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US 9,499,930 B2Granted
Elevator cover assembly
AssigneeHarry Miller Co., Inc.
InventorsHarry Miller, Michael Frisch, Ray Metcalfe
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Abstract
An elevator cover assembly having a cover pad and a trim with openings for receiving a hanging knob inside the elevator is disclosed. The trim is a separate piece attached to the elevator cover after openings are made in the trim. The trim slits formed therein are sized and positioned to receive hanging knobs. The trim is made of a flexible material that can be deformed to broaden the openings to more easily position the openings over the knobs.
Claims13
An elevator cover assembly for hanging from a projection in an elevator, the assembly comprising:
- a cover that includes a substantially flat, protective, and flexible sheet of material having sufficient thickness and rigidity to protect an interior surface of the elevator;
- a trim formed from a strip of material that is separate from the sheet of material of the cover and attached to an upper edge of the cover, the trim having a first edge and a second edge, wherein the first