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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2019
Applicant:
Otis Elevator Company, Farmington, CT (US);
Inventors:
Aurelien Fauconnet, Isdes, FR;
Joachim Angoulevant, St. Martin d'Abbat, FR;
Assignee:
OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B 13/28 (2006.01); B66B 5/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B 13/285 (2013.01); B66B 5/284 (2013.01);
Abstract
Elevator toe guard assemblies are provided. The elevator toe guard assemblies include an elevator car frame, a buffer located within an elevator shaft, and a toe guard mounted to the elevator car frame. The toe guard has a first state being a fully extended state, a second state wherein the toe guard does not contact a pit floor during operation of an elevator car, and a third state wherein at least a portion of the toe guard is moved relative to the elevator car frame during an impact between the buffer and the pit floor.