Fire escape – ladder – or scaffold – Door and ladder – Door operates ladder
Patent
1990-08-10
1991-09-24
Machado, Reinaldo P.
Fire escape, ladder, or scaffold
Door and ladder
Door operates ladder
182163, E04F 1106
Patent
active
050507060
ABSTRACT:
A foldable ladder having a plurality of sections which align during use to form a continuous ladder and which are foldable upon themselves for storage in a ceiling frame. The ladder includes hinges for connecting the sections. Each hinge has a first load bearing surface and second load bearing surface which contact each other for support a load when the ladder is extended. The ladder also includes an improved counter balance assembly which connects the ladder to the ceiling frame; and a continuous hinge which connects the ladder to the ceiling frame in a manner which eliminates air from passing between the hinge and the ceiling frame.
REFERENCES:
patent: 437936 (1890-10-01), O'Brien
patent: 1811708 (1931-06-01), Bessler
Cole Paul E.
Guy Barry L.
Wasser Jay S.
Machado Reinaldo P.
R. D. Werner Co., Inc.
Schwartz Ansel M.
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