EZ-ACCESS PATHWAY HD Code Compliant Modular Access System Installation Manual page 63

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PATHWAY HD Code Compliant Modular Access System Installation Manual
Connect the ramp handrails at the corner turn by first trimming one leg from two
1-1/2" diameter 90° elbows. Trim the elbow leg which will be installed on the
lower ramp handrail such that the leg pointing toward the platform angle post in
the corner is 2-1/2" (approximately) from the angle post with a 2-15/16" ring
joiner installed in the ramp handrail. Trim the elbow leg which will be installed on
the upper ramp handrail such that the leg pointing toward the platform angle
post in the corner is approximately 2" from the angle post with a 2-15/16" ring
joiner installed in the ramp handrail (FIG. 5.41).
The "lower" ramp is the ramp with the upper end which stops at the
platform; the "upper" ramp is the ramp with the lower end which starts at
a platform. The 1-1/2" diameter 90° elbows are trimmed to different
lengths because the relationship of the frame posts to the platform is not
the same for "upper" and "lower" ramps.
Using a metal file, remove all sharp edges resulting from tube cuts.
Insert 2-15/16" ring joiners in the open ends of the ramp handrails. Install the 90°
elbow leg trimmed for the lower ramp handrail to the joiner in lower ramp
handrail and the 90° elbow leg trimmed for the upper ramp handrail to the joiner
in the upper ramp handrail. Orient joiner set screws toward the underside of
ramp handrails and the 90° elbows toward platform angle post in the corner, and
then tighten the joiner set screws enough to hold the elbows in place (FIG. 5.41).
FIG. 5.41
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