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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. 19, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 13, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Kone Oy, Helsinki, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
198330 ;
Abstract
A people mover such as an escalator or moving sidewalk is driven by a motor having a relatively small axial dimension and is configured to fit in available space, avoiding the need for a machine room for these components, thereby simplifying the incorporation of the people mover into a new or existing building design.