Patent ID: 9631371
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: E04F

Claim:
1. A ramp system comprising a plurality of modular components adapted to be interconnected in a desired configuration, the modular components comprising at least one of an entry ramp module, an exit ramp module and a landing module therebetween, each modular component comprising a floor assembly, handrail assemblies and leg assemblies, each of the handrail assemblies comprising posts which are adapted to support a handrail, the posts being collapsible by folding inwardly towards a deck of the floor assembly through operation of a folding means interconnecting the floor assembly and each post of the handrail assembly, the posts of the handrail assemblies being reversibly collapsible from an erect position, where the ramp system can be used and the handrail assemblies can support users of the ramp system, to a compact position, where the ramp system can be stored, packaged and transported until required for assembly on site, wherein the folding means comprises a bracket and a fixed pivot pin, the bracket having a first end which receives the pivot pin so as to be pivotally mounted thereabout, and having a second end which is connected to a lower portion of a post of the handrail assembly, the pivot pin being mounted to the floor assembly, and wherein the folding further means comprises a retaining clip having a planar first end secured to the bracket at a location above the pivot pin, and having a curved second end engaging around a part circumferential portion of the pivot pin and maintaining said engagement as the handrail assembly pivots between the erect position and the compact position, the curved second end of the retaining clip sliding over the part circumferential portion of the pivot pin during such pivoting.