The primary purpose of installing accordion skirts on a lift table is to minimize debris from entering under the raised lift table platform. They can also improve aesthetics of the lift in certain applications.
Contrary to most people’s perception, accordion skirts are not a suitable safety barrier. The accordion skirt material can be easily compressed and therefore does not suitably act as a personal barrier to any pinch point or crush hazards on a lift.
By minimizing debris from entering under the lift table platform reduces housekeeping tasks and potential maintenance by preventing debris from interfering with the moving scissor leg assembly, leg rollers and self-contained power units.
Accordion skirts are manufactured from high visibility yellow vinyl and some pleats are supplied with a metal stiffening rod to assure the accordion skirt maintains its overall shape and integrity during the lift table’s platform raising and lowering.
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Pentalift manufactured accordion skirts are provided with a full perimeter mesh vent located at the top of the accordion skirt. The full perimeter top mesh vent permits the air under the lift table platform to be freely exhausted during platform lowering preventing any possible distortion or elongation of the accordion skirt.
Accordion skirts are supplied with 4 sided top perimeter mounting plates that are sewn into the skirt assembly to affix the accordion skirt to the lift table platform.
Accordion skirts are available to suit portable or semi-portable lift tables. To prevent the accordion skirt from dragging on the floor surface when the lift table is being moved the lift tables lower frame design includes a 4 sided ledge for the base/bottom of the accordion skirt to rest upon.
Pentalift manufactured accordion skirts are also available through the Pentalift Parts Department to suit many other brands of lift tables, please contact parts@pentalift.com
For additional information on any Pentalift product please contact the Pentalift Sales Department.