US 12,331,472 B2
Portable bridge
Gary Wayne Teichrob, Rosedale (CA); Patrick Scott Mason, Cultus Lake (CA); Jacob Christiaan Klaassen, Chilliwack (CA); John Verdonk, Rosedale (CA); Russell Lee Janzen, Chilliwack (CA); and Dennis Keith Ho, Abbotsford (CA)
Assigned to ACROSS BRIDGES LTD., Rosedale (CA)
Filed by ACROSS BRIDGES LTD., Rosedale (CA)
Filed on Oct. 19, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/504,815.
Prior Publication US 2023/0119877 A1, Apr. 20, 2023
Int. Cl. E01D 15/133 (2006.01)
CPC E01D 15/133 (2013.01) 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A portable bridge comprising:
a first end segment and a second end segment spaced apart, the first end segment and the second end segment for placing on opposite sides of an obstacle to be spanned by the portable bridge;
a spanning segment coupled between the first end segment and the second end segment for spanning the obstacle;
the first end segment, the second end segment, and the spanning segment each comprising a plurality of parallel beams distributed across a width of the portable bridge, the plurality of parallel beams aligned along a length of the portable bridge, the plurality of parallel beams fixed to a top plate and a bottom plate; and
connectors on a lengthwise side of the portable bridge, the connectors allowing for a second portable bridge to be connected to the portable bridge, the connectors allowing vertical movement between the portable bridge and the second portable bridge while inhibiting horizontal movement between the portable bridge and the second portable bridge.