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INSTALLING HANDRAIL END LOOPS

5.1.

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).

5.1.1.

FIG. 6 shows loops installed on a Two-Line handrail. However, the installation process is

the same for both handrail styles.

5.1.2.

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 a ramp handrail. Upper and lower loops are not interchangeable but are

installed in the same manner.

5.1.3.

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