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Elevator shaft door safety mechanism

Assignee: Elevator Specialties Corp
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Filing: 1964-12-29
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Granted: 1967-01-17
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Expires: 1984-12-29
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 George L Nyborg

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 22:50
CPC Classifications
B; B66; B66B; B66B13/00; B66B13/24; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T70/00; Y10T70/50; Y10T70/5093; Y10T70/5155; Y10T70/70; Y10T70/7441; Y10T70/7486; Y10T70/7508; Y10T70/7559; Y10T70/7661; Y10T70/80; Y10T70/8432; Y10T70/8459; Y10T70/8486

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 151 words
AN ELEVATOR SHAFT DOOR SAFETY APPARATUS COMPRISING IN COMBINATION AN ELEVATOR SHAFT DOOR, A SIDE OF SAID DOOR FACING A SHAFT; A DOOR LATCHING LINKAGE AND LATCH DISPOSED ON THE SHAFT SIDE OF SAID DOOR FOR THE OPENING AND CLOSING THEREOF; A MEMBER, COMPRISING A TUBE, SECURED THROUGH A DOOR APERTURE ADJACENT A PORTION OF SAID LINKAGE WHICH PERMITS RELEASE OF SAID LATCH, SAID MEMBER INCLUDING BOLT RETAINING MEANS; A CYLINDRICAL LOCK REMOVABLY INSERTABLE IN SAID TUBULAR MEMBER; AND A BOLT OPERABLE BY THE MECHANISM OF SAID LOCK AND DISPOSED THEREON TO ENGAGE SAID BOLT RETAINING MEANS WHEN THE LOCK FACE IS SUBSTANTIALLY FLUSH TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE SHAFT DOOR WHEREBY DISENGAGEMENT OF SAID BOLT FROM SAID BOLT RETAINING MEANS PERMITS SAID LOCK TO BE REMOVED FROM SAID TUBULAR MEMBER, THEREBY ALLOWING ACCESS THROUGH SAID TUBULAR MEMBER TO SAID PORTION OF SAID LATCHING LINKAGE IN ORDER TO RELEASE SAID LATCH.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 151 words
AN ELEVATOR SHAFT DOOR SAFETY APPARATUS COMPRISING IN COMBINATION AN ELEVATOR SHAFT DOOR, A SIDE OF SAID DOOR FACING A SHAFT; A DOOR LATCHING LINKAGE AND LATCH DISPOSED ON THE SHAFT SIDE OF SAID DOOR FOR THE OPENING AND CLOSING THEREOF; A MEMBER, COMPRISING A TUBE, SECURED THROUGH A DOOR APERTURE ADJACENT A PORTION OF SAID LINKAGE WHICH PERMITS RELEASE OF SAID LATCH, SAID MEMBER INCLUDING BOLT RETAINING MEANS; A CYLINDRICAL LOCK REMOVABLY INSERTABLE IN SAID TUBULAR MEMBER; AND A BOLT OPERABLE BY THE MECHANISM OF SAID LOCK AND DISPOSED THEREON TO ENGAGE SAID BOLT RETAINING MEANS WHEN THE LOCK FACE IS SUBSTANTIALLY FLUSH TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE SHAFT DOOR WHEREBY DISENGAGEMENT OF SAID BOLT FROM SAID BOLT RETAINING MEANS PERMITS SAID LOCK TO BE REMOVED FROM SAID TUBULAR MEMBER, THEREBY ALLOWING ACCESS THROUGH SAID TUBULAR MEMBER TO SAID PORTION OF SAID LATCHING LINKAGE IN ORDER TO RELEASE SAID LATCH.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1970-01-16 1970-07-18 1971-01-17 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1974-01-16 1974-07-18 1975-01-17 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-01-16 1978-07-18 1979-01-17 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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