Fig. 7.3 – EZ-ACCESS PASSPOR User Manual
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5.
Install the two 5/16”-18 x 4-1/2” long hex bolts through the sill and the platform side rail then secure with
the lock nuts and washers provided.
6.
Install the four 1/4” self-drilling screws through the sill and into platform walking surface.
7. Remove the post cap from the gate post where the connector will be installed.
8.
Assemble one of the handrail tubes to a connector plate using two #10 x 1” long self-tapping hex
washer head screws.
9. Hold the connector plate with handrail tube against the outside of the gate post where it will be attached
and mark the handrail tube at the location flush with the platform handrail post.
10. Cut both handrail tubes to the length determined in the previous step.
11. If they were disassembled for cutting, reassemble the connector plate to the handrail tube and
assemble the clamp plate to the connector plate using two 5/16”-18 x 3/4” long button head socket
clamp screws through the larger holes in the connector plate and into the tapped holes in the clamp
plate. Do not tighten fully at this time. Orient the connector plate as shown in
plate below the handrail tube and toward the platform side of the gate post.
FIG. 7.3
12. Slide the assembly into the back channel in the gate post closest to the platform post where it will
connect with the clamp plate inside the channel and the connector plate on the outside the post. Slide
down until the screw splines in the handrail tube align with the lower handrail holes in the platform post.
If the screw splines do not align vertically when appearing to align horizontally, the connector plate is
most likely assembled in the wrong orientation. Disassemble the connector plate and clamp plate and
flip the connector plate keeping the holes for the clamp plate below the handrail tube and reassemble.
13.
Once the screw splines are aligned correctly use two #10 x 1” long self-tapping hex washer head
screws through the platform post to attach the open end of the handrail tube to the platform post and
tighten
the 5/16”-18 x 3/4” long button head socket clamp screws securely.
14. Repeat the procedure for the upper handrail tube.
15.
Reinstall the post cap and insert the 3/8” push in plugs in the open holes between the hex washer head
screws in the platform post (