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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2015
Aims International, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Mikael W. Smith, Kingwood, TX (US);
AIMS INTERNATIONAL, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A foldable walkway may include a platform having a first end and a second end longitudinally opposite the first end, a ladder pivotally coupled to the first end via a first pair of pivot joints, and a pair of supports pivotally coupled to the second end via a second pair of pivot joints. The ladder and the platform are configured to be manually pivoted about the respective first and second pairs of pivot joints. The ladder includes a first portion pivotally coupled to the first end of the platform via the first pair of pivot joints, a second portion movably coupled to the first portion to increase or decrease an extent of the ladder, and a spring having a first end coupled to the first portion and a second end coupled to the second portion.