EP2374987A1 - Tool carrier and guard rail for a platform of a step ladder - Google Patents

Tool carrier and guard rail for a platform of a step ladder Download PDF

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EP2374987A1
EP2374987A1 EP11160685A EP11160685A EP2374987A1 EP 2374987 A1 EP2374987 A1 EP 2374987A1 EP 11160685 A EP11160685 A EP 11160685A EP 11160685 A EP11160685 A EP 11160685A EP 2374987 A1 EP2374987 A1 EP 2374987A1
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
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    • E06C7/14—Holders for pails or other equipment on or for ladders
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    • E06C1/00—Ladders in general
    • E06C1/02—Ladders in general with rigid longitudinal member or members
    • E06C1/38—Special constructions of ladders, e.g. ladders with more or less than two longitudinal members, ladders with movable rungs or other treads, longitudinally-foldable ladders
    • E06C1/39—Ladders having platforms; Ladders changeable into platforms
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  • the invention relates to tool holders and a guardrail device for a platform of a step device.
  • Step device means both a step in the traditional sense of the term, a stepladder, a footbridge, a scaffolding, a shelf staircase, or the like.
  • platform is meant a device arranged to support one or more people standing.
  • a guardrail device for a step device platform has one or more guard rails located at a height of support for preventing a user from falling off the platform.
  • the railing may comprise ramps arranged on three of the four sides of the platform, and a safety cable on the fourth side.
  • This cable is intended to be fixed by the user when the latter arrives on the platform, and, when the user wants to get off the platform, to be detached so as to clear a passage to a scale plan of the step.
  • the guardrail can of course be of simpler design: for example, and particularly in the case of a stepladder, the guardrail can simply have a single ramp at the front, that is to say in face of the user when the latter climbs on the ladder of the ladder to reach the platform.
  • the document GB2371078 describes a tool holder fixed by clipping on a stepladder.
  • a railing device for a platform of a step device, this railing device comprising guide means for translating a tool holder, said guide means extending from at least one open end so as to allow the installation or removal of at least one sliding tool holder by said end .
  • the tool holder can be installed or removed simply by sliding along the translation guide means.
  • the user can adjust the position of the tool holder at his best convenience.
  • the tool holder can be installed or removed by translational movement. Such simplicity allows relatively easy manufacture and cleaning. Also, user manipulations for this installation or removal are relatively easy to perform, providing even greater user comfort.
  • the guiding means comprises a guide rail for cooperating with a guide groove complementary to the tool holder.
  • the guide rail has a section of such shape that removal of the tool holder other than by translation along said guide rail is prevented.
  • the guide means of the guardrail device is arranged so that the tool holder can be installed or removed by guided translation.
  • the tool holder is part of a protective barrier of the guardrail device.
  • the protective barrier (s) arranged to receive one or more tool holders (s) may be at the front, rear and / or lateral (s), in particular in the case of a step with an individual platform.
  • the device is arranged so that the sliding is lateral.
  • the sliding is lateral.
  • the translational guiding means may be included in a first tool holder, distinct from the at least one toolholder slidably installed by the open end of this tool holder. Even if the user abstains from installing the tool holder on the guide means, for example to thus making it possible to lighten the step device, thus, certain functions are available by default.
  • the first tool holder may comprise a hook, one or more bores opening (s), one or more bins, and / or other.
  • the invention is in no way limited to the presence of a first default tool holder.
  • a tool holder for a guardrail device for a step device platform is arranged to be installed and / or slidably removed along a through end of a tool holder translation guide means of the guardrail device, and to be slid along this means. guidance.
  • This tool holder is thus arranged to cooperate with the guardrail device described above.
  • the tool holder is arranged to be movable on the guardrail device.
  • this tool holder may advantageously comprise a guide groove for cooperating with a guide rail of the guardrail device. This avoids the design of a tool holder with projecting parts that may affect the balance of the tool holder when the latter is placed on a flat surface, for example on the ground.
  • the guardrail device defines a guide groove
  • the tool holder comprises a guide rail
  • the tool holder may advantageously have a width of less than or equal to 30 centimeters.
  • Each tool holder may comprise a removable attachment means to be removably received by a guardrail device of this step device.
  • removably is meant that each holder is likely to be installed and removed from the guardrail device by the user.
  • the user can thus choose the most suitable tool holder for the use he intends to make of the step device.
  • a tool holder may be designed for painting work, and another for electrical work.
  • the tool holder designed for painting work may for example include a hook for fixing a paint bucket and / or a support for laying a roller.
  • the tool holder designed for electrical work may for example have various recesses for receiving small tools of the type pliers and screwdrivers.
