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US 12,330,914 B2Granted
Elevator installation method and apparatus
AssigneeSafeWorks, LLC
InventorsDavid Arevalo Romo, Christopher Patrick Bates
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Abstract
An elevator installation system and method is disclosed that includes a support structure having a first surface and a second surface. The support structure is oriented such that the first surface faces in a first direction and the second surface faces in a second direction opposite the first direction. The system further includes a hoist supporting the support structure such that at least a portion of the hoist is positioned facing the second surface.
Claims20
An elevator installation system comprising:
- a support structure including a first surface and a second surface, the support structure oriented such that the first surface faces in a first direction and the second surface faces in a second direction opposite the first direction, the support structure configured to support a worker standing on the first surface, wherein the support structure includes at least a portion of an elevator car and wherein the elevator car includes an elevator cab and the elevator cab defines the second surface, wherein the elevator cab comprises an interior space for use by passengers when the first surface is not in use by the worker;
- a hoist supporting the support structure such that at least a portion of the hoist is positioned facing the second surface;
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- a suspension member coupled to the hoist and extending from the hoist in the first direction.
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A method of installing an elevator car in an elevator shaft, the method comprising the steps of:
- positioning a support structure within the elevator shaft such that a first surface of the support structure faces in a first direction and a second surface of the support structure faces in a second direction opposite the first direction, wherein the support structure includes at least a portion of an elevator car and wherein the at least a portion of the elevator car includes an elevator cab and the elevator cab defines the second surface, wherein the elevator cab comprises an interior space for use by passengers when the first surface is not in use by a worker;
- abutting a hoist with the second surface;
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- moving the support structure in at least one of the first direction and the second direction with the worker standing on the first surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.