Page | 7
7.
INSTALLING HANDRAIL END LOOPS
7.1
Ramps ordered with optional handrails – two-line or vertical pickets – feature end loops which are
added at both the upper and lower ends of each handrail (FIG. 6).
7.1.1
FIG. 6 shows loops installed on a two-line handrail.
H
owever, the installation process is the
same for both handrail styles.
7.1.2
There are two loops, an upper and a lower. The upper loop is the larger of the two and is
used on the top of a ramp handrail; the lower loop is slightly smaller and is used on the
bottom of the ramp handrail. Upper and lower loops are not interchangeable but are
installed in the same manner.
7.1.3
FIG. 7 (upper loop) and FIG. 8 (lower loop) show the difference between loops.
FIG. 6
FIG. 7
UPPER END LOOP IDENTIFICATION:
•
THE ATTACHMENT PLATE ON THE
UPPER
END LOOP
ANGLES IN, TOWARD THE LOOP BEND.
•
ALSO, THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE TUBE BEND AND
THE END LOOP ATTACHMENT PLATE IS LONGER
THAN
ON THE LOWER END LOOP
.
FIG. 8
LOWER END LOOP IDENTIFICATION:
•
THE ATTACHMENT
PLATE ON THE
LOWER
END LOOP
ANGLES
OUT, AWAY FROM
THE LOOP BEND.
•
ALSO, THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE TUBE BEND AND
THE ATTACHMENT PLATE IS SHORTER
THAN ON THE
UPPER
END LOOP
