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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2005
Applicants:
Walter Thierer, Vienna, AT;
Paul Sailer, Vienna, AT;
Inventors:
Walter Thierer, Vienna, AT;
Paul Sailer, Vienna, AT;
Assignee:
Inventio AG, Hergiswil, CH;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 15/00 (2006.01); B65G 17/00 (2006.01); B66B 23/22 (2006.01); B66B 23/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An escalator or moving walkway with a handrail and a handrail entryway has a finger contact protection cover, wherein the finger contact protection cover includes corrugated bristles. The corrugated bristles allow the gap between the handrail and the entryway to be minimized. The bristle construction also provides improved tactile feedback when a user's hand contacts the bristles, allowing the hand to be more quickly removed from the handrail and contact with the bristles, avoiding potential injury.