ATBECHDEDKESFRGBGRITLILUNLSEMCPTIESILTLVFIROMKCY..TRBGCZEEHUPLSK..HRIS..MTNO........................JDIM360 Ver 2.15 (14 Jul 2008) - 1620000/02108761EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATIONA320120801EP09157786.620090409enenen2008026920080409IE2008027020080409IE2012080120123120091014200942E04F 11/06 20060101AFI20120622BHEP deFaltbare DachbodenleiteranordnungenA folding attic stair assemblyfrEnsemble d'escalier de comble pliable1Burke, Michael100823393GS/CO/31570EPRingfort House, CastlefarmDunmore GalwayIEBurke, MichaelRingfort House, CastlefarmDunmore GalwayIESchütte, Gearoid100733387Cruickshank & Company 8A Sandyford Business Centre SandyfordDublin 18IEATBEBGCHCYCZDEDKEEESFIFRGBGRHRHUIEISITLILTLULVMCMKMTNLNOPLPTROSESISKTR20120801201231

A folding attic stair assembly (1) comprises a rectangular outer mounting frame (2). An inner stairway carrying frame (3) is mounted by a hinge (4) at one end of the outer mounting frame (2) for movement between a raised stored position on the outer mounting frame (2) and a lowered position extending downwardly from the mounting frame (2). An expendable attic stair (5) is mounted on the inner frame (3). A pair of folding support arms (6) extend between the outer mounting frame (2) and the inner stairway carrying frame (3). A cable (8) connects between each folding support arm (6) and an associated reel (9) mounted on a drive shaft (10) which is connected to a drive motor (11). This drive motor (11) is operable to wind and unwind the cables (8) on the reels (9) to raise and lower the attic stair (5) in a controlled manner.

GS/CO/31570EPEP09157786.6Burke, Michael1DH20120628E04FIE20060399A1BURKE MICHAEL [IE]20070124X1,2,4-7* figures 12, 13 *Y11-15* page 1, lines 31-33 ** page 2, lines 1-2 ** page 3, lines 1-3 ** page 8, line 27 *US2007181364A1LAIR JEAN-PIERRE [US]20070809X1,3,8-10* figures 1, 8 ** paragraph [0053] ** paragraph [0013] ** paragraph [0014] *US2002112409A1KNOWLES STACEY GLENN [US]20020822Y11-15* figure 2 ** paragraph [0043] *Cobusneanu, DThe Hague20120621IE20060399A120070124NONEUS2007181364A120070809US2007181364A120070809US2008060874A120080313US2002112409A120020822NONE