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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2020
Otis Elevator Company, Farmington, CT (US);
Aurelien Fauconnet, Isdes, FR;
Pascal Rebillard, Gien, FR;
OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
An elevator car comprises one or more side walls () defining an interior space for accommodating passengers and/or cargo, and a support frame positioned above the interior space. A working platform () is suspendably connected to the support frame and moveable between a stowed position, above the interior space, and an operational position, suspended within the interior space. The working platform () comprises at least one stabilizing member () and the at least one stabilizing member () comprises a first engagement portion (). At least one side wall () comprises a second engagement portion () such as a handrail. When the working platform () is in the operational position, the first engagement portion () is configured to engage with the second engagement portion () so as to stabilize the working platform () in the operational position.