ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,662,056, issued on June 23, was assigned to LIEBHERR-WERK EHINGEN GMBH (Ehingen, Germany).
"Access device for a working apparatus" was invented by Christoph Denz (Ummendorf, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure relates to an access device for a working apparatus, more particularly for a mobile crane, comprising a cheek, at least two steps which are laterally and vertically offset with respect to one another and are each supported on the cheek pivotably about a vertical first rotational axis, and a guide bar which connects the steps to one another. The guide bar is pivotably connected, at the end of the step opposite the ...