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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:
Dec. 20, 1994
Filed:
Sep. 07, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Seppo J Kiviniemi, Brussels, BE;
Ari Ketonen, Hyvinkaa, FI;
Assignee:
Kone Elevator GmbH, Baar, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
187336 ; 160 / ; 187900 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to a safety apparatus mounted in the doorway of an elevator shaft to prevent people, animals and objects from falling down into the shaft. The safety apparatus comprises a collapsible safety wall composed of laminae (1) and supported by telescopic bars (2). The bars (2) are inserted through holes provided in the laminae and attached by their ends to separate supporting structures (3) either with or without hinges (4).