Patent ID: 6264002
Filing Date: 2001-07-24
Classification: E01D

Abstract:
In combination with a bridge having piers, a work platform extending along a portion of said bridge for supporting persons performing work on said bridge portion and for collecting debris resulting from the work, said platform comprising:a) a plurality of cables extending along said bridge and in spaced relation to each other and in a plane;b) means at each end of said cables for securing said cables to said bridge so that the plane of the cables is at a desired height;c) a plurality of flooring sections each extending transversely of said cables and resting on said cables, said flooring sections being arranged in side-by-side relation longitudinally of said cables;d) means for securing said flooring sections to said cables; ande) said means for securing said cables including means for adjusting positions of said cables, wherein said means for securing said cable comprises a plurality of assemblies for clamping to said piers respectively, each said clamp assembly including a pair of first and second brackets each having a vertical leg and an horizontal leg, means for joining said horizontal legs together adjustably so to space said vertical legs to accommodate different piers widths with joined horizontal legs overlying said respective pier, means for securing the joined pairs of brackets to said piers respectively, a beam attached to said vertical legs of said brackets, and means for attaching ends of said cables to said beams.