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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2003
Frank Sansevero, Glastonbury, CT (US);
Carla Majuntke, Bristol, CT (US);
Ralph Stripling, Berlin, DE;
Bernward Engelke, Hildesheim, DE;
Thomas Swyst, Arlington, MA (US);
Alexander Mueller, Nuremberg, DE;
Frank Sansevero, Glastonbury, CT (US);
Carla Majuntke, Bristol, CT (US);
Ralph Stripling, Berlin, DE;
Bernward Engelke, Hildesheim, DE;
Thomas Swyst, Arlington, MA (US);
Alexander Mueller, Nuremberg, DE;
Otis Elevator Company, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
A display device () for use with a passenger conveyor () provides traffic flow direction information. One example includes a display panel () supported on a surface () that is conveniently positioned beneath the handrail () near a landing (). In a particular example, a handrail entry module () includes a handrail entry () and a support surface () that supports the display (). In one example, the surface () extends down and out from a vertical surface () associated with the handrail entry () to maximize visibility of the display.