Passenger conveyor handrail with a unique sliding layer

US7766150B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY · US

Inventors

• Changsheng Guo · South Windsor, US
• John M. Milton-Benoit · West Suffield, US
• John P. Wesson · Vernon, US
• James R. Irish · Vernon, US
• Foster P. Lamm · South Windsor, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 24, 2006
• Grant date: Aug 3, 2010
• Expiry date: May 7, 2026

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B66B23/24
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A passenger conveyor handrail (30) includes a sliding layer (40) that is non-woven in some examples and non-fabric in other examples. A first polymer material is used to establish a body portion (32) of the handrail (30) to provide, for example, a gripping surface (34). The sliding layer (40) is secured to a surface (38) of the handrail (30) to cover at least a portion of that surface to meet the needs of a particular situation. Disclosed examples include a variety of configurations and a variety of techniques for applying such a sliding layer (40) to a handrail (30).