Patent ID: 9663989
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: E06C

Claim:
1. An elevated platform apparatus comprising: a first rail assembly having a pair of rails coupled with a plurality of rungs; a second rail assembly, an upper end of the second rail assembly being hingedly coupled with an upper end of the first rail assembly, the first rail assembly and the second rail assembly being selectively positionable relative to each other between a deployed state and a collapsed state; a platform having a support surface, a first side portion and a second side portion, wherein, when the first rail assembly and the second rail assembly are in the deployed state, the platform extends between the first rail assembly and the second rail assembly such that a first end of the first side portion extends beyond and is spaced apart from a first rail of the pair of rails and a first end of the second side portion extends beyond and is spaced apart from a second rail of the pair of rails; a cage associated with the platform, wherein, when the first rail assembly and the second rail assembly are in the deployed state, the cage includes: wherein, when the first rail assembly and the second rail assembly are in the collapsed state, the support surface of the platform is positioned adjacent the first gate and the second gate.