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US 5,251,726 AGranted
Toe guard for an elevator
AssigneeKone Elevator GmbH
InventorJohannes de Jong
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Abstract
A toe guard for an elevator is disclosed, at least part of which consists of a structure penetrable to air flow, thus diminishing the tendency of the toe guard to increase the air flow in the space between the front wall of the elevator car and the shaft wall.
Claims6
A toe guard for an elevator car, said toe guard comprising a downward extension of the front wall of said elevator car, wherein at least part of the toe guard is inclined away from an adjacent wall of an elevator shaft and provided with a plurality of passages formed therein to permit passage of air therethrough.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.