  • the user can then choose to install the tool holder it seems most suitable for the use he intends to make the step device.
  • step device for example a stepladder, a step, a walkway, a scaffold, a shelving ladder, or the like, including a guardrail device as described above.
  • the step device may further comprise one or more tool holders as described above.
  • the step device may comprise the set of tool holders described above.
  • the tool holder may have dimensions corresponding to those of a protective barrier of the guardrail device, so that it can be expected that the user has only one or two tool holders (s) both on this barrier.
  • the tool holders and / or the protective barrier can be arranged so that it is possible for the user to install several tool holders together on the barrier. protection.
  • the tool holders may have dimensions corresponding to only a portion of the protective barrier. Such modularity can allow the user to customize the barrier of protection, allowing a better adaptation to the needs of the user.
  • the set of tool holders may comprise a plurality of tool holders, each tool holder of this plurality being of sufficiently small width to allow the guardrail device to simultaneously receive at least two, and advantageously at least three, tool holders of this plurality of tool holders.
  • the user chooses several of these tool holders and installs them on the protective barrier side by side for example.
  • the tool holders of the plurality of tool holders may have a width of less than 30 centimeters, preferably less than 25 centimeters, preferably less than 20 centimeters, preferably less than 15 centimeters, preferably less than 10 centimeters.
  • the user may decide to replace a tool holder designed for painting work by another tool holder, designed for electrical work, according to his needs.
  • This guardrail device thus provides greater user comfort.
  • a set of tool holders for a step device at least two tool holders of this set being of different designs, each tool holder having a removable attachment means to be removably received by a railing device of this step device.
  • a step system comprising a guardrail device for a platform of a step device, this railing device being arranged to receive removably at least one tool holder.
  • This system may further include the toolholder set described above.
  • the guardrail device may comprise a first tool arranged to receive this at least one tool holder.
  • a step 10 conventionally comprises two scale planes 16, 17, a platform 12 and a railing 11.
  • the railing 11 comprises a protective barrier 13 at a height of about 1 meter from the platform -form 12.
  • This protective barrier 13 comprises a first tool holder 13 secured to the uprights of the scale plane 16 by overmoulding, for example.
  • This first tool holder 13 comprises a guide rail 14 whose section comprises two recesses 18. This guide rail 14 is able to slide in a guide groove 21, 31 of a second tool holder 20, 30.
  • the longitudinal axis of the rail 14 is substantially perpendicular to the amounts of the step 10. The installation and removal of the tool holders 20, 30 takes place laterally.
  • the user may also decide to refrain from installing a second tool holder on this step 10.
  • the first tool holder has an arrangement for receiving tools, for example a hook 15, so that the user has access to this feature fails.
  • This hook 15 may for example be used to temporarily pose a winding of electric wire.
  • the first tool holder has other arrangements for receiving tools, for example additional hooks, recesses in a substantially horizontal portion of the tool holder, or other.
  • the recesses 18 are intended to cooperate with protruding elements 22, 32 of the tool holders 20, 30, and make it possible to prevent the removal of the tool holder 20, 30 otherwise than by translation along the guide rail 14.
  • the tool holders 20, 30 may be of various designs, except that they each comprise a groove 21, 31 of shape complementary to that of the guide rail 14.
  • the tool holder 20 is designed for electrical work, and has a bore 23 opening for the tools of the screwdriver type, a recess 24 for installing tongs-like tools, small recess 26 for disposing of small screw type tools, and a hook 25 for hanging a tool type winding electrical wire.
  • the tool holder 30 of the figure 3 is designed for painting work and includes a support 37 for receiving a tray 34.
  • the user can put a dirty paint roller on this tray, then, after use, remove the tray 34 from the support 37 to wash or throw it.
  • a plurality of tool holders 40, 50, 60 have been shown installed on a first tool holder which also acts as a protective barrier 43, by means of a guide rail 44 of this first tool holder 43 and corresponding grooves of the tool holders 40, 50, 60.
  • Each of these tool holders 40, 50, 60 has a width of about 10-15 centimeters, so that many of these tool holders can be installed side by side.
  • Each of these tool holders 40, 50, 60 is relatively simple and corresponds to a small number of functions.
  • the tool holder 40 can store a hammer or a screwdriver and small bolt-like elements
  • the tool holder 50 has small trays for storing screws according to their size
  • the tool holder 60 allows to store wider elements of the type flat tongs. The user can choose the desired functions and customize the protective barrier as he wishes.
  • the user merely slides it along the guide rail 44. The user can then choose to install another tool holder if he so desires.
  • step device and the tool holders can be sold to the user in a grouped or separate manner.
  • the step device may further include a plurality of protective barriers arranged to removably receive respective tool holders, particularly when the step device comprises a walkway or scaffold.

