Patent ID: 6668411
Filing Date: 2003-12-30
Classification: E01D

Abstract:
A bridge device for passengers boarding and disembarking a ship, comprising:a frame body which defines an essentially cuboid space, a plurality of wheels attachable to the frame body, the wheels being arranged to support the weight of the device and facilitate maneuverability of the entire device, a gangway structure having only a single gangway structure entrance and a single gangway structure exit and having an odd number of gangway sections, said number being at least three, each of the gangway sections having only a single gangway section entrance and only a single gangway section exit, the gangway structure being disposed substantially within the outer boundaries of the frame body, each of the gangway sections being supported by the frame body and being movable in vertical directions by at least one moving force transmitted through the frame body, each of the gangway sections being both tiltable in two vertical directions and entirely displaceable in two vertical directions, the device defining only a single device entrance and only a single device exit, wherein each of the gangway sections of the gangway structure are vertically movable to accommodate a multitude of device entrance and device exit configurations.