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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 1989
Filed:
Dec. 31, 1986
Applicant:
Inventor:
John R Wilcox, Rockford, IL (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
198333 ;
Abstract
An escalator step includes a side plate co-extensive with and flushly affixed to each side wall of the step and presents a planar outer face adapted to travel juxtaposed the planar inner surface of escalator skirt panels. Tie rods retain each pair of side plates on a step and include end portions fully disposed within counterbores formed in the side plates whereupon friction-attached fasteners maintain the side panels inwardly against the respective step side walls.