Patent ID: 6520291
Filing Date: 2003-02-18
Classification: A01M,E06C

Abstract:
A lookout capable of being rested against a substantially cylindrical and vertical support extending above the ground, said lookout comprising a ladder having a total useful length capable of being reduced and including at least one upright provided with a plurality of rungs spaced at a predetermined distance, and a platform selectively connected to an upper end of said ladder and provided with means for bracing against said substantially cylindrical and vertical support, wherein the at least one upright of said ladder is made up of telescopic elements, each of said telescopic elements being of a length substantially equal to the distance separating two of said rungs, wherein:said platform has a lower face intended to face the ground and an upper face opposite said lower face and at least large enough to hold a person; said platform and the upper end of said ladder respectively include complementary assembly elements for selectively connecting said ladder to said platform; said platform is provided, at the level of said lower face, with two elongated rigid parts, each borne by a guide means for guidance between a retracted position, in which each of said rigid parts extends substantially against said lower face, and an extended position, in which said rigid parts extend parallel to one another with a predetermined angle between a longitudinal direction of said ladder and a further plane medial to a casing volume defined between said lower and upper faces of said platform; and said upper end of said ladder and said elongated rigid parts borne by said platform have complementary fitting bearing surfaces intended to co-operate for ensuring the selective connection of said platform and said upper end of said ladder.