A safety device for preventing dropped objects falling from the basket or cage 2 of an aerial lift comprising one or more modular fabric skirts 14,16,18 each comprising top rail fastenings 20 arranged to be removably attached to a top rail 6 of the basket or cage 2 such that the modular fabric skirts 14,16,18 are wide enough to extend to at least touch a kick plate 10 of the basket or cage 2. The modular fabric skirts 14,16,18 form a perimeter around the basket or cage 2. The modular fabric may be made of a mesh whose holes may vary from 2 to 10mm in size. The skirts may be fire retardant; they may have a wind resistance below 90%. The skirts may include a detachable mid rail fastening (22 figure 2). The bottom of the skirts may be held in contact with the kick plate 10, this fastening may be from magnets.
Safety device
2016-06-01
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B66F HOISTING, LIFTING, HAULING, OR PUSHING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. DEVICES WHICH APPLY A LIFTING OR PUSHING FORCE DIRECTLY TO THE SURFACE OF A LOAD , Hub-, Verhol- oder Schubvorrichtungen, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen, z.B. Vorrichtungen mit unmittelbarer Krafteinwirkung auf die Last |