Claims
- 1. In combination with a bridge having piers, a work platform extending along a portion of said bridge for supporting persons performing work on said bridge portion and for collecting debris resulting from the work, said platform comprising:a) a plurality of cables extending along said bridge and in spaced relation to each other and in a plane; b) means at each end of said cables for securing said cables to said bridge so that the plane of the cables is at a desired height; c) a plurality of flooring sections each extending transversely of said cables and resting on said cables, said flooring sections being arranged in side-by-side relation longitudinally of said cables; d) means for securing said flooring sections to said cables; and e) said means for securing said cables including means for adjusting positions of said cables, wherein said means for securing said cable comprises a plurality of assemblies for clamping to said piers respectively, each said clamp assembly including a pair of first and second brackets each having a vertical leg and an horizontal leg, means for joining said horizontal legs together adjustably so to space said vertical legs to accommodate different piers widths with joined horizontal legs overlying said respective pier, means for securing the joined pairs of brackets to said piers respectively, a beam attached to said vertical legs of said brackets, and means for attaching ends of said cables to said beams.
- 2. A combination according to claim 1 wherein said cable position adjusting means comprises said means for attaching ends of said cables for adjusting spacings between said cables.
- 3. A combination according to claim 2 wherein said means for attaching ends of said cables includes, a plurality of cable connector assemblies on said beam, each assembly comprising a pair of plates on opposite surfaces of said beam and held on said beam by releasable fastening means, and means on one of said plates for connection to said cables, said releasable fastening means enabling adjustment of the location of said assembly along said beam for adjusting position of said respective cable.
- 4. A platform comprising:a) a plurality of cables extending in spaced relation to each other and in a plane; b) at least one flooring section resting on said cables; and c) means for releasably securing said flooring section to said cables, said releasably securing means comprising at least one connector assembly including a first part which engages an upper surface of said flooring section, a second part having a portion located above the upper surface of said flooring section and a portion extending through said flooring section for engaging said cable, and manually operated lever means operatively associated with said first and second parts and having a first position causing the flooring section and the cable to be held together and a second position releasing the flooring section and the cable from being held together.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation-in-part of my application Ser. No. 08/888,271, filed Jul. 3, 1997 (now U.S. Pat. No. 6,138,793), which is a continuation-in-part of my application Ser. No. 08/506,685, filed Jul. 25, 1995 (now U.S. Pat. No. 5,730,248), the disclosures of which applications are hereby incorporated herein by reference.
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S. Stanton, Letter (with attachments) re Project 174-200/201 Containment System Engineering & Time Extension, Mohawk Northeast, Inc. to State of Connecticut Dept. of Transporation-District IV, Sep. 29, 1993. |
Continuation in Parts (2)
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