Apron device, elevator car and method for protecting from falling into elevator shaft

A method of protecting from falling into an elevator shaft;

• the method comprising:
• providing an elevator car with an apron device below an elevator car wherein the apron device comprises a first protective element and a second protective element both made of bending stiff rigid material and being orientated vertically;
• arranging the first protective element at a vertical distance from a bottom of an elevator car in the elevator shaft and arranging the second protective element above the first protective element;
• and retracting full vertical extension of the apron device in response to situation wherein the elevator car moves to its lowermost movement position and the first protective element becomes in contact with immovable structures at the elevator shaft;
• characterized by
• hanging the first protective element below the second protective element and supporting the first protective element to the elevator car by means of at least one first vertical first support;
• moving the first protective element only in vertical direction in relation to the bottom of the elevator car;
• lifting the second protective element by the vertical movement of the first protective element;
• and
• moving at least part of the second protective element in transverse direction in response to upward directed vertical movement of the first protective element.