Elevator life safety gate

An elevator life safety gate, comprising:

• a frame, the frame including at least an aperture disposed through a center region of the frame;
• a switch, the switch accessible from below the elevator car, the switch configured for controlling the elevator when the switch is operated, the switch including at least:
• a trip wire stop switch;
• one or more trip wire sheaves;
• and
• a trip wire, the trip wire defining a bottom edge of the frame,
• wherein the trip wire is wrapped around the one or more trip wire sheaves and connected to the trip wire stop switch;
• and
• a lattice of straps, the lattice of straps disposed within the center region of the frame wherein at least a portion of the lattice of straps is fixedly coupled with the frame, the lattice of straps configured for enabling a human to climb the lattice,
• wherein the elevator life safety gate is configured to extend from underneath an elevator car.

An elevator life safety gate, comprising:

• a frame, the frame including at least an aperture disposed through a center region of the frame;
• a lining, the lining disposed within the center region of the frame;
• and
• a lattice of straps, the lattice of straps disposed within the center region of the frame wherein at least a portion of the lattice of straps is fixedly coupled with the frame, the lattice of straps configured for enabling a human to climb the lattice,
• wherein the elevator life safety gate is configured to extend from underneath an elevator car.

An apparatus for blocking access to an elevator shaft, comprising:

• a vertically oriented left side bar received by a first slide guide, the first slide guide mounted to a back side of an elevator toe guard substantially adjacent to a left edge of the elevator toe guard;
• a vertically oriented right side bar received by a second slide guide, the second slide guide mounted to the back side of the elevator toe guard substantially adjacent to a right edge of the elevator toe guard;
• one or more horizontal straps fixedly coupled with the left and right side bars;
• one or more vertical straps fixedly coupled with the one or more horizontal straps, the one or more horizontal and vertical straps arranged to define a ladder;
• a horizontally oriented bottom bar fixedly coupling the left and right side bars;
• and
• one or more rods mounted to the first and second slide guides, the one or more rods disposed behind the bars, the one or more rods operable to resist deflection against the apparatus from a side of the apparatus opposite the elevator shaft.