Patent ID: 7354050

Claim:
A swing-away stair assembly adapted to be coupled to a work machine, said stair assembly comprising: a movable stair body located adjacent a lateral side of a work machine, and including a step portion comprising a plurality of steps extending from a lower end to an upper end of said step portion; a stair support sub-assembly rigidly attached to said movable stair body; a pivot mount sub-assembly rigidly attached adjacent said lateral side of said machine; a hinge member connecting said stair support sub-assembly to said pivot mount sub-assembly for pivotal movement about a substantially vertically extending pivot axis whereby said moveable stair body is pivotally movable about said vertically extending pivot axis through an arc of movement greater than 120Â° from a first position to a second position; and wherein said stair body extends substantially parallel to said lateral side when said stair body is in both said first position and said second position.