Fire escape – ladder – or scaffold – Horizontal traversing - actuation – control – or response – Holding means
Reexamination Certificate
2007-06-12
2007-06-12
Thompson, II, Hugh B. (Department: 3634)
Fire escape, ladder, or scaffold
Horizontal traversing - actuation, control, or response
Holding means
C182S012000, C188S001120
Reexamination Certificate
active
10710427
ABSTRACT:
A mobile scaffold (10) having bi-axially rotatable casters (22–28) and including brake assemblies (30and32) associated with the casters (22–28) is disclosed. The inventive brake assemblies (30,32) enable an elevated worker to selectively control the mobility of the scaffold (10) and each broadly includes shiftable brake stop subassemblies (74and76), a brake housing (72) adjustably connected to a respective scaffold frame (12,14) and shiftably connected to the brake stop subassemblies (74,76), and an actuator (78) adjustably connected to the housing (72) and configured to shift the brake stop subassemblies (74,76) into and out of braking positions. When in the braking position, the brake stop subassemblies (74,76) prevent the respective casters (22–28) from rotating about both axes. The actuator includes cables (180,182) for interconnecting brake stop subassembly and the handle in one embodiment and a plunger (308,406) in other embodiments. Preferred alternative embodiments are disclosed that include pivotal linkage subassemblies (328,430) for intercommunicating the plunger and the brake stops.
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Prior art brake as shown in Winter Construction's Equipment Internet publication for “Q-BRAKE” device (published at www.qbrake.com at least as early as Dec. 20, 2002).
Wyse James L.
Wyse Steven J.
Hovey & Williams, LLP
Thompson II Hugh B.
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