Patent ID: 6152263
Filing Date: 2000-11-28
Classification: E04G

Abstract:
A scaffold comprising a construction assembly having at least two uprights of which at least the upper parts are free standing, said scaffold further comprising a frame directly coupled to at least the free-standing upper parts of said two uprights, the improvements comprising said frame laying in a separate plane with said two uprights when in the first disassembled state, and then said frame laying in a common plane with said two uprights in a second assembled state, said frame being provided with at least one foot, said foot with a supporting surface operating in conjunction with a bearing surface on a construction member of a construction assembly of said scaffold, to act as a hinge, and allowing said supporting surface to rest on said bearing surface so that the weight of said frame is supported by said scaffold in said first disassembled state, said frame being swung up and attached to said two uprights, thus allowing said frame to be coupled to said construction assembly in said second assembled state, and further that said supporting surface and said bearing surface have such dimensions and shapes that said supporting surface can be rotated, and wherein said foot is provided with a stepped opening comprising a first part having a first step with respect to the open side of the opening, and a first depth with respect to the open side of the opening which is limited by a wall that forms the supporting surface and a second part which is at a greater depth from the open side of the opening than the depth of the first part in which the construction member is situated when assembled, wherein the first part having a width greater than the width of the second part.