Abstract

The holders (40, 50, 60) have removable fixing units received in a removable manner by a guard rail device of a footboard system, where each holder is arranged to slide along the guiding units and comprises sufficient low width to allow the guard rail device to receive simultaneously two tool holders of the tool holder. The removable fixing units cooperate with translation guiding units (44) of a guard rail device. An independent claim is also included for a footboard system, comprising a guidance unit.

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L'invention concerne des porte-outils et un dispositif de garde-corps pour une plate-forme d'un dispositif de marchepied.The invention relates to tool holders and a guardrail device for a platform of a step device.

Par « dispositif de marchepied », on entend aussi bien un marchepied au sens traditionnel du terme, qu'un escabeau, une passerelle, un échafaudage, un escalier de rayonnage, ou similaire."Stepping device" means both a step in the traditional sense of the term, a stepladder, a footbridge, a scaffolding, a shelf staircase, or the like.

Par « plate-forme », on entend un dispositif agencé pour supporter une ou plusieurs personnes en station debout.By "platform" is meant a device arranged to support one or more people standing.

Un dispositif de garde-corps pour une plate-forme de dispositif de marchepied comporte une ou plusieurs barrières de protection situées à hauteur d'appui, destinée(s) à empêcher un utilisateur de tomber de la plate-forme.A guardrail device for a step device platform has one or more guard rails located at a height of support for preventing a user from falling off the platform.

Par exemple, dans le cas d'un marchepied avec une plate-forme individuelle, le garde-corps peut comprendre des rampes disposées sur trois des quatre cotés de la plate-forme, et un câble de sécurité sur le quatrième coté. Ce câble est destiné à être fixé par l'utilisateur lorsque ce dernier arrive sur la plate-forme, et, lorsque l'utilisateur souhaite descendre de la plate-forme, à être détaché de façon à dégager un passage vers un plan d'échelle du marchepied.For example, in the case of a step with an individual platform, the railing may comprise ramps arranged on three of the four sides of the platform, and a safety cable on the fourth side. This cable is intended to be fixed by the user when the latter arrives on the platform, and, when the user wants to get off the platform, to be detached so as to clear a passage to a scale plan of the step.

Le garde-corps peut bien entendu être de conception plus simple : par exemple, et en particulier dans le cas d'un escabeau, le garde-corps peut simplement comporter une seule rampe à l'avant, c'est-à-dire en face de l'utilisateur lorsque ce dernier monte sur le plan d'échelle de l'escabeau pour arriver à la plate-forme.The guardrail can of course be of simpler design: for example, and particularly in the case of a stepladder, the guardrail can simply have a single ramp at the front, that is to say in face of the user when the latter climbs on the ladder of the ladder to reach the platform.

Il est connu de prévoir un porte-outil à la place de la rampe du coté avant. Le porte-outil offre ainsi à l'utilisateur un support pour les outils non utilisés, ce qui permet d'éviter à l'utilisateur d'avoir à redescendre du dispositif de marchepied à chaque changement d'outil.It is known to provide a tool holder instead of the ramp on the front side. The tool holder thus provides the user with support for unused tools, thereby avoiding the user having to go down the step device with each tool change.

Les documents US 6,105,911 et US 5, 031,723 décrivent des accessoires aptes à être installés sur des montants d'échelle.The documents US 6,105,911 and US 5, 031,723 describe accessories that can be installed on ladder uprights.

Le document GB2371078 décrit un porte-outil fixé par clipsage sur un escabeau.The document GB2371078 describes a tool holder fixed by clipping on a stepladder.

Néanmoins, il existe un besoin pour une meilleure adéquation avec les besoins de l'utilisateur.Nevertheless, there is a need for a better match with the needs of the user.

Il est proposé un dispositif de garde-corps pour une plate-forme d'un dispositif de marchepied, ce dispositif de garde-corps comportant un moyen de guidage en translation de porte-outil, ledit moyen de guidage s'étendant à partir d'au moins une extrémité débouchante de façon à autoriser l'installation ou le retrait d'au moins un porte-outil par coulissement par ladite extrémité.A railing device is proposed for a platform of a step device, this railing device comprising guide means for translating a tool holder, said guide means extending from at least one open end so as to allow the installation or removal of at least one sliding tool holder by said end .

Ainsi, le porte-outil peut être installé ou retiré par simple coulissement le long du moyen de guidage en translation. L'utilisateur peut ajuster la position du porte-outil à sa meilleure convenance.Thus, the tool holder can be installed or removed simply by sliding along the translation guide means. The user can adjust the position of the tool holder at his best convenience.

Le porte-outil peut être installé ou retiré par un déplacement en translation. Une telle simplicité permet une fabrication et un nettoyage relativement aisés. Egalement, les manipulations utilisateur pour cette installation ou ce retrait sont relativement faciles à effectuer, offrant encore un plus grand confort utilisateur.The tool holder can be installed or removed by translational movement. Such simplicity allows relatively easy manufacture and cleaning. Also, user manipulations for this installation or removal are relatively easy to perform, providing even greater user comfort.

Avantageusement, le moyen de guidage comporte un rail de guidage destiné à coopérer avec une rainure de guidage complémentaire du porte-outil.Advantageously, the guiding means comprises a guide rail for cooperating with a guide groove complementary to the tool holder.

Avantageusement et de façon non limitative, le rail de guidage a une section de forme telle que le retrait du porte-outil autrement que par translation le long dudit rail de guidage est empêché. Ainsi, le moyen de guidage du dispositif de garde-corps est agencé de sorte que le porte-outil ne puisse être installé ou retiré que par translation guidée.Advantageously and without limitation, the guide rail has a section of such shape that removal of the tool holder other than by translation along said guide rail is prevented. Thus, the guide means of the guardrail device is arranged so that the tool holder can be installed or removed by guided translation.

Avantageusement, le porte-outil fait partie d'une barrière de protection du dispositif de garde-corps.Advantageously, the tool holder is part of a protective barrier of the guardrail device.

