Patent ID: 6378822
Filing Date: 2002-04-30
Classification: E06C

Abstract:
A step assembly that is capable of securing to a hollow pole adapted with at least one hole, the assembly comprising:an elongated step having a first end portion and a second end portion opposite the first end portion, the first end portion having an arm and at least one flat and being capable of extending through a hole to position the arm inside a hollow pole; a bushing on the step and defining an interior hole with at least one interior flat for engaging the flat of the first end portion to prevent relative rotational movement between the step and the bushing and at least one exterior flat; a base on the step and having a surface for engaging the hollow pole to prevent relative rotational movement between the hollow pole and the base and an edge defining a hole for receiving the bushing and for engaging the exterior flat of the bushing to prevent relative rotational movement between the bushing and the base; and a clamp along the step that includes surfaces to engage the elongated step at various predetermined positions to prevent longitudinal movement of the bushing and base along the step.