(19)
(11) EP 2 108 761 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
01.08.2012 Bulletin 2012/31

(43) Date of publication A2:
14.10.2009 Bulletin 2009/42

(21) Application number: 09157786.6

(22) Date of filing: 09.04.2009
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
E04F 11/06(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

(30) Priority: 09.04.2008 IE 20080269
09.04.2008 IE 20080270

(71) Applicant: Burke, Michael
Dunmore Galway (IE)

(72) Inventor:
  • Burke, Michael
    Dunmore Galway (IE)

(74) Representative: Schütte, Gearoid 
Cruickshank & Company 8A Sandyford Business Centre Sandyford
Dublin 18
Dublin 18 (IE)

   


(54) A folding attic stair assembly


(57) 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.







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