EZ-ACCESS PATHWAY User Manual

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Aluminum Wheelchair Ramp Kit Assembly Manual Page 4 of 40
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION 1: CONFIGURATIONS ................................................................................................................................. 5
SECTION 2: BASIC SYSTEM COMPONENTS ............................................................................................................ 6-9
SECTION 3: PLATFORMS
INSTALL PLATFORMS ........................................................................................................................................ 10
INSTALL SUPPORT TUBES AND FEET, THEN ADJUST PLATFORM HEIGHT .................................................... 11-12
CONNECT TWO PLATFORMS TOGETHER ..................................................................................................... 12-13
INSTALL UNIVERSAL ANGLE BRACE – PLATFORMS ........................................................................................... 14
SECTION 4: RAMPS
CONNECT RAMP SECTIONS .............................................................................................................................. 15
INSTALL RAMPS ON PLATFORMS ..................................................................................................................... 16
ATTACH SUPPORT LEG BRACKETS AND LEGS TO RAMPS ............................................................................ 17-18
INSTALL UNIVERSAL ANGLE BRACE – RAMPS ................................................................................................... 19
INSTALL RAMP GROUND TRANSITION ........................................................................................................ 20-21
INSTALL A SINGLE RAMP RUN TO AN EXISTING STRUCTURE ........................................................................... 22
ANCHOR RAMP UPPER TRANSITION ................................................................................................................ 23
ANGLE RAMPS WITH RESPECT TO PLATFORMS, PORCHES, OR DECKS ....................................................... 23-24
BRIDGE PLATE ................................................................................................................................................... 24
SECTION 5: HANDRAILS
RAMP HANDRAILS ............................................................................................................................................ 25
ASSEMBLE PLATFORM HANDRAILS .................................................................................................................. 26
INSTALL PLATFORM HANDRAILS ...................................................................................................................... 27
SECTION 6: CLOSURES
CLOSURE – UPPER RAIL AND CURB ............................................................................................................. 28-31
CLOSURE – LOWER RAIL ................................................................................................................................... 32
U-SHAPED CLOSURE ......................................................................................................................................... 33
SECTION 7: FINAL PLATFORM/RAMP STEPS AND CHECKS
SECURE RAMPS TO PLATFORMS ...................................................................................................................... 34
INSTALL RAMP HANDRAIL END LOOPS ............................................................................................................. 35
INSTALL RAMP CORNER PROTECTORS ............................................................................................................. 36
TOUCH-UP ARCHITECTURALLY FINISHED HANDRAILS ..................................................................................... 36
FINAL CHECKS ................................................................................................................................................... 36
SECTION 8: OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT
LANDING PAD ................................................................................................................................................... 37
RAMP LOWER TRANSITION .............................................................................................................................. 38
SECTION 9: MAINTENANCE AND SAFETY
PERIODIC MAINTENANCE AND SAFETY ............................................................................................................ 39
SECTION 10: DEICING .............................................................................................................................................. 39

EZ-ACCESS PATHWAY Specifications

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Brand	EZ-ACCESS
Model	PATHWAY
Category	Lifting Systems
Language	English