Escalator apparatus
US5472075A · kind A · utility
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11Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 4, 1994 |
| Grant date | Dec 5, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 4, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB66B31/006
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention provides an escalator constructed such that even persons using large-sized wheelchairs can utilize it with a sense of security together with healthy persons. A group of special steps made of a large-sized step and special steps are disposed between ordinary passenger steps and the special steps are guided by guide rails different from those for the ordinary passenger steps.
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