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7.9. CONNECT 45-DEGREE ANGLE PLATFORM WITH TWO-LINE RAILS TO STANDARD PLATFORM
7.9.1. The 45-degree Angle Platform can also be connected to a standard square or rectangular
platform. Install support tubes in both platforms and set at the desired height. Refer to
SECTION 2.2 for installing support tubes and feet in the standard platform and SECTION 2.4
for installing support tubes and feet in the 45-degree Angle Platform.
The 45-degree Angle Platform can be connected to platform sides up to 6’.
Additional components are needed if attempting to connect the 45-degree Angle
Platform to a platform side over 6’.
7.9.2. Confirm the platforms are set at the same elevation, then set the 45-degree Angle Platform
adjacent to the standard platform, approximately 3” to 4” in from one side (FIG. 7.21).
7.9.3. Install two 2” x 2” Angle Posts in the corner pockets of the 45-degree Angle Platform
adjacent to the standard platform (FIG. 7.21). Refer to SECTION 4.4 for installing the 2” x 2”
Angle Posts.
7.9.4. Install a Bridge Plate at the connection between the 45-degree Angle Platform and the
standard platform (FIG. 7.21). Refer to SECTION 7.3 for Bridge Plate installation.
FIG. 7.21
7.9.5. Assemble a ramp to the side of the 45-degree Angle Platform, opposite the standard
platform, and install the ramp handrails. Refer to SECTIONs 3.2 and 3.3 for ramp
installation and SECTION 4.2 for ramp handrail attachment (FIG. 7.22).
Installation cannot be completed until ramp and ramp handrails are installed.
7.9.6. Install the Bolt-On Stub Rail, the welded handrail extension, and the adjustable elbows to
the ramp handrails as described in SECTION 4.6 (FIG. 7.22).
7.9.7. Attach two closure elbows per 2” x 2” angle post with 5/16”-18 x 3/4” hex cap screws
using the holes shown (the uppermost and the third from the top). Tighten enough to
hold the elbows in place, but still allow them to rotate (FIG. 7.22).