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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7407041 | Method of constructing an elevator installation, and elevator installation for that purpose A method of constructing an elevator installation having a support plate with a drive unit in a first installation position, an elevator car and a counterweight and in which the drive unit is connected by a support cable with the elevator car and the counterweight. ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7137485 | Procedure and apparatus for the installation of an elevator A procedure and an apparatus for plumbing and installing the shaft equipment for an elevator uses a plumbing jig. The plumbing jig is mounted in the upper part of the elevator shaft from the top floor, plumb lines are attached to the plumbing jig from the top floor ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 6942067 | Portable emergency drive for an elevator An emergency drive is a toothed element such as a gear rim, is arranged on a traction sheave of an elevator drive. During emergency operation, the gear rim is driven by means of a pinion of an auxiliary engine. The engine is installed on the elevator drive only duri... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6892861 | Destination call control for modernizing elevator installation A device and a system for the modernization of an elevator installation having at least one elevator and at least one elevator control for controlling the elevator by way of at least one call report. The elevator installation is equipped with a destination call cont... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6857508 | Elevator hoist machine installation apparatus An apparatus or tool for installing an elevator hoist machine to a support at the top of the vertically extending guide rails. The apparatus includes a carriage for imparting vertical movement to move the hoist machine to the upper end of the guide rails and then ho... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6672013 | Method of installing elevator rails An improved method for mounting elevator rails within a hoistway includes the initial step of securing support brackets to a pair of rails. The brackets, rails, a machine for driving a cab and a dead end hitch are then mounted within the hoistway. A cab m... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6640934 | Residential cargo lift A cargo lift for transporting goods between ground level and a raised handling position at the side of a building includes a vertical mast extending between ground level and the handling position alongside the building. A cargo container for carrying the ... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6575685 | Hoisting platform system The invention pertains to a hoisting platform system which is usable in the construction of high rise buildings Included in the system are two I-beams which are mounted on a higher floor of the building under construction which has been finished already. ... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6484849 | Elevator speed measurement system including reflective signal technology for making speed determinations An elevator speed measurement system includes a reflective sensing device that is supported within the hoistway. In one example, the reflective sensing device is a radar-type device that is supported for movement with the cab through the hoistway. Reflect... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6422352 | Procedure and apparatus for the installation of an elevator A procedure and an apparatus for plumbing and installing the shaft equipment for an elevator uses a plumbing jig (22). The plumbing jig (22) is mounted in the upper part of the elevator shaft from the top floor (11), plumb lines (43) are attached to the p... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6364067 | Method and apparatus for installing elevator components An elevator system includes a hoistway that extends upwardly from a pit area to an upper hoistway area. A support plate extends across a lateral width of the hoistway and is mounted between a machine base and a guide rail assembly. A hoist tool is mounted... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6138797 | Procedure and apparatus for installing the overspeed governor of an elevator The invention relates to a procedure and an apparatus intended to be used in elevator installation to install the overspeed governor (28) for the time it takes to install the elevator. According to the invention, when the elevator is being installed, at l... | 10/31/2000 |
| 5553686 | Installation of elevator rails in a hoistway Elevator guide rails are installed in the hoistway by jacking them up along the hoistway walls from the hoistway pit. A pair of jack assemblies are positioned adjacent to the side walls of the hoistway to which the rails are to be secured. Each jack assem... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5452774 | Endless roller chain drive with interlocking traction rail A mechanical drive assembly composed of an endless roller chain (78) and notched rail (100) wherein multiple chain rollers (79) engage corresponding rail notches (103 ) to securely interlock drive (38) and rail (100). Drive (38) is equipped with a triple-... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5373916 | Closure member for an elevator shaft The invention relates to a safety apparatus mounted in the doorway of an elevator shaft to prevent people, animals and objects from falling down into the shaft. The safety apparatus comprises a collapsible safety wall composed of laminae (1) and supported... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5312218 | Folding apparatus for positioning objects into structures Apparatus for lifting objects into preformed openings in buildings. These openings can be recessed. The apparatus has a frame which has a head section and a tail section. The head section and tail section are rotably mounted to each other. A backstand is ... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5181825 | Method for lifting and guiding elements on building site In a method for mounting panel elements (B), wherein an upper (5) and a lower (6) lateral lever are mounted to an exterior wall (A) of a building so as to correspond to each of the panel elements (B); an upper (1) and a lower (6) hook are mounted on a bac... | 01/26/1993 |
