Walkway System and Method

Abstract

A walkway system and method. The system provides a walkway which can be used to traverse or access a tank or plurality of tanks. The walkway can have rails to increase safety. The walkway can be modular to allow construction of walkways of various sizes and configurations. The system has a walkway base coupled to a walkway. The system also has at least one walkway support which is coupled to the walkway base and a stairway.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system for a walkway, said system comprising:
 a walkway base coupled to a walkway;   at least one walkway support coupled to said walkway base;   a stairway coupled to said walkway base.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1  further comprising rails coupled to said walkway support. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1  further comprising a stair coupler, wherein the stairway couples to said stair coupler, and wherein said stair coupler couples to said walkway base. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 3  wherein said walkway base comprises a plurality of stair coupler voids to couple with said stair coupler. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1  further comprising a gate. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1  wherein said walkway base further comprises tank supports which extend out from said walkway base. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 6  wherein said tank supports are coupled to a tensioner to adjust the length of said tank supports. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1  wherein said walkway base comprises at least one base coupler, and wherein said base coupler couples to a rail. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 1  wherein said walkway support contacts the ground, and wherein said walkway is elevated above said ground. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 1  wherein said walkway is situated above and adjacent a tank. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 1  wherein said walkway is situated above and adjacent two tanks, and wherein said walkway provides access to a top of said two tanks. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 6  wherein said tank supports make contact with at least one tank. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 11  wherein walkway base is modular such that additional walkway bases can couple and decouple with said walkway base. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 11  comprising two walkway supports, one stair way, rails, and a gate. 
     
     
         15 . The system of claim  15  wherein a user can access a top of both tanks by using said stairway.