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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 08, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Harald Nusime, Laxenburg, AT;
Assignee:
Invento AG, Hergiswil, CH;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
198326 ; 198321 ;
Abstract
An escalator or moving walkway is constructed to absorb oscillation and lateral displacement of a first story relative to a second story between which the escalator or moving walkway extends such as which may occur in the event of an earthquake. End mount devices are provided to serve as fulcrums for the elevator and as dampers. Lateral recesses for the reception of additional damping elements may be provided in recesses formed into the building construction.