La ou les barrière(s) de protection agencées pour recevoir un ou plusieurs porte-outil(s) peut être à l'avant, à l'arrière et/ou latérale(s), en particulier dans le cas d'un marchepied avec une plate-forme individuelle.The protective barrier (s) arranged to receive one or more tool holders (s) may be at the front, rear and / or lateral (s), in particular in the case of a step with an individual platform.

Avantageusement et de façon non limitative, le dispositif est agencé de sorte que le coulissement soit latéral. Ainsi, il est possible de disposer deux ou davantage porte-outils côte à côte sur le moyen de guidage.Advantageously and in a nonlimiting manner, the device is arranged so that the sliding is lateral. Thus, it is possible to have two or more tool holders side by side on the guide means.

Avantageusement et de façon non limitative, le moyen de guidage en translation peut être compris dans un premier porte-outil, distinct du au moins un porte-outil installé par coulissement par l'extrémité débouchante de ce porte-outil. Même si l'utilisateur s'abstient d'installer le porte-outil sur le moyen de guidage, par exemple pour permettant ainsi d'alléger le dispositif de marchepied, on dispose ainsi de certaines fonctionnalités par défaut.Advantageously and in a nonlimiting manner, the translational guiding means may be included in a first tool holder, distinct from the at least one toolholder slidably installed by the open end of this tool holder. Even if the user abstains from installing the tool holder on the guide means, for example to thus making it possible to lighten the step device, thus, certain functions are available by default.

Par exemple le premier porte-outil peut comprendre un crochet, un ou plusieurs alésages débouchant(s), un ou plusieurs bacs, et/ou autres.For example the first tool holder may comprise a hook, one or more bores opening (s), one or more bins, and / or other.

L' »invention n'est en rien limitée à la présence d'un premier porte-outil par défaut.The invention is in no way limited to the presence of a first default tool holder.

Il est en outre proposé un porte-outil destiné à un dispositif de garde-corps pour une plate-forme de dispositif de marchepied. Ce porte-outil est agencé pour être installé et/ou retiré par coulissement le long d'une extrémité débouchante d'un moyen de guidage en translation de porte-outil du dispositif de garde-corps, et pour être coulissé le long de ce moyen de guidage.There is further provided a tool holder for a guardrail device for a step device platform. This tool holder is arranged to be installed and / or slidably removed along a through end of a tool holder translation guide means of the guardrail device, and to be slid along this means. guidance.

Ce porte-outil est ainsi agencé pour coopérer avec le dispositif de garde-corps décrit ci-dessus. Ainsi, le porte-outil est agencé de façon à pouvoir être déplacé sur le dispositif de garde-corps.This tool holder is thus arranged to cooperate with the guardrail device described above. Thus, the tool holder is arranged to be movable on the guardrail device.

Notamment, ce porte-outil peut avantageusement comporter une rainure de guidage pour coopérer avec un rail de guidage du dispositif de garde-corps. On évite ainsi de concevoir un porte-outil avec des parties en saillies susceptibles de nuire au bon équilibre du porte-outil lorsque ce dernier est posé sur une surface plane, par exemple au sol.In particular, this tool holder may advantageously comprise a guide groove for cooperating with a guide rail of the guardrail device. This avoids the design of a tool holder with projecting parts that may affect the balance of the tool holder when the latter is placed on a flat surface, for example on the ground.

Alternativement, on pourrait bien entendu prévoir que le dispositif de garde-corps définisse une rainure de guidage, et que le porte-outil comporte un rail de guidage.Alternatively, one could of course provide that the guardrail device defines a guide groove, and that the tool holder comprises a guide rail.

Le porte-outil peut avoir avantageusement une largeur de inférieure ou égale à 30 centimètres.The tool holder may advantageously have a width of less than or equal to 30 centimeters.

Il est proposé un jeu de porte-outils destinés à un même dispositif de marchepied, au moins deux porte-outils de ce jeu étant de conceptions différentes, chaque porte-outil étant tel que décrit ci-dessus. Chaque porte-outil peut comporter un moyen de fixation amovible pour être reçu de façon amovible par un dispositif de garde-corps de ce dispositif de marchepied.There is provided a set of tool holders for the same step device, at least two tool holders of this game being of different designs, each tool holder being as described above. Each tool holder may comprise a removable attachment means to be removably received by a guardrail device of this step device.

Par « de façon amovible », on entend que chaque porte-outil est susceptible d'être installé et retiré du dispositif de garde-corps par l'utilisateur.By "removably" is meant that each holder is likely to be installed and removed from the guardrail device by the user.

Par « de conceptions différentes », on entend que les porte-outils ont des formes différentes, et en particulier qu'ils sont agencés pour des usages différents.By "different designs" is meant that the tool holders have different shapes, and in particular that they are arranged for different uses.

L'utilisateur peut ainsi choisir le porte-outil le plus adapté à l'usage qu'il a l'intention de faire du dispositif de marchepied.The user can thus choose the most suitable tool holder for the use he intends to make of the step device.

