Mounting platform for construction stilt

a technology for building platforms and stilts, applied in the field of stilts, can solve the problems of increased instability, lack of control of the stilt, and a certain amount of user instability
US20050202940A1Inactive Publication Date: 2005-09-15SIMMONS JOSEPH
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Authority / Receiving Office
US · United States
Patent Type
Applications(United States)
Current Assignee / Owner
SIMMONS JOSEPH
Publication Date
2005-09-15
Estimated Expiration
Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

A foot support structure of the type used with a stilt includes a foot platform, a side wall, and first and second adjustable retaining members. The foot platform includes opposed first and second primary surfaces, a toe end, a heel end, and first and second sides. The side wall extends in a substantially normal direction from the first primary surface and extends along at least a portion of the first and second sides and a portion of the heel end of the base member. The front and rear adjustable retaining members are coupled to the side wall and extend between the first and second sides of the foot platform.
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0001] 1.Field of the Invention

[0002] The present invention generally relates to stilts, and more specifically relates to foot support structures for stilts.

[0003] 2.Related Art

[0004] Stilts usually include a pole member and a foot stand or strap that is secured to the pole that a user positions their foot upon to elevate the user above the ground in walking. Stilts are used for entertainment purposed by circus clowns and the like, and are also used by construction workers and others who require additional height to perform their tasks. For example, construction workers who finish wallboard walls using tape and joint compound often use stilts to elevate themselves to a higher position to work on the upper portion of the walls and the ceiling of a room. Stilts not only provide an elevated working position, but also provide mobility for the worker at the elevated position.

[0005] Stilts typically include some type of foot support structure that the user ...

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