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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:
Nov. 30, 1982
Filed:
Dec. 22, 1980
Applicant:
Inventors:
Leigh F Jackson, Guilford Township, Franklin County, PA (US);
George A Kappenhagen, Stroud Township, Monroe County, PA (US);
Assignee:
Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
187 / ; 187 17 ; 52 30 ;
Abstract
An elevator car having a car frame and a composite platform. The composite platform has a first section defined by a beam member of the car frame, and a second section which is pivotally fastened to the car frame. The second section is pivotable between a shipping position, wherein the second section is substantially perpendicular to the first section, and an operating position wherein the first and second platform sections cooperatively define the platform assembly of the elevator car.