Par exemple, un porte-outil peut être conçu pour des travaux de peinture, et un autre pour des travaux d'électricité. Le porte-outil conçu pour les travaux de peinture peut par exemple comporter un crochet pour fixer un pot de peinture et/ou un support pour poser un rouleau. Le porte-outil conçu pour des travaux d'électricité peut par exemple comporter divers évidements pour recevoir des petits outils du type pinces et tournevis.For example, a tool holder may be designed for painting work, and another for electrical work. The tool holder designed for painting work may for example include a hook for fixing a paint bucket and / or a support for laying a roller. The tool holder designed for electrical work may for example have various recesses for receiving small tools of the type pliers and screwdrivers.

L'utilisateur peut alors choisir d'installer le porte-outil lui paraissant le plus adapté à l'usage qu'il compte faire du dispositif de marchepied.The user can then choose to install the tool holder it seems most suitable for the use he intends to make the step device.

Il peut ainsi être proposé à un utilisateur potentiel d'acquérir un jeu de plusieurs porte-outils adaptés chacun à une application donnée, par exemple :

  • un porte-outil conçu pour des travaux de peinture,
  • un porte-outil conçu pour des travaux d'électricité,
    et
  • un porte-outil conçu pour des travaux de plomberie.
It can thus be proposed to a potential user to acquire a set of several tool holders each adapted to a given application, for example:
  • a tool holder designed for painting work,
  • a tool holder designed for electrical work,
    and
  • a tool holder designed for plumbing work.

Il est en outre proposé un dispositif de marchepied, par exemple un escabeau, un marchepied, une passerelle, un échafaudage, un escalier de rayonnage, ou similaire, comprenant un dispositif de garde-corps tel que décrit ci-dessus.There is further provided a step device, for example a stepladder, a step, a walkway, a scaffold, a shelving ladder, or the like, including a guardrail device as described above.

Le dispositif de marchepied peut en outre comprendre un ou plusieurs porte-outil(s) tels que décrits ci-dessus.The step device may further comprise one or more tool holders as described above.

En particulier, le dispositif de marchepied peut comprendre le jeu de porte-outils décrit ci-dessus.In particular, the step device may comprise the set of tool holders described above.

Le porte-outil peut avoir des dimensions correspondant à celles d'une barrière de protection du dispositif de garde-corps, de sorte que l'on peut s'attendre à ce que l'utilisateur ne dispose qu'un voire deux porte-outil(s) à la fois sur cette barrière.The tool holder may have dimensions corresponding to those of a protective barrier of the guardrail device, so that it can be expected that the user has only one or two tool holders (s) both on this barrier.

Alternativement, les porte-outils et/ou la barrière de protection peu(ven)t être agencé(s) de sorte qu'il soit possible à l'utilisateur d'installer plusieurs porte-outils ensemble sur la barrière de protection. En particulier, les porte-outils peuvent avoir des dimensions correspondant à une portion seulement de la barrière de protection. Une telle modularité peut permettre à l'utilisateur de personnaliser à sa guise la barrière de protection, permettant ainsi une meilleure adaptation aux besoins de l'utilisateur.Alternatively, the tool holders and / or the protective barrier can be arranged so that it is possible for the user to install several tool holders together on the barrier. protection. In particular, the tool holders may have dimensions corresponding to only a portion of the protective barrier. Such modularity can allow the user to customize the barrier of protection, allowing a better adaptation to the needs of the user.

Ainsi, le jeu de porte-outils peut comporter une pluralité de porte-outils, chaque porte-outils de cette pluralité étant de largeur suffisamment faible pour permettre au dispositif de garde-corps de recevoir simultanément au moins deux, et avantageusement au moins trois, porte-outils de cette pluralité de porte-outils.Thus, the set of tool holders may comprise a plurality of tool holders, each tool holder of this plurality being of sufficiently small width to allow the guardrail device to simultaneously receive at least two, and advantageously at least three, tool holders of this plurality of tool holders.

Il peut ainsi être proposé à un utilisateur potentiel d'acquérir un jeu de plusieurs porte-outils adaptés chacun à une fonction donnée, chaque porte-outil occupant une portion de la barrière de protection, par exemple :

  • un porte-outil avec un alésage pour recevoir des vis,
  • un porte-outil avec un bac pour recevoir des outils de type marteau,
  • un porte-outil avec un crochet, etc.
It can thus be proposed to a potential user to acquire a set of several tool holders each adapted to a given function, each toolholder occupying a portion of the protective barrier, for example:
  • a tool holder with a bore for receiving screws,
  • a tool holder with a tray for receiving hammer tools,
  • a tool holder with a hook, etc.

L'utilisateur choisit plusieurs de ces porte-outils et les installe sur la barrière de protection côte à côte par exemple.The user chooses several of these tool holders and installs them on the protective barrier side by side for example.

Les porte-outils de la pluralité de porte-outils peuvent avoir une largeur inférieure à 30 centimètres, de préférence inférieure à 25 centimètres, de préférence inférieure à 20 centimètres, de préférence inférieure à 15 centimètres, de préférence inférieure à 10 centimètres.The tool holders of the plurality of tool holders may have a width of less than 30 centimeters, preferably less than 25 centimeters, preferably less than 20 centimeters, preferably less than 15 centimeters, preferably less than 10 centimeters.

