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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2012
Zbigniew Piech, Cheshire, CT (US);
Adrian D. West, New Britain, CT (US);
Daryl J. Marvin, Farmington, CT (US);
Harold Terry, New Hartford, CT (US);
Zbigniew Piech, Cheshire, CT (US);
Adrian D. West, New Britain, CT (US);
Daryl J. Marvin, Farmington, CT (US);
Harold Terry, New Hartford, CT (US);
OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
A brake for machine and method of using the brake is disclosed. The brake may comprise first and second brake linings configured to be frictionally engageable with a rail, a first biasing member configured to urge the first brake lining to engage the rail, and a first actuator configured to move the first brake lining () to disengage the rail when the first actuator is energized. The brake may be configured to be mounted on a machine, floor or the like.