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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 1991
Filed:
Sep. 19, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Cyuichi Saito, Katsuta, JP;
Akio Ishida, Katsuta, JP;
Tatsuya Kaneko, Yokohama, JP;
Toshihiko Kimura, Mito, JP;
Assignee:
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
198333 ;
Abstract
A passenger conveyance tread member, which may be for an escalator or a travelling road, has a tread surface with lateral edges having surfaces which slope towards skirt guards adjacent the lateral edges. The sloping surfaces and skirt guards define a downwardly narrowing gap so that the tendency of e.g. shoes to get seriously stuck in the gap is reduced. The sloping surface may be on a side-most cleat of the tread. An existing conveyance may be adapted by providing its tread members with such sloping surfaces at their edges, e.g. as an insert strip.