L'utilisateur peut décider de remplacer un porte-outil conçu pour des travaux de peinture par un autre porte-outil, conçu pour des travaux d'électricité, selon ses besoins.The user may decide to replace a tool holder designed for painting work by another tool holder, designed for electrical work, according to his needs.

Ce dispositif de garde-corps permet ainsi d'offrir un plus grand confort utilisateur.This guardrail device thus provides greater user comfort.

Il est en outre proposé un jeu de porte-outils destinés à un dispositif de marchepied, au moins deux porte-outils de ce jeu étant de conceptions différentes, chaque porte-outil comportant un moyen de fixation amovible pour être reçu de façon amovible par un dispositif de garde-corps de ce dispositif de marchepied.There is further provided a set of tool holders for a step device, at least two tool holders of this set being of different designs, each tool holder having a removable attachment means to be removably received by a railing device of this step device.

Il est aussi proposé un système de marchepied comportant un dispositif de garde-corps pour une plate-forme d'un dispositif de marchepied, ce dispositif de garde-corps étant agencé pour recevoir de façon amovible au moins un porte-outil. Ce système peut comprendre en outre le jeu de porte-outils décrit ci-dessus. Le dispositif de garde-corps peut comprendre un premier outil agencé pour recevoir cet au moins un porte-outil.It is also proposed a step system comprising a guardrail device for a platform of a step device, this railing device being arranged to receive removably at least one tool holder. This system may further include the toolholder set described above. The guardrail device may comprise a first tool arranged to receive this at least one tool holder.

L'invention est maintenant décrite en référence aux dessins annexés, non limitatifs, dans lesquels :

  • la figure 1 est une vue en perspective d'un exemple de marchepied selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention,
  • la figure 2 est une vue en perspective d'un exemple de porte-outil selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention,
  • la figure 3 est une vue en perspective d'un autre exemple de porte-outil selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention,
  • la figure 4 une vue en perspective d'une partie d'un dispositif de garde-corps selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention.
The invention is now described with reference to the appended non-limiting drawings, in which:
  • the figure 1 is a perspective view of an example of a step according to one embodiment of the invention,
  • the figure 2 is a perspective view of an exemplary tool holder according to one embodiment of the invention,
  • the figure 3 is a perspective view of another example of a tool holder according to one embodiment of the invention,
  • the figure 4 a perspective view of a portion of a guardrail device according to one embodiment of the invention.

Les figures 2 et 3 montrant des porte-outils aptes être installés sur le marchepied de la figure 1, ces figures 1 à 3 seront commentées simultanément.The Figures 2 and 3 showing tool holders suitable for installation on the running board of the figure 1 these Figures 1 to 3 will be commented simultaneously.

Un marchepied 10 comporte de façon classique deux plans d'échelle 16, 17, une plate-forme 12 et un garde-corps 11. Le garde-corps 11 comporte une barrière de protection 13 à une hauteur d'environ 1 mètre de la plate-forme 12.A step 10 conventionally comprises two scale planes 16, 17, a platform 12 and a railing 11. The railing 11 comprises a protective barrier 13 at a height of about 1 meter from the platform -form 12.

Cette barrière de protection 13 comporte un premier porte-outil 13 solidarisé aux montants du plan d'échelle 16 par surmoulage par exemple.This protective barrier 13 comprises a first tool holder 13 secured to the uprights of the scale plane 16 by overmoulding, for example.

Ce premier porte-outil 13 comprend un rail de guidage 14, dont la section comporte deux évidements 18. Ce rail de guidage 14 est apte à coulisser dans une rainure de guidage 21, 31 d'un deuxième porte-outil 20, 30.This first tool holder 13 comprises a guide rail 14 whose section comprises two recesses 18. This guide rail 14 is able to slide in a guide groove 21, 31 of a second tool holder 20, 30.

Un utilisateur ayant les porte-outils 20, 30 à sa disposition, peut ainsi installer et retirer à sa guise ces porte-outils sur le marchepied 10. L'axe longitudinal du rail 14 est sensiblement perpendiculaire aux montants du marchepied 10. L'installation et le retrait des porte-outils 20, 30 s'effectue latéralement.A user having the tool holders 20, 30 at his disposal, and can freely install and remove these tool holders on the step 10. The longitudinal axis of the rail 14 is substantially perpendicular to the amounts of the step 10. The installation and removal of the tool holders 20, 30 takes place laterally.

L'utilisateur peut aussi décider de s'abstenir d'installer un deuxième porte-outil sur ce marchepied 10. Le premier porte-outil comporte un aménagement pour recevoir des outils, par exemple un crochet 15, de sorte que l'utilisateur dispose par défaut de cette fonctionnalité.The user may also decide to refrain from installing a second tool holder on this step 10. The first tool holder has an arrangement for receiving tools, for example a hook 15, so that the user has access to this feature fails.

Ce crochet 15 peut par exemple être utilisé pour poser momentanément un enroulement de fil électrique.This hook 15 may for example be used to temporarily pose a winding of electric wire.

Dans un mode de réalisation non représenté, le premier porte-outil comporte d'autres aménagements pour recevoir des outils, par exemple des crochets supplémentaires, des évidements dans une partie sensiblement horizontale du porte-outil, ou autres.In an embodiment not shown, the first tool holder has other arrangements for receiving tools, for example additional hooks, recesses in a substantially horizontal portion of the tool holder, or other.

