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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:
Feb. 22, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 14, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Satoshi Hayashi, Yokohama, JP;
Wataru Takeuchi, Tokyo-To, JP;
Assignee:
Otis Elevator, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B / ; B66B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
187401 ; 187270 ;
Abstract
An elevator cab includes an indentation in the shape of the cab. The indentation permits the cab to be compact without compromising the floor area of the cab. In a particular embodiment, the indentation accommodates the presence of a machine in the hoistway when the cab is adjacent to the machine.