Patent ID: 8448747

Claim:
An arrangement for securing a scaffold stairway to cables, comprising: a pair of vertically spaced platforms, a stairway extending between the platforms; each of said platforms having a crosspiece supporting the platform; said crosspiece having two ends, and a respective cable clamp at each end of each cross piece for being clamped to a respective cable; wherein said cables extend vertically and said crosspieces extend horizontally; and wherein said platforms extend horizontally and said stairway extends diagonally between said platforms; and each said crosspiece having a pair of crosspiece clamps interconnecting said crosspiece and said platform at respective parts of said crosspiece; wherein each said cable clamp comprises: a first fastener for securing the crosspiece to the cable, wherein said first fastener comprises a plate, a cable clamp mounted on one side of the plate, and a crosspiece clamp mounted on the other side of the plate; said crosspiece clamp securing the plate to the crosspiece; wherein said cable clamp and said crosspiece clamp are spaced away from each other and thereby not directly opposite each other along the length of said plate; said crosspiece clamp being mounted to said other side of said plate by a rotatable mount, whereby said crosspiece clamp is rotatable on said plate for receiving a crosspiece at a range of angles with respect to the plate; said first fastener further comprises a second cable clamp mounted on said one side of the plate; said second cable clamp and said crosspiece clamp are spaced away from each other and thereby not directly opposite each other along the length of said plate; and said rotatable mount has a bolt extending through said plate.