Passenger conveyor safety apparatus
OwnerArthur Vanmoorinventor
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Abstract
In an escalator or a moving sidewalk having a skirt panel and, a step or a walk path, defining a gap between the skirt panel and the step or the walk path, a passenger conveyor safety apparatus comprising a main body member having a recessed groove formed therein. A set of brushes residing in the recessed groove, protruding out from the main body member and extending past the gap for preventing an object from being entrapped in the gap.
Claims9
In an escalator or a moving sidewalk having a skirt panel and, a step or a walk path, defining a gap between the skirt panel and the step or the walk path, a passenger conveyor safety apparatus comprising:
- a main body member having a recessed groove formed therein;
- a set of brushes having a backplate and brush bristles, said set of brushes residing in said recessed groove, protruding out from said main body member and extending past a gap for preventing an object from being entrapped in the gap;
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- said brush bristles having a length being increased up to a desired length for covering the gap, as seen along said back plate.
In an escalator or a moving sidewalk having a skirt panel and, a step or a walk path, defining a gap between the skirt panel and the step or the walk path, a passenger conveyor safety apparatus comprising:
- a main body member having a recessed groove formed therein;
- a set of brushes residing in said recessed groove, protruding out from said main body member and extending past the gap for preventing an object from being entrapped in the gap;
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- a set of hinged locking members connected at both ends of said recessed groove on said main body member for locking and releasing said set of brushes in said recessed groove.
In an escalator or a moving sidewalk having a skirt panel and, a step or a walk path, defining a gap between the skirt panel and the step or the walk path, a passenger conveyor safety apparatus comprising:
- a main body member having a recessed groove formed therein;
- a set of brushes residing in said recessed groove, protruding out from said main body member and extending past the gap for preventing an object from being entrapped in the gap;
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- a switch disposed in said recessed groove for causing a warning signal to be emitted upon said switch being contacted by said set of brushes.
In an escalator or a moving sidewalk having a skirt panel and, a step or a walk path, defining a gap between the skirt panel and the step or the walk path, a passenger conveyor safety apparatus comprising:
- a main body member;
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- a warning device residing on said main body member for causing a warning signal to be emitted upon an object approaching the gap.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.