Patent ID: 11885142
Assignee: WIFCO STEEL PRODUCTS, INC.
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 7:
8. A system for supporting a longitudinally-extending platform, the system comprising:
a support member configured to transversely support the longitudinally-extending platform, the support member comprising (i) a mounting portion configured to mount the longitudinally-extending platform to an adjacent structure; (ii) an upper shelf, extending outwardly from above the mounting portion, the upper shelf being configured to secure the platform to the support member and support the platform member from below such that an upper surface of the platform member is substantially level with a walking surface existing on the adjacent structure; and (iii) a lower shelf extending outwardly from below the mounting portion near a bottom of the support member, the lower shelf being configured to support a sway truss arrangement which is spaced apart below the platform, and exists in a horizontal plane underneath the platform which is substantially parallel with the platform;
platform;
the support member being configured to support an end of the longitudinally-extending platform in a transverse direction relative to a length of the longitudinally-extending platform;
one or more post-receiving openings defined through the upper shelf, the one or more openings being configured to receive one or more posts;
the lower shelf being configured to support the one or more posts; and
the one or more post-receiving openings and the lower shelf together being configured to support the one or more posts on opposing lateral sides of the walkway.