Patent ID: 8251177

Claim:
A collapsible access tower comprising a base, extensible first and second members mounted on the base and each member being extendible from a contracted setting to a raised setting, the first member being fixedly mounted on the base at a first location to project upwardly therefrom, the second member has a lower end and a pivotal connection between said lower end and the base whereby the second member can pivot about a pivotal axis disposed at a second location spaced from said first location between an erect position at which the second member is extendible upwardly and a transit position where the effective height of the second member is reduced, and a support secured to the first member and pivoted to the second member about a further axis, said pivotal axis and said further axis being substantially coaxial when the first and second members are in their respective contracted settings, whereby the support remains stationary relative to the base when the second member is pivoted between the erect and transit positions.