Patent ID: 8763755

Claim:
A portable work platform with an electrical current isolation feature and capable of supporting a worker comprising: a deck attached to a base by a beam, said beam being made from a non-conducting material to provide electrical isolation between the deck and the base; said base comprising an arcuate surface for fitting against a curvature of a round vertical pole; a mounting frame comprising a mounting block having an opening for receiving the beam; at least two trusses in contact with the mounting block and in contact with an underside surface of the deck; wherein the base comprises two channels defined by two sets of flanges and aligned in a single horizontal plane; wherein a strap assembly comprising a webbing comprising a para-aramid synthetic fiber is disposed, at least in part, inside the two channels for supporting the deck on a vertical pole; and wherein the deck is spaced from the base by an operating gap, which is sized to electrically isolate the base from the deck.