Patent ID: 8397868

Claim:
A railway signal mast assembly comprising: a mast having a lower end and an upper end; at least one signal mounting arm connected to said mast; said at least one signal mounting arm adapted for supporting a railway signal assembly thereon; at least one worker support platform pivotally connected to said mast and pivotable from a stowed position to a use position; wherein in said stowed position said support platform extends approximately parallel to a longitudinal axis of said mast and in said use position said support platform extends generally perpendicular to said longitudinal axis of said mast; said platform connected to said mast in a position adapted for supporting a worker to access a railway signal assembly supported on said at least one signal mounting arm; and at least one support rail mounted connected to said mast in spaced relation above said support platform and pivotal between a stowed position and a use position; wherein in said stowed position a plane occupied by said support rail extends generally parallel to said longitudinal axis of said mast and in said use position the plane occupied by said rail extends generally perpendicular to said longitudinal axis of said mast.