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Low friction escalator handrail guide

US4946020A · kind A · utility

17Cited by
15References
5Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 28, 1989
Grant dateAug 7, 1990
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Expiry dateJul 28, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB66B23/24
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The handrail guide is suitable for use on very thin escalator balustrades, such as are typically made of glass or the like. The handrail-contacting-track surface is formed from a low friction plastic material. The plastic track member is affixed to a mount base which clips onto the balustrade, and the track is reinforced by a recessed steel strip plate fastened directly to the base through the track.

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