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Green Products Wheels n' Heels®


Metro InVent

Wheels n’ Heels® is the first grating product which satisfies both the vehicle loading requirements of AASHTO and the pedestrian comfort requirements of the Americans With Disabilities Act. Made from ¼” thick ASTM A36 steel bar, this product will clear span up to 8’ under H15 and H20 wheel loads and can be provided in piece sizes up to 3’ wide by 20’ long. In addition, the close spacing of the bearing bars offers a pedestrian friendly ¼” or ½” opening which allows easy access to wheel chair and high heel traffic while being bicycle friendly.  Wheels n’ Heels® is available in carbon and stainless steel.  Slip resistant surfaces and various fnishes are available upon request.

The new Wheels n’ Heels® Metro replaces what is currently known as Long Span Series II. The new Metro has an even greater strength to weight ratio, and much improved aesthetic appeal, since there are now no welds on the top surface. In addition, the filler bars and main bearing bars are both the same thickness thus providing increased percent open area. Included in this new line are types with spacing of ½” between the bars to meet ADA requirements as well as types with spacing of ¼” between bars to accommodate High Heel pedestrian use.

The Wheels n’ Heels® InVent is the newest addition to the Wheels n’ Heels® family of grate products. This product type offers the same high strength to weight ratio, excellent appearance and compliance with AASHTO and ADA and High Heel requirements as the Metro type. The major difference with the InVent style is that the main support bearing bars are hidden under the top surface bars and run in the direction perpendicular to the top surface bars. This feature allows OGI to offer you the most flexibility in product types to fit the grating supports of your project.

Applications for this product include:

  • Parking garages
  • Bridge walkways
  • Bridge flooring
  • Sidewalks
  • Pedestrian accessible roadways
  • Sidewalk grates
  • Access to public and government buildings
  • Utility Vaults
  • Boat landing ramps
  • Airplane landing mats
  • Vehicular traffic supports
  • Drainage pit covers
  • Entranceways to buildings
  • Commercial entranceways
  • Trench Grating
Citygarden, Saint Louis - Wheels n’ Heels® InVent Thea Foss Waterway, Tacoma, WA
Walkway Photo 1
44th Street and 7th Avenue, NYC Main & Gervais Street - Columbia, SC

All ADA compliant

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