Horizontally supported planar surfaces – Plural related horizontal surfaces – Terraced
Patent
1991-11-07
1994-10-25
Chen, Jose V.
Horizontally supported planar surfaces
Plural related horizontal surfaces
Terraced
108 64, A47B 5700
Patent
active
053578767
ABSTRACT:
In accordance with the present disclosure, a portable riser unit for supporting persons or objects above the ground, a floor, a stage or the like is provided. The riser broadly comprises a base, generally rectangular step members, and hinge joints for pivotally, hingedly connecting the step members to the base. The base has an integrally formed, convoluted internal or interior support and baffle wall structure and may be filled with an appropriate low density, high volume material. Each step member also may be of this construction; however, the step members may or may not have an internal support wall. The step members are operably coupled to the base by double axis hinges including hinge blocks received in complementary hinge wells in the base and step members. The hinges are self-leveling to present a substantially smooth, level riser support surface in every possible configuration. The riser may be molded of a plastic material and includes integral hand grips to facilitate moving step members or the entire riser. By manipulating the step members, the riser may be re-shaped into a variety of operable configurations. The invention also encompasses connector keys for connecting two or more risers into a riser assembly.
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Abraham Leslie R.
Kanengieter, deceased Glenn G.
Kniefel John H.
Krumholz Frank C.
Chen José V.
Wenger Corporation
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