Passenger conveyor handrail splicing technique

Abstract

Making a passenger handrail (30) includes splicing together ends (58) of handrail stock. A disclosed device (50) includes mounting members (54), (56) for positioning the ends (58) of the handrail stock relative to each other before splicing them together. Example mounting members (54), (56) include position control members (80) having at least one tooth (82) for engaging a tooth (36) on a driven surface (34) of the handrail. A disclosed example includes a mover (62) having a threaded rod (66) that causes a follower (68) to move with the mounting member (54) for adjusting a position of the mounting member and the corresponding end (58) of the handrail stock within very stringent tolerance requirements.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.