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US 12,534,344 B1Granted
Handrail and method for manufacturing handrail
AssigneeSemperit Aktiengesellschaft Holding
InventorsAlbrecht Duerrer, David Mandl, Florian Karl Arthofer, Simone Viola Radl
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Abstract
A handrail mountable on a guide element for moving walkways, escalators or the like, and having a largely constant cross-section along a profile direction the handrail including a carcass configured to be arranged on the guide element, and a cover layer arranged on the carcass, wherein the cover layer comprises a thermoplastic elastomer.
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A handrail mountable on a guide element for moving walkways and escalators, the handrail having a substantially constant cross-section along a profile direction of the handrail, the handrail comprising:
- a carcass configured to be arranged on the guide element;
- and
- a cover layer arranged on the carcass, the cover layer comprising a thermoplastic elastomer;
- wherein the carcass has a primary layer facing the cover layer and a tension element which extends in the profile direction of the handrail;
- wherein the primary layer is formed from a vulcanized rubberised fabric;
- wherein the primary layer comprises at least one of chloroprene rubber, natural rubber, styrol-butadiene rubber and/or polybutadiene rubber;
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- wherein the carcass includes a secondary layer so that the tensile element is inserted between the primary layer and the secondary layer.
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