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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120031713 | Frictional engagement mechanism for a rail-guided carriage In a frictional engagement arrangement for a carriage supported on, and guided by, at least one guide track and provided with a friction engagement mechanism actuated by a slide wedge drive which includes a pressure member which is engageable with the guide track, the s... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20110072580 | Locking Safety Mechanism for Suspended Transport Apparatus A suspended patient-carrier/transport apparatus of the type including an overhead rail forming a horizontal track terminating at a track-end, and a carrier device supported by a carriage having a plurality of aligned rollers rideable along the track. The inventive suspe... | 03/31/2011 |
| 20090183956 | CONSTANT FORCE RAIL CLAMP A rail clamp comprises a frame and a pair of levers. Each of the levers has a brake pad at a first end thereof, a cam follower at second end thereof, and is mounted to the frame by a pivot disposed between said first and second ends. A cam is disposed between the levers... | 07/23/2009 |
| 20070272500 | ELEVATOR INSTALLATION WITH BRAKING EQUIPMENT AND METHOD OF BRAKING IN AN ELEVATOR INSTALLATION An elevator installation has an elevator car that moves in a vertical direction along guide tracks and is braked or held at standstill by a braking equipment. The braking equipment includes at least two brake units, at least one of the brake units, but preferably each o... | 11/29/2007 |