Les évidements 18 sont destinés à coopérer avec des éléments en saillie 22, 32 des porte-outils 20, 30, et permettent d'empêcher le retrait du porte-outil 20, 30 autrement que par translation le long du rail de guidage 14.The recesses 18 are intended to cooperate with protruding elements 22, 32 of the tool holders 20, 30, and make it possible to prevent the removal of the tool holder 20, 30 otherwise than by translation along the guide rail 14.

Comme on peut le voir sur les figures 2 et 3, les porte-outils 20, 30 peuvent être de conceptions variées, à ceci près qu'ils comportent chacun une rainure 21, 31 de forme complémentaire de celle du rail de guidage 14.As can be seen on the Figures 2 and 3 , the tool holders 20, 30 may be of various designs, except that they each comprise a groove 21, 31 of shape complementary to that of the guide rail 14.

Par exemple, le porte-outil 20 est conçu pour des travaux d'électricité, et comporte un alésage débouchant 23 pour disposer des outils du type tournevis, un évidement 24 pour poser des outils de type pinces, des petits évidement 26 pour disposer des petits outils de type vis, et un crochet 25 pour accrocher un outil de type enroulement de fil électrique.For example, the tool holder 20 is designed for electrical work, and has a bore 23 opening for the tools of the screwdriver type, a recess 24 for installing tongs-like tools, small recess 26 for disposing of small screw type tools, and a hook 25 for hanging a tool type winding electrical wire.

Le porte-outil 30 de la figure 3 est conçu pour des travaux de peinture et comporte un support 37 pour recevoir un bac 34. L'utilisateur peut poser un rouleau de peinture souillé sur ce bac, puis, après usage, retirer le bac 34 du support 37 afin de le laver ou de le jeter.The tool holder 30 of the figure 3 is designed for painting work and includes a support 37 for receiving a tray 34. The user can put a dirty paint roller on this tray, then, after use, remove the tray 34 from the support 37 to wash or throw it.

Enfin, sur la figure 4, on a montré une pluralité de porte-outils 40, 50, 60 installés sur un premier porte-outil faisant également office de barrière de protection 43, par le biais d'un rail de guidage 44 de ce premier porte-outil 43 et des rainures correspondante des porte-outils 40, 50, 60.Finally, on the figure 4 , a plurality of tool holders 40, 50, 60 have been shown installed on a first tool holder which also acts as a protective barrier 43, by means of a guide rail 44 of this first tool holder 43 and corresponding grooves of the tool holders 40, 50, 60.

Chacun de ces porte-outils 40, 50, 60 a une largeur d'environ 10-15 centimètres, de sorte que plusieurs de ces porte-outils peuvent être installés côte à côte.Each of these tool holders 40, 50, 60 has a width of about 10-15 centimeters, so that many of these tool holders can be installed side by side.

Chacun de ces porte-outils 40, 50, 60 est relativement simple et correspond à un petit nombre de fonctions. Par exemple, le porte-outil 40 permet de ranger un marteau ou un tournevis ainsi que des petits éléments du type boulons, le porte-outil 50 comporte des petits bacs pour ranger des vis selon leur taille, et le porte-outil 60 permet de ranger des éléments plus larges du type pinces plates. L'utilisateur peut ainsi choisir les fonctions souhaitées et personnaliser la barrière de protection à sa guise.Each of these tool holders 40, 50, 60 is relatively simple and corresponds to a small number of functions. For example, the tool holder 40 can store a hammer or a screwdriver and small bolt-like elements, the tool holder 50 has small trays for storing screws according to their size, and the tool holder 60 allows to store wider elements of the type flat tongs. The user can choose the desired functions and customize the protective barrier as he wishes.

Pour retirer le porte-outil 40, l'utilisateur se contente de le faire coulisser le long du rail de guidage 44. L'utilisateur peut alors choisir d'installer un autre porte-outil s'il le désire.To remove the tool holder 40, the user merely slides it along the guide rail 44. The user can then choose to install another tool holder if he so desires.

Les caractères interchangeable et modulable des porte-outils apportent ainsi un plus grand confort utilisateur.The interchangeable and modular characters of the tool holders thus bring greater user comfort.

On comprendra que le dispositif de marchepied et les porte-outils peuvent être vendus à l'utilisateur de façon groupée ou séparée.It will be understood that the step device and the tool holders can be sold to the user in a grouped or separate manner.

Les exemples illustrés par les figures 1 et 4 montrent des garde-corps relativement simples, mais il va de soi qu'on peut prévoir des garde-corps plus élaborés, par exemple avec des rampes sur plusieurs cotés, et éventuellement une câble de sécurité.The examples illustrated by the figures 1 and 4 show railings relatively simple, but it goes without saying that we can provide more elaborate railings, for example with ramps on several sides, and possibly a security cable.

Le dispositif de marchepied peut en outre comprendre plusieurs barrières de protection agencées pour recevoir de façon amovible des porte-outils respectifs, en particulier lorsque le dispositif de marchepied comprend une passerelle ou un échafaudage.The step device may further include a plurality of protective barriers arranged to removably receive respective tool holders, particularly when the step device comprises a walkway or scaffold.

