# US 2017/0283218 A1 · Universal adapter assembly for connecting a roller guide to a frame of an elevator car > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2017/0283218 A1 - Document ID: US20170283218A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/624,940 - Filed: 2017-06-16 - Published: 2017-10-05 - Earliest claimed: 2015-08-31 - Assignees: Elevator Safety Company - Applicants: Elevator Safety Company - Inventors: Jeffery Geroso; Andrew James Laughton - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20170283218A1 ## CPC - B66B 7/046: {Rollers} - F16M 13/02: for supporting on, or attaching to, an object, e.g. tree, gate, window-frame, cycle - B66B: ELEVATORS; ESCALATORS OR MOVING WALKWAYS ({apparatus for raising or lowering persons on theatrical stages or the like A63J5/12} ; funicular railbound systems with rigid ground-supported tracks and cable traction, e.g. cliff railways, B61B9/00; arrangements of ammunition handlers in vessels B63G3/00; hoists, lifts, or conveyors for loading or unloading in general B65G; braking or detent devices controlling normal movements of winding drums or barrels B66D; ship-lifting devices E02C; garages for many vehicles with mechanical means for lifting vehicles E04H6/12; hoists for feeding ammunition or projectiles to launching apparatus or to loading mechanisms F41A9/00) - F16M: FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS ## Abstract A universal adapter assembly for connecting a roller guide to a frame of an elevator car where an existing hole pattern in the frame of the elevator car is different from an existing hole pattern of the roller guide. The assembly includes an upper member having a hole pattern complementary to the hole pattern of the roller guide permitting the roller guide to be readily connected to the upper member. The assembly includes at least one low member connected to and disposed below the upper member. The upper and lower members each include at least one enlarged opening to permit relative adjustment of the members to compensate for the differing hole patterns of the roller guide and the frame of the elevator car. Preferably, the assembly is configured to be light weight, easy to install and capable of providing additional vibration damping. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A universal adapter assembly for connecting a roller guide to a frame of an elevator car where a hole pattern in the frame of the elevator car is different from a hole pattern of the roller guide, said universal adapter assembly comprising: (a) a first mounting member having a plurality of apertures forming a first hole pattern, the first hole pattern is complementary to the hole pattern of the roller guide to allow the roller guide to be readily mounted on said first mounting member, said first mounting member having a first longitudinal axis; and, (c) a second mounting member having a second longitudinal axis and being configured to be adjustably connected to said first mounting member such that said second mounting member can be oriented relative to said first mounting member so that said second longitudinal axis forms an angle with said first longitudinal axis less than 90 degrees and greater than 0 degrees when said first mounting member is connected to said second mounting member. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The universal adapter assembly as set forth in claim 1, wherein: (a) the hole pattern in the frame of the elevator car includes at least five holes and one of the at least five holes is useable to attach the universal adapter assembly to the frame of the elevator car. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The universal adapter assembly as set forth in claim 1, wherein: (a) said first mounting member has a first end, a second end and a mid-section extending between said first end and said second end, said mid-section having a width less than a width of at least one of said first end and said second end. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The universal adapter assembly as set forth in claim 1, wherein: (a) said first mounting member has a first end, a second end and a mid-section extending between said first end and said second end, said mid-section having a width less than a width of said first end and said mid-section having a width less than a width of said second end. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The universal adapter assembly as set forth in claim 1, wherein: (a) said first mounting member has a continuous outer perimeter, said continuous outer perimeter of said first mounting member has a uniform thickness. ### Claim 6 A universal adapter assembly for connecting a roller guide to a frame of an elevator car where a hole pattern in the frame of the elevator car is different from a hole pattern of the roller guide, said universal adapter assembly comprising: (a) at least one lower member having at least a first opening, said first opening being an enlarged opening for receiving a first fastener to connect the at least one lower member to the frame of the elevator car, said first opening being configured to permit adjustment of said at least one lower member relative to the first fastener when the first fastener is connected to the frame of the elevator car; and, (b) an upper member having a plurality of apertures forming a first hole pattern, the first hole pattern is complementary to the hole pattern of the roller guide to allow the roller guide to be readily connected to said upper member, said upper member being configured to be adjustably connected to said at least one member so that said upper member can be adjusted relative to said at least one lower member, said upper member being free of upwardly and downwardly extending lips, skirts and flanges. