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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7552813 | Safety device for moving handrails The invention relates to improvements introduced in invention patent number 200602335 relating to a safety system for moving handrails comprising a plurality of moving handgrips (1), the system having a retractable stop (5) inside the railing (3... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7552812 | Safety device for moving handrails The invention relates to a safety device for moving handrails consisting of a stop (5), arranged at the entrance of the handrail (1) assembled on a fixed railing (3) finishing the handrail, the stop (5) being connected to a rod (7)... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7441644 | Travelator, moving ramp or escalator An apparatus for transporting passengers in a transport direction such as, for example, a travelator, moving ramp, or escalator, is provided. The apparatus includes a conveyor mounted on a first frame adapted to be supported on a fixed structure. The first frame inc... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7320393 | Conveyor An arrangement for a people mover located near a floor surface comprises a transport conveyor structure including a conveyor and a handrail having a casing. A drive machine is operatively arranged at least for moving the conveyor and the handrail. The drive machine ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7191890 | Escalator or moving walkway with handrail entry, handrail entry of such an escalator or moving walkway, and method of reducing a gap in the handrail entry An escalator or moving walkway with a handrail and a handrail entryway has a finger contact protection cover, wherein the finger contact protection cover includes corrugated bristles. The corrugated bristles allow the gap between the handrail and the entryway to be ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7134539 | Guard device for escalator handrail A guard device for a handrail in an entry zone of an escalator is disclosed, which assures safety of an entry of the escalator, sanitary maintenance of the handrail by sterilization, efficient advertisement of products and business corporations, and clean maintenanc... | 11/14/2006 |
| 6006889 | Device for deterring unsafe usage of a handrail A deterring device for deterring unsafe usage of a handrail part of an escalator or other conventional people moving devices. The deterring device includes an elongated body positioned in an overlying yet space relationship relative to the handrail. The b... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5736225 | Handrail and process for the preparation thereof A handrail with or without a wedge for escalators and speedwalks involves a number of permanently connected molded layers wherein the lower outer layer of the handrail, in part, constitutes a slide layer and, in part, constitutes a conveyor layer, an inne... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5465823 | Handrail inlet element of an escalator, a moving walkway or the like A handrail inlet element for an escalator having a handrail. The handrail inlet element is positioned in a lower banister area of the escalator, and includes two separate elements arranged around the handrail. One of the separate elements includes a reces... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5443145 | Safety device at the run-in point of a circulating handrail A safety device is disposed at a run-in region of a circulating handrail of a moving passage into a stationary wall. The safety device is made of a cover plate; an elastically deformable handrail run-in part configured as a bellows and connected to the co... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5366060 | Balustrade handrail entry housing A balustrade handrail entry housing is provided for a balustrade having a base, a handrail, and a balustrade panel. The balustrade entry housing includes a frame, a shell, a channel formed within the frame for receiving the balustrade panel, apparatus for... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5355990 | Balustrade handrail entry safety device A handrail entry safety device including a collar and a base is provided for a balustrade having an enclosure and a handrail. The base includes an upper section and a lower section, the latter having a seat for receiving the collar. The upper section is h... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5332078 | Balustrade handrail entry guard A handrail entry guard is provided having a pair of symmetrically opposed elastomeric halves for substantially surrounding a handrail of a balustrade when the guard is in a normal position. Each half includes a rear edge, a forward edge, and a top surface... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5295567 | System for emergency stopping of escalator handrail Motion of the moving handrail of an escalator or moving walkway is interrupted in the event that a foreign object is carried into the handrail reentry housing area on the handrail. Handrail movement stops independently of movement of the conveyor steps, s... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5259493 | Roller handrail entry guard assembly The handrail reentry housing on an escalator or moving walkway is provided with a set of journaled rollers which are disposed adjacent to each of the exposed surfaces of the handrail. The rollers are spaced apart slightly from the handrail, and are formed... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5156252 | Handrail guard housing shield The handrail reentry guard housing on a moving walkway or an escalator is provided with a retrofittable shield which is attached to the underside of the guard housing, and which fills the space between the moving handrail and the guard housing. The shield... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5064047 | Escalator handrail reentry guard The reentry port where an escalator handrail passes out of view at the exit newel of the escalator is provided with an elastomeric reentry guard in the form of a collar surrounding the handrail. The collar has an elastomeric bumper part which is accessibl... | 11/12/1991 |
| 4976345 | Escalator handrail obstruction device with sensors An elastomeric collar is positioned at the mouth of the escalator handrail reentry housing. The collar will deform when subjected to forces running parallel to the direction of travel of the handrail. Sufficient deformation of the collar will activate a s... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4934512 | Cleaning device for armrest belt conveyor of the electric escalator An apparatus for cleaning an armrest belt conveyor of an escalator. The apparatus permits use of the escalator during cleaning. Preferably, excess cleaner can be scraped off from the conveyor and reused.... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4924995 | Escalator handrail obstruction device with sensors An elastomeric collar is positioned at the mouth of the escalator handrail reentry housing. The collar will deform when subjected to forces running parallel to the direction of travel of the handrail. Sufficient deformation of the collar will activate a s... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4896759 | Handrail mount deflector for streamlined escalator newels A deflector is mounted on an escalator balustrade immediately below the moving handrail at the newel, or turnaround ends of the escalator. The deflector smooths the line between the handrail and balustrade and protects against clothing, packages, or the l... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4798274 | Balustrade for a passenger conveyor A balustrade comprises a deck cover disposed on the opposite side to a plurality of steps, a transparent balustrade panel supported by the deck cover, a handrail, a handrail guide frame, secured to an upper edge of the balustrade panel for guiding the han... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4619355 | Escalator handrail entry safety switch actuator Two generally U-shaped pieces are adapted to fit together end-to-end so that when they are nested in an appropriately-sized passage in an escalator entry box, they cooperate to form a generally cylindrical actuator that at one end has brushes protruding t... | 10/28/1986 |
| 4618387 | Splicing methods for an extruded handrail A method of splicing a length of extruded handrail having a C-shaped cross-sectional configuration, a substantially flat inner drive surface, and a plurality of spaced, longitudinally extending inextensible members embedded in the body of the handrail. Th... | 10/21/1986 |
| 3970187 | Safety device for passenger conveyor The disclosed safety device includes a barrier member disposed on a departure landing in front of a guide port for receiving a moving handrail after having been turned in its traveling direction. The barrier member is provided on the upper surface with a ... | 07/20/1976 |
| 3946853 | Escalator belt cleaner A C-shaped resilient housing for encompassing at least three sides of an escalator belt and biasing a solution bearing pad into continuous abutment with the escalator belt. Ribs interior to the housing and flanges exterior to the rear of the housing may b... | 03/30/1976 |
| 3941241 | Device for cleaning moving balustrade belt A device for cleaning the balustrade belt of an escalator. The device has two opposed compartments connected to each other and is detachably but firmly fitted to the balustrade so as to rub the moving belt by means of a connector furnished on the escalato... | 03/02/1976 |
| 3934699 | Handrail safety device A moving stairway having inlet housings provided externally of skirt guards, adjacent to entrance and exit portions thereof, through which handrails run in or run out. This handrail safety device comprises each of said inlet housings being provided extern... | 01/27/1976 |