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Dispositif de garde-corps (11) pour une plate-forme (12) d'un dispositif de marchepied (10), ledit dispositif de garde-corps comprenant un moyen (14) de guidage en translation de porte-outil, ledit moyen de guidage s'étendant à partir d'au moins une extrémité débouchante de façon à autoriser l'installation ou le retrait d'au moins un porte-outil par coulissement par ladite extrémité.A guardrail device (11) for a platform (12) of a step device (10), said guardrail device comprising tool holder translation guide means (14), guide extending from at least one open end so as to allow the installation or removal of at least one sliding tool holder by said end. Dispositif de garde-corps (11) selon la revendication 1, dans lequel le moyen de guidage comporte un rail de guidage (14) destiné à coopérer avec une rainure du porte-outil.A guardrail device (11) according to claim 1, wherein the guide means comprises a guide rail (14) for cooperating with a groove of the tool holder. Dispositif de garde-corps (11) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 ou 2, dans lequel le moyen de guidage en translation (14) est compris dans un premier porte-outil (13) distinct du porte-outil installé par coulissement par l'extrémité débouchante dudit moyen de guidage.A guardrail device (11) according to any one of claims 1 or 2, wherein the translational guiding means (14) is included in a first tool holder (13) separate from the slide-operated tool holder. the open end of said guide means. Dispositif de garde-corps (11) selon l'une des revendications 1 à 3, agencé de sorte que le coulissement soit latéral.Railing device (11) according to one of claims 1 to 3, arranged so that the sliding is lateral. Dispositif de garde-corps (11) selon l'une des revendications 1 à 4, dans lequel le moyen de guidage (14) fait partie d'une barrière de protection (13) dudit dispositif de garde-corps.Railing device (11) according to one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the guiding means (14) is part of a protective barrier (13) of said guardrail device. Porte-outil (20, 30) destiné à un dispositif de garde-corps pour une plate-forme d'un dispositif de marchepied, ledit porte-outil étant agencé pour être installé ou retiré par coulissement le long d'une extrémité débouchante d'un moyen de guidage en translation de porte-outil du dispositif de garde-corps, et pour être coulissé le long dudit moyen de guidage.A tool holder (20, 30) for a guardrail device for a platform of a step device, said tool carrier being arranged to be slidably installed or removed along an open end of means for guiding toolholder translation of the railing device, and for sliding along said guide means. Porte outil (20, 30 ; 40, 50, 60) selon le revendication 6, comportant une rainure de guidage (21, 31) destiné à coopérer avec un rail de guidage (44) du dispositif de garde-corps.Tool holder (20, 30; 40, 50, 60) according to claim 6, having a guide groove (21, 31) for cooperating with a guide rail (44) of the guardrail device. Porte-outil selon l'une des revendications 6 ou 7, dans lequel le porte-outil a une largeur inférieure ou égale à 30 centimètres.Tool holder according to one of claims 6 or 7, wherein the tool holder has a width less than or equal to 30 centimeters. Jeu de porte-outils (20, 30) selon l'une des revendications 6 à 8, au moins deux porte-outils dudit jeu étant de conceptions différentes.Set of tool holders (20, 30) according to one of claims 6 to 8, at least two tool holders of said set being of different designs. Dispositif de marchepied (10) comportant un dispositif de garde-corps (11) selon l'une des revendications 1 à 5.Step device (10) having a railing device (11) according to one of claims 1 to 5. Dispositif de marchepied (10) selon la revendication 10, comportant en outre un porte-outil (20, 30 ; 40, 50, 60) selon l'une des revendications 6 à 8.A step device (10) according to claim 10, further comprising a tool holder (20, 30; 40, 50, 60) according to one of claims 6 to 8. Dispositif de marchepied (10) selon la revendication 11, comportant un jeu de porte-outils (20, 30 ; 40, 50, 60) selon la revendication 9.A step device (10) according to claim 11, comprising a tool carrier set (20, 30; 40, 50, 60) according to claim 9. Dispositif de marchepied selon la revendication 12, dans lequel le jeu de porte-outils comporte une pluralité de porte-outils (40, 50, 60), chaque porte-outil de ladite pluralité étant de largeur suffisamment faible pour permettre au dispositif de garde-corps de recevoir simultanément au moins deux porte-outils de ladite pluralité de porte-outils.A step device according to claim 12, wherein the tool holder set comprises a plurality of tool holders (40, 50, 60), each of said plurality of tool holders being of sufficiently small width to allow the guard device to body simultaneously receiving at least two tool holders of said plurality of tool holders. Dispositif de marchepied selon la revendication 13, dans lequel chaque porte-outil (20, 30 ; 40, 50, 60) de ladite pluralité étant de largeur suffisamment faible pour permettre au dispositif de garde-corps de recevoir simultanément au moins trois porte-outils de ladite pluralité de porte-outils.A step device according to claim 13, wherein each tool holder (20, 30; 40, 50, 60) of said plurality being of sufficiently small width to allow the guardrail device to simultaneously receive at least three tool holders of said plurality of tool holders.
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