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(11) | EP 2 578 768 A3 |
(12) | EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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(54) | Foldable stairs especially of 4 segments |
(57) The stairs have a safety device (3) for protection against uncontrolled detachment of at least two last segments from
the first segment (11) by rotation on the hinges (21), which mechanism is positioned near the top ends of the segments, beneficially overlaid
on the extension hinge (23) that joins together segments 2 (12) and 3 (13). The safety device (3) is unlatched by the user lifting the bottom parts of segments 3 (13) and 4 (14). Also, the stairs have a bottom lock (6) installed on the hinge (22) that joins together segments 3 (13) and 4 (14).
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