Patent ID: 8875466

Claim:
A modular elevated walkway system comprising: a plurality of platform units, each of said platform units having a first lateral edge and an opposite second lateral edge and being coupled at the second lateral edge to the second later edge of an adjacently positioned one of said platform units between a folded position and an unfolded position, each of said platform units including; a platform having a planar upper surface configured for supporting the weight of a person standing thereupon when in the unfolded position; and a plurality of legs coupled to and extending downwardly from said associated platform, said legs being configured to support said associated platform above a ground surface when in the unfolded position; a plurality of plates, one of said plates being coupled to said upper surface of each of said platforms, each said plate having an extension portion extending outwardly from the first lateral edge beyond a perimeter edge of said associated platform; and a fastener coupled to an associated extension portion of said plate of one of said platform units, said fastener selectively engaging said extension portion of said plate on an adjacently positioned one of said platform units for securing said associated platform units together in a folded position such that said planar upper surfaces of said adjacent platform units abut each other.