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The universal adapter assembly as set forth in claim 6, wherein: (a) said upper member has a continuous outer perimeter, said continuous outer perimeter of said upper member has a uniform thickness. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The universal adapter assembly as set forth in claim 6, wherein: (a) said upper member has a first end, a second end and a mid-section extending between said first end and said second end, said mid-section having a width less than a width of at least one of said first end and said second end. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The universal adapter assembly as set forth in claim 6, wherein: (a) said upper member has a first end, a second end and a mid-section extending between said first end and said second end, said mid-section having a width less than a width of said first end and said mid-section having a width less than a width of said second end. ### Claim 10 (depends on 6) The universal adapter assembly as set forth in claim 6, wherein: (a) all holes formed in said upper member have a bore oriented perpendicular to an uppermost planar surface of said upper member. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The universal adapter assembly as set forth in claim 10, wherein: (a) all holes formed in said lower member have a bore oriented perpendicular to an uppermost planar surface of said upper member. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The universal adapter assembly as set forth in claim 11, wherein: (a) all fasteners of said universal adapter assembly extend parallel to each other. ### Claim 13 A universal adapter assembly for connecting a roller guide to a frame of an elevator car where a hole pattern in the frame of the elevator car is different from a hole pattern of the roller guide, said universal adapter assembly comprising: (a) at least one lower member having at least a first opening, said first opening being an enlarged opening for receiving a first fastener to connect the at least one lower member to the frame of the elevator car, said first opening being configured to permit adjustment of said at least one lower member relative to the first fastener when the first fastener is connected to the frame of the elevator car; (b) an upper member having a plurality of apertures forming a first hole pattern, the first hole pattern is complementary to the hole pattern of the roller guide to allow the roller guide to be readily connected to said upper member, said upper member being configured to be adjustably connected to said at least one lower member so that said upper member can be adjusted relative to said at least one lower member; and, (c) at least one spacer positioned between said at least one lower member and said upper member for spacing said at least one lower member from said upper member a distance greater than a height of a head of a first fastener wherein the first fastener is used to secure said at least one lower member to the frame of the elevator car. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The universal adapter assembly as set forth in claim 13, wherein: (a) an uppermost surface of said at least one spacer is disposed below a lowermost surface of said upper member and a lowermost surface of said at least one spacer is disposed above an uppermost surface of said at least one lower member. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The universal adapter assembly as set forth in claim 13, wherein: (a) said upper member has a continuous outer perimeter, said continuous outer perimeter of said upper member has a uniform thickness. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The universal adapter assembly as set forth in claim 13, wherein: (a) said at least one lower member has a continuous outer perimeter, said continuous outer perimeter of said at least one lower member has a uniform thickness. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The universal adapter assembly as set forth in claim 13, wherein: (a) said at least one spacer is formed from an elastomeric material. ### Claim 18 (depends on 13) The universal adapter assembly as set forth in claim 13, wherein: (a) said at least one spacer has a bore extending parallel to each bore formed in all holes formed in said at least one lower member and said upper member. ### Claim 19 (depends on 13) The universal adapter assembly as set forth in claim 13, wherein: (a) said upper member has a first end, a second end and a mid-section extending between said first end and said second end, said mid-section having a width less than a width of at least one of said first end and said second end. ### Claim 20 (depends on 13) The universal adapter assembly as set forth in claim 13, wherein: (a) said upper member has a first end, a second end and a mid-section extending between said first end and said second end, said mid-section having a width less than a width of said first end and said mid-section having a width less than a width of said second end.