| 5152369 | Apparatus and method for hoisting a platform adjacent a scaffolding A hoist apparatus includes a support member having first and second opposite end portions. A winch including a winch motor and a winch reel rotatable relative to the winch motor about a reel axis is secured to the first end portion of the support member a... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5074382 | Offshore access systems The present invention is directed to an offshore access system that includes a support frame designed to be supported by grating positioned above horizontal structural members of the offshore structure. A support sleeve is attached to the support frame. W... | 12/24/1991 |
| 5058708 | Scaffold and hoist structure A hoist for a scaffold assembly includes a track assembly with starter, extension and head sections adapted for mounting on lower, intermediate and upper frames of the scaffold assembly. The head track section includes an upper end with a suspension subfr... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5054985 | Method for mounting wall constituent members and a guide jig to be used in the same method Wall constituent members of a curtain wall are conveniently mounted to a building body by making use of vertical guide sections formed on the respective wall constituent members. A wall constituent member having a vertical guide section formed thereon con... | 10/08/1991 |
| 5035300 | Support beam for elevator sheaves A support beam for elevator sheaves is disclosed. The support beam includes telescopic arms which are retracted for positioning the beam in the elevator shaft and, when positioned, are extended into recesses defined by the shaft walls to mount the beam in... | 07/30/1991 |
| 5033586 | Construction elevator assembly The elevator assembly is designed to operate an elevator car in a building under construction. The assembly includes a unitary frame having a machine room module with a machine, traction sheave, deflection sheave, spare cable spools, and a payout sheave m... | 07/23/1991 |
| 4938310 | Scaffold lift A device which is easily attached to the side of a scaffold for lifting objects up the side of the scaffold. The device consists of a carriage which has a rectangular frame having guide members with wheels attached at each corner for engaging the pipes of... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4930599 | Ladder and carriage combination A combination ladder and carriage carried by the ladder for up and down movement to carry loads up the ladder at construction sites including building, repairs and the like at elevated heights. The upper ends of the ladder rails are extended in bow-like f... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4591308 | Guide jig for lifting an outer wall member of a curtain wall A guide jig for lifting an outer wall member of a curtain wall is constructed principally of a nearly L-shaped arm having two legs extending in two directions making a predetermined angle therebetween. First and second brackets are connected to tip end po... | 05/27/1986 |
| 4557353 | Service elevator for construction A construction elevator has a mast formed from sheet steel panels and bolted together through rows of holes along longitudinal edges of the mast which are provided with flanges also having such holes. The rails for guiding the cabin are likewise provided ... | 12/10/1985 |
| 4550806 | Elevating apparatus An elevating apparatus comprises an inclined elevator and a load-carrying carriage. The inclined elevator comprises a pair of guide rails, and the carriage is movable along the guide rails by means of a cable. The carriage is movable along the guide rails... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4516663 | Safety device A drive pinion disengaging device for use in rack and pinion hoists includes an outer section of rack having toothed portions above and below, an at least potentially toothless portion, and a bridging rack section adapted to be removed at the toothless po... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4126210 | Elevator car with adjustable illumination level and distribution patterns An elevator car including a passenger compartment having a selectable light distribution pattern through horizontally adjustable lighting fixtures and a vertically adjustable suspended ceiling which includes a light diffusing shield.... | 11/21/1978 |
| 4071115 | Multi-story lift device A multi-story lift device, fixed to a trailer for over-the-road travel to and from a job site, particularly for use in the construction industry and related trades. The trailer mounted lift device is adapted for transportation by automotive vehicles such ... | 01/31/1978 |
| 3967699 | Hoisting apparatus, particularly for a cooling tower A hoisting apparatus mounted on a building structure has parallel-extending upper and lower tracks attached to the building structure and supporting a respective upper and lower traveling block movable thereon by a propelling device, a hoisting cage suppo... | 07/06/1976 |
| 3952836 | Construction hoist conveying system A composite transfer device for conveying material used in the construction of high tower-like structures, from a loading position at the base of the structure to a working platform which is raised as building proceeds. The device includes portions giving... | 04/27/1976 |
| 3951236 | Mountable hoist A hoist having an outer principal channel post and an inner secondary channel member, longitudinally movable therewithin, the secondary channel member being moved by a winch and cable and being adapted to travel longitudinally beyond the upper end of the ... | 04/20/1976 |
