PIVOTING STAIRS

摘要

A swiveling staircase is provided for access to a device disposed above the ground at a distance that a person of an ordinary height is not able to reach. The staircase includes an immobile upright stanchion and a staircase assembly pivotally coupled to the stanchion. The staircase assembly includes a platform on the top of a plurality of stairs. The staircase assembly rotates between a first position where the staircase is docked out of way for storage and a second position where the staircase assembly is facing the front side of the device so that an operator standing on the platform may be able to reach the device.

主权项

1. A swiveling staircase for providing access to a device positioned above a ground surface at a fixed distance beyond the reach of a person of an ordinary height, the device having a front side and being located along a sideline of a path and on one side of the sideline, comprising:
an immobile upright stanchion adjacent to a device; a staircase assembly pivotally coupled to the stanchion; wherein the staircase assembly includes a top member and a bottom member, the top member having a platform and the bottom member having a stair and a supporting frame; wherein the staircase assembly includes a first position and a second position and is rotatable about the stanchion between the first position and the second position; and wherein at the first position, the staircase is docked along a sideline of a path and on the same side of the sideline as the device, and at the second position, the staircase is located along the sideline of the path and on the opposite side of the sideline as the device, such that the staircase assembly is facing a front side of the device and an operator standing on the platform is able to reach the front side of the device.