Patent · US Expired

Balustrade skirt panel

US5601179A · kind A · utility

11Cited by

4References

21Claims

0Family size

Assignee

OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY · US

Inventors

Gerald Wente · Pohl, DE
Willy Adrian · Bad Eilsen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 5, 1996
Grant date	Feb 11, 1997
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 5, 2016

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB66B23/22
WIPO fieldHandling
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A one piece balustrade skirt panel is provided for a passenger conveying device having a plurality of moving treadplates. The skirt panel comprises a formed, seamless cross-sectional profile having a front surface, a back surface, a plurality of ribs extending between the front and back surfaces, and apparatus for maintaining the skirt panel in close proximity to the treadplates. The formed, seamless cross-sectional profile extends in the lengthwise direction.

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