Emergency egress system for a construction machine

US9347201B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9347201-B2
Application numberUS-201514681129-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateApr 8, 2015
Priority dateApr 8, 2015
Publication dateMay 24, 2016
Grant dateMay 24, 2016

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Abstract

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An emergency egress system with an access panel assembly, a latch assembly, a handle assembly, a fixed ladder portion, and a slidable ladder portion, is disclosed. The access panel assembly includes a door panel. The latch assembly and the handle assembly are attached to the door panel. The handle assembly has a holding portion that works in conjunction with the latch assembly that has a wing portion. The holding portion is manipulable to rotate the latch assembly in the locked position to hold the fixed ladder portion and the slidable ladder portion together via the wing portion, which is to maintain the door panel in the closed position. The holding portion is manipulable to rotate the latch assembly to the unlocked position to allow the wing portion to rotate and release the slidable ladder portion for exit.

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What is claimed is: 1. An emergency egress system for a construction machine including a walkway platform and a cab, the walkway platform is in proximity of the cab, the walkway platform includes a first side attached to the construction machine and a second side opposed to the first side and distant from the cab, the emergency egress system comprising: an access panel assembly coupled to the walkway platform, the access panel assembly having a frame member and a door panel, the f…

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  • E02F9/0833Primary

    Fixed Constructions · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

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What does patent US9347201B2 cover?
An emergency egress system with an access panel assembly, a latch assembly, a handle assembly, a fixed ladder portion, and a slidable ladder portion, is disclosed. The access panel assembly includes a door panel. The latch assembly and the handle assembly are attached to the door panel. The handle assembly has a holding portion that works in conjunction with the latch assembly that has a wing p…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Caterpillar Global Mining Hms Gmbh, Caterpillar Global Mining Llc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification E02F9/0833. Mapped technology areas include Fixed Constructions.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue May 24 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).