The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2024
Kone Corporation, Helsinki, FI;
Otto Lanz, Helsinki, FI;
Matti Rasanen, Helsinki, FI;
Markku Haapaniemi, Helsinki, FI;
Anssi Venho, Helsinki, FI;
Janne Laine, Helsinki, FI;
Mika Ijas, Helsinki, FI;
Mikko Kukkola, Helsinki, FI;
Kone Corporation, Helsinki, FI;
Abstract
A construction arrangement of an elevator, includes a hoistway, a protection deck arranged within the hoistway for protecting the portion of the hoistway below it from falling objects, wherein the protection deck includes a frame mounted on stationary structure of the hoistway, and a cover co-operating with the frame and extending across the hoistway, and wherein the cover protects the hoistway from falling objects and/or water from falling into the hoistway below it. The frame may be increased and/or decreased in size, individually in at least one direction in relation to the corresponding adjacent stationary structure, such as wall, of the hoistway, without dismantling the frame. A method for constructing an elevator includes mounting a protection deck within a hoistway.