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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2006
Changsheng Guo, South Windsor, CT (US);
John M. Milton-benoit, West Suffield, CT (US);
John P. Wesson, Vernon, CT (US);
James R. Irish, Vernon, CT (US);
Foster P. Lamm, South Windsor, CT (US);
Changsheng Guo, South Windsor, CT (US);
John M. Milton-Benoit, West Suffield, CT (US);
John P. Wesson, Vernon, CT (US);
James R. Irish, Vernon, CT (US);
Foster P. Lamm, South Windsor, CT (US);
Otis Elevator Company, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
A passenger conveyor handrail () includes a sliding layer () that is non-woven in some examples and non-fabric in other examples. A first polymer material is used to establish a body portion () of the handrail () to provide, for example, a gripping surface (). The sliding layer () is secured to a surface () of the handrail () to cover at least a portion of that surface to meet the needs of a particular situation. Disclosed examples include a variety of configurations and a variety of techniques for applying such a sliding layer () to a handrail ().