having top wheels, but not designed such that the individual ladders may ⁇ be separated from one another.
  • extension ladder is described in the simultaneously filed Norwegian patent application No. 891964.
  • Such a rapidly deployable ladder which may per se be of any type whatsoever, is intended to be free-standing and to have a stable four-point contact with the underlying surface.
  • each support leg independenly is rapidly deployable by means of a pressure device acting between the side member and the support leg.
  • the pressure device may be articulately disposed between the side member and the support leg at a distance from the support leg's rotational axis.
  • each support leg to the side member is axially slidable in relation to the side member.
  • the attachment means may advantageously comprise a rapid-action clamping means that is opened and closed by means of a simple hand grip.
  • the pressure device may with advantage be a gas damper that simultaneously has a dampening effect.
  • Each side member may advantageously comprise means for retaining, but rapidly releasing, the support leg from the side member when the ladder is to be made ready for use. These means may optionally have a spring catch action.
  • the ladder may suitably be manufactured from aluminum.
  • Figure 1 shows a ladder in accordance with the invention with support legs arranged in their operative position, seen from the front
  • Figure 2 shows the ladder in accordance with Figure 1 seen from the side
  • Figure 3 shows in greater detail the pressure device seen from above, with a side member and a support leg shown in cross-section
  • Figure 4 shows one type of rapid clamping means in partial cross-section
  • Figure 5 shows an embodiment of the means for attaching a support leg to the side member.
  • Figure 1 shows a ladder 10, which may per se be manufactured from any suitable material, such as aluminum.
  • the ladder 10 comprises ladder rungs 5, side members or stringers 8, and support legs 6 fastened by an attachment means 3 to respective side members 8 for pivoting outwards therefrom.
  • a pressure device 1 is articulately disposed between the side member 8 and the support leg 6.
  • the support leg 6 is fastened to the attachment means 3 via a shaft journal or a joint which forms a pivotal axis 4 for the support leg 6.
  • the pressure device 1 is articulately fastened to the support leg 6.
  • the opposite end 12 of the pressure device 1 is articulately fastened to the side member 8 in a holder fitting ⁇ ?, and in an advantageous embodiment said holder fitting 9 is rigidly connected to the attachment means 3.
  • each support leg is rotated out, backward and to the side, so that the support legs 6 form the rear- support for the ladder.
  • the angle between the side member 8 and the support leg is in the range of 0° to 45°, and is preferably between 15° and 35°.
  • the angle between the side member 8 and the support leg 6 would be between 25° and 60° and preferably between 35° and 50°.
  • the attachment means 3 is axially slidable within the side member 8.
  • the side member can advantageously have a cross-sectional profile in the form of a C.
  • the attachment means 3 may comprise a rapid-action clamping means, for example of the type shown in Figure 4, which locks or releases the attachment means 3 to/from the side member 8. In the “ready for use position" the attachment means 3 is locked securely to the side member 8 by means of the rapid-action clamping means 11.
  • each individual support leg 6 may be adjusted relative to the side member 8 so that the lengths of the respective support legs 6 may be independent of each other. It will also " be possible to equip the lower sections of the side members 8 with respective means (not shown) for adjusting the length of the side members.
  • Figure 3 shows the pressure device 1 in extended position with respect to a side member 8 and a support leg 6.
  • the pressure device 1 may be of any suitable type that exerts a pressure force between the side member and the support leg to rotate the support leg outwards, and a gas damper which has a built-in dampening effect is particularly well suited. Such a gas damper has the effect that the outward rotation of the support leg takes place rapidly, yet with a controlled and dampened motion.
  • the rotational axis 4 determines the direction in which the support leg 6 moves.
  • One type of attachment means 3 is shown in Figures 1 and 2, while another version is shown in Figure 5.
  • the support leg 6 is guided between two support plates 12a, 12b and about a shaft journal 13 which provides good steerage and stable support for the outwardly pivotable support leg 6.
  • Figure 4 shows another sectional view of the alternative attachment means 3 showing the interaction of the rapid clamping means 11 and the C-profile of the side member 8. It should be noted, however, that any suitable type of attach ⁇ ment means 3 could be used, including an attachment means 3 that is not axially slidable along the side member 8.
  • the pressure device 1 is such that it presses the support leg 6 out to the desired position (fully extended) and in this position is also capable of absorbing tensile forces that could be exerted on the device 1 during use.
  • the support legs 6 lie along the side members 8 and can be retained in this position by any suitable means. They must, however, have the capability of rapidly releasing each support leg 6 from its associated side member 8.
  • the retaining means may, for example, have a snapper or a spring catch action (not shown), so that the support legs are merely pushed into a resilient latching means, from ⁇ which it is correspondingly simple to release the support legs 6.
  • the pressure device may also be disposed where the support leg is fastened to the side member 8 in the form of a helical spring (not shown) and dampening means (not shown), although that would not at the present time be the most preferred embodiment of the invention.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Ladders (AREA)
  • Programmable Controllers (AREA)
  • Variable-Direction Aerials And Aerial Arrays (AREA)
  • Radar Systems Or Details Thereof (AREA)
  • Buildings Adapted To Withstand Abnormal External Influences (AREA)
  • Soil Working Implements (AREA)
  • Vehicle Body Suspensions (AREA)
  • Cephalosporin Compounds (AREA)
  • Medicines Containing Plant Substances (AREA)
EP90907529A 1989-05-16 1990-05-16 Leiter mit vierpunktabstützung Expired - Lifetime EP0472585B1 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
NO891965 1989-05-16
NO891965A NO171572C (no) 1989-05-16 1989-05-16 Stige med uavhengige, utsvingbare stötteben
PCT/NO1990/000083 WO1990014493A1 (en) 1989-05-16 1990-05-16 Ladder with four-point footing

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EP0472585A1 true EP0472585A1 (de) 1992-03-04
EP0472585B1 EP0472585B1 (de) 1995-02-15

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EP (1) EP0472585B1 (de)
JP (1) JPH04505355A (de)
AT (1) ATE118594T1 (de)
AU (1) AU5651890A (de)
DE (1) DE69017018T2 (de)
DK (1) DK0472585T3 (de)
FI (1) FI915378A7 (de)
NO (1) NO171572C (de)
WO (1) WO1990014493A1 (de)

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FR2761390B1 (fr) * 1997-03-27 1999-06-04 Henri Rey Element d'echafaudage
CN105121772B (zh) * 2013-01-24 2017-05-17 伟英企业有限公司 可调梯子和相关组件
SE1951026A1 (en) * 2019-09-10 2020-10-20 Bengt Ekblom A support unit for a ladder and a ladder

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DE279264C (de) *
US759176A (en) * 1902-12-15 1904-05-03 Aaron Hartzler Step-ladder.
CA1064872A (en) * 1976-09-27 1979-10-23 Douglas A. Chantler Ladder stabilizing device

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JPH04505355A (ja) 1992-09-17
ATE118594T1 (de) 1995-03-15
NO891965D0 (no) 1989-05-16
WO1990014493A1 (en) 1990-11-29
NO171572C (no) 1994-03-04
DK0472585T3 (da) 1995-04-10
EP0472585B1 (de) 1995-02-15
FI915378A0 (fi) 1991-11-14
AU5651890A (en) 1990-12-18
DE69017018T2 (de) 1995-06-29
FI915378A7 (fi) 1991-11-14
DE69017018D1 (de) 1995-03-23
NO171572B (no) 1992-12-21
NO891965L (no) 1990-11-19

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