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Articulating work platform support system, work platform system, and methods of use thereof

CA 2561444 C · Owner: Safway Services, Llc · Inventors: Gordon, Dave; Jolicoeur, Paul; Westrick, Clifford

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The invention includes a work platform and support system that includes a hub and joist configuration, wherein the hubs and joists are capable of articulation, or pivoting. One method of installation allows for sections of new work platform system to be extended from an existing suspended work platform system. The system is also capable of supporting without failure, its own weight and at least four times the maximum intended load applied to it.

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  • Filed March 28, 2005 and granted September 24, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended March 28, 2025.
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FiledMarch 28, 2005
GrantedSeptember 24, 2013
Term endedMarch 28, 2025
Patent numberCA 2561444 C
Classification (IPC)E04G1/15 +2 more

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