Decorative jamb structure for elevator entranceways
AssigneeMontgomery Elevator Company
InventorReuel A. Seaholm
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Abstract
A decorative jamb structure for a side of an entranceway through a wall from a corridor to an elevator hatchway that has a sliding door in the hatchway. The jamb structure includes a shroud covering the end of the wall, the shroud having vertical side elements and a recessed connecting web that define a vertical central channel, a decorative panel removably mounted in the channel by means of headed studs impaling vertical keyhole openings in the web, and a base plate in the channel which is detachably secured to the web and supports the decorative panel with the studs in the narrow upper end portions of the keyhole openings.
Claims19
A decorative jamb for a side of an entranceway that extends through a wall between an elevator hatchway and a building corridor having a floor structure, so that the sides of the entranceway are defined by end surfaces of the wall, there being a top cross structure in the entranceway and a sliding door in the hatchway which normally closes said entranceway, said decorative jamb comprising, in combination:
- a shroud structure which has a lower end at the floor structure and an upper end at the top cross structure of the entranceway to conceal the end surface of the wall, said shroud structure having two vertical side elements which are joined by recessed connecting web means to define a vertically extending central channel;
- removable insert means including core means and decorative sheath means fixed to said core means, said insert means having lower and upper ends which are substantially coterminous with those of the shroud structure;
- and mounting means detachably securing said removable insert means in said channel with the core means abutting the connecting web means, said mounting means comprising studs fixed to one area of the core means which impale holes in one of the structures, and threaded fasteners in another area of the core means which are captive beneath the decorative sheath means and screw into the connecting web means, there being small holes in the decorative sheath means through which a tool may be inserted to rotate said threaded fasteners.
A decorative jamb for a side of an entranceway that extends through a wall between an elevator hatchway and a building corridor having a floor structure, there being a decorative top cross structure in the entranceway and a sliding door in the hatchway which normally closes said entranceway, said jamb structure comprising, in combination:
- a decorative shroud structure which extends from the floor structure to the decorative top cross structure of the entranceway to conceal the end surface of the wall, said shroud structure having two vertical side elements which are joined by recessed connecting web means to define a vertically extending central channel, and there being a plurality of holes in said connecting web means;
- a decorative panel in said channel which is shorter than the shroud structure;
- a plurality of fasteners secured to the rear face of said decorative panel, each of said fasteners impaling a hole in the connecting web means and having an enlarged head toward its distal end so as to detachably mount the decorative panel in the channel in firm abutment with said connecting web means;
- a finishing plate in said channel abutting an end of the decorative panel, said finishing plate filling the space between said end of the decorative panel and the adjacent end of the channel;
- and means detachably securing said finishing plate to the connecting web means.
A decorative jamb for a side of an entranceway that extends through a wall between an elevator hatchway and a building corridor having a floor structure, so that the sides of the entranceway are defined by end surfaces of the wall, there being a top cross structure in the entranceway and a sliding door in the hatchway which normally closes said entranceway, said decorative jamb comprising, in combination:
- a shroud structure which has a lower end at the floor structure and an upper end at the top cross structure of the entranceway to conceal the end surface of the wall, said shroud structure having two vertical side elements which are joined by recessed connecting web means to define a vertically extending central channel;
- removable insert means including core means and decorative sheath means fixed to said core means, said insert means having a lower end which is substantially coterminous with the lower end of the shroud structure;
- and mounting means detachably securing said removable insert means in said channel with the core means abutting the connecting web means, said mounting means comprising studs fixed to one area of the core means which impale holes in one of the structures, said studs being disengageable from said holes only by vertical movement of the removable insert means, and fasteners in another area of the core means which engage the connecting web means and are disengageable therefrom only by horizontal movement, whereby engagement of said fasteners with the connecting web means precludes vertical movement of said removable insert means, said fasteners being accessible for manual removal while being effectively concealed by the decorative sheath means.
A decorative jamb for a side of an entranceway that extends through a wall between an elevator hatchway and a building corridor having a floor structure, there being a decorative top cross structure in the entranceway and a sliding door in the hatchway which normally closes said entranceway, said jamb structure comprising, in combination:
- a decorative shroud structure which extends from the floor structure to the decorative top cross structure of the entanceway to conceal the end surface of the wall, said shroud structure having two vertical side elements which are joined by recessed connecting web means to define a vertically extending central channel;
- a decorative panel in said channel which is shorter than the shroud structure;
- studs fixed to the core means which impale holes in one of the structures to detachably secure said decorative panel in the channel in form abutment with the connecting web means;
- a finishing plate in said channel abutting an end of the decorative panel, said finishing plate and decorative panel cooperating to occupy the channel from end to end to prevent vertical movement of the decorative panel;
- and means detachably securing said finishing plate to the connecting web means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.