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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6015038 | Handrail monitoring system A monitoring device for a handrail of a passenger conveyor includes a plurality of electrical conductors extending through the handrail, a device for inducing a current within the conductors, and a device for monitoring the induced current. In a particula... | 01/18/2000 |
| 5819910 | Noise reduced step chain sprocket In a drive sprocket of a passenger conveyer, such as an escalator, having a step chain, the sprocket is provided with an overlay attached to the side of the drive sprocket. The overlay cushions the chain as it engages the drive sprocket teeth to thereby m... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5782330 | Information display and control device for a passenger conveyor An information display and control device for a passenger conveyor includes a housing and a post. The device is separate from the passenger conveyor and is positioned at a desirable location that is viewable by passengers approaching the passenger conveyo... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5337878 | Assembly and method for adjusting brake force for passenger conveyor emergency brake The emergency brake for a passenger conveyor such as an escalator or moving walkway is provided with a brake force adjustment assembly which will supply a braking force that is proportional to the passenger load imposed on the main drive motor of the conv... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5325955 | Escalator step chain support apparatus An apparatus for supporting the step chain of an escalator having a frame with a first and a second landing, an inclined section attached therebetween, and roller tracks fixed thereto, is provided and includes a pair of arcuated ramps for supporting the s... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5277278 | Escalator caliper brake assembly with adjustable braking torque An escalator is provided with a caliper disc brake for stopping movement of the steps in cases of emergency. The disc is mounted on the main drive sprocket shaft, and the caliper is normally held away from the disc. When power is removed from the drive, t... | 01/11/1994 |
| 4875558 | Safety brake for escalators A safety brake for stopping an escalator in the event of a malfunction or the like, includes a locking pawl to prevent disengagement of the brake until the latter is intentionally released. Over the locking pawl reach a reinforcement of the brake. The bra... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4836353 | Guide for moving handrail A guide for supporting a moving handrail or an escalator or moving walk is formed from a sheet of rolled spring steel or the like. The guide fits onto the top edge of a glass balustrade on the escalator or walk. The guide is secured to the glass balustrad... | 06/06/1989 |
