escalera de traza no recta

English translation: non linear flight of stairs

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Spanish term or phrase:	escalera de traza no recta
English translation:	non linear flight of stairs
Entered by:	Taylor Kirk

14:53 Sep 19, 2007

Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / Building

Spanish term or phrase: escalera de traza no recta

I have no clue as to what kind of staircase this is. These are handicap building specifications.
"**Las escaleras de traza no recta **tienen una dimension minima de huella de 0,29, medidas a 0,40 m de la parte interior del escalon."
Thanks for any elucidation!

Karen Friedman KudoZ activity Questions: 281 (none open) (25 closed without grading) Answers: 11 United States
Local time: 17:03

non linear flights of stairs

Explanation:
http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/7131522-description.html

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Note added at 12 mins (2007-09-19 15:05:21 GMT)
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"The system is readily adapted to be applied to non linear flights of stairs such as in curves or of the spiral type."

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Taylor Kirk
United States
Local time: 16:03

Grading comment

This sounded the smoothest and most natural of the answers. Thank you all for explaining this term!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

staircase with non-straight layout

trnet

non linear flights of stairs

Taylor Kirk

winder steps

Christian [email protected]

Answers

10 mins confidence:

staircase with non-straight layout

Explanation:
From past experience in building specifications

trnet
Local time: 22:03
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 152

11 mins confidence:

non linear flights of stairs

Taylor Kirk
United States
Local time: 16:03
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 12

Grading comment

This sounded the smoothest and most natural of the answers. Thank you all for explaining this term!

11 hrs confidence:

winder steps

Explanation:
Winders are steps that are narrower on one side than the other. They are used to change the direction of the stairs without landings. A series of winders form a circular or spiral stairway.
In this particular case, the width of the steps must be at least 29 cm when measured 40 cm from the narrow end.

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Note added at 11 hrs (2007-09-20 02:46:05 GMT)
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winding stairs

(type WINDER STAIRS in Google Images...)

Reference: http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://dbs.idaho.gov/...

Christian [email protected]
United States
Local time: 17:03
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 124

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