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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2006
Douglas B. Lebrecque, West Springfield, MA (US);
Craig A. Buckley, Glastonbury, CT (US);
Troy R. Chicoine, Granby, CT (US);
Thomas R. Charney, Bolton, CT (US);
Richard S. Blakelock, Bristol, CT (US);
Douglas B. LeBrecque, West Springfield, MA (US);
Craig A. Buckley, Glastonbury, CT (US);
Troy R. Chicoine, Granby, CT (US);
Thomas R. Charney, Bolton, CT (US);
Richard S. Blakelock, Bristol, CT (US);
Otis Elevator Company, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
A device () useful for working on an escalator () provides a tread surface () that is obliquely oriented relative to an incline (I) of the escalator () during a maintenance or repair procedure. A disclosed example is useful for spanning at least a portion of an escalator () where the normal operating steps () have been removed for purposes of working on the escalator (). A disclosed example includes a tread surface (), a riser portion () that is at least partially generally perpendicular to the tread surface (), a first axle hook () and a second axle hook (). The axle hooks rest upon spaced axles () associated with the escalator for positioning a temporary step () as desired for facilitating working on the escalator.