Abstract A walkway with universal mounting means for mounting on the top of truck cabs and the like of different sizes and shapes. The walkway has a platform with receptacles at each end that receive a slidable bar on the top of each of four legs. The legs may be adjusted in the sockets to various spacings depending on the width of the cab. Mounting brackets are secured to opposite sides of the cab top usually at the curved edge portions thereof so as to transfer the load of the walkway as directly as possible to the cab frame. The legs are connected to the brackets by bolts at connection points located along an axis at each end of the walkway so that any number of tilted positions of the mounting brackets can be accomodated depending on the curvature at the edge of the cab.
A walkway for the top of truck cabs and the like comprising: a pair of mounting brackets adapted to be permanently anchored to the top of a truck cab one at each side thereof, each bracket comprising a flat metal strip with ends upturned perpendicularly to provide a pair of spaced coaxial connection points and having a flat surface in its central span that bears against the cab exterior surface adjacent the frame structure at the side of the cab, a rigid one-piece platform adapted to span the top of a truck cab from side-to-side, and having integral open channels along and beneath the longitudinal sides thereof, a pair of spaced legs at each end of said platform each pair having their respective bottom ends fastened to the respective bracket at said connection points located along an axis at each end parallel to said surface and having their respective upper ends slidably received in said channels and selectively attachable therein at one of a plurality of locations, whereby said brackets may be positioned relative to said legs so that a radial line from said axis normal to said surface is angularly disposed relative to said legs as may be necessary to accommodate the particular surface configuration at the side of the cab top.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
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A walkway for the top of truck cabs and the like comprising: a pair of mounting brackets adapted to be permanently anchored to the top of a truck cab one at each side thereof, each bracket comprising a flat metal strip with ends upturned perpendicularly to provide a pair of spaced coaxial connection points and having a flat surface in its central span that bears against the cab exterior surface adjacent the frame structure at the side of the cab, a rigid one-piece platform adapted to span the top of a truck cab from side-to-side, and having integral open channels along and beneath the longitudinal sides thereof, a pair of spaced legs at each end of said platform each pair having their respective bottom ends fastened to the respective bracket at said connection points located along an axis at each end parallel to said surface and having their respective upper ends slidably received in said channels and selectively attachable therein at one of a plurality of locations, whereby said brackets may be positioned relative to said legs so that a radial line from said axis normal to said surface is angularly disposed relative to said legs as may be necessary to accommodate the particular surface configuration at the side of the cab top.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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A walkway as defined in claim 1 wherein said legs have the form of an inverted ''''L'''' and wherein the horizontal arm of each leg is slidably inserted in one open end of one of said channels.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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A walkway as defined in claim 2 wherein said legs are of rectangular tubular construction.