Patent · US Expired

Automatic protection of elevator mechanics

US6202797A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 26, 1999
Grant dateMar 20, 2001
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Expiry dateAug 26, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB66B5/0056
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A portable device worn by an elevator mechanic when in the pit of the hoistway or on top of a car will activate sensors disposed on the car so as to cause an emergency stop and warn the mechanic of the elevator's presence. The portable device may be disposed with some form of alarm beneath an emblem, or otherwise, on the uniform of a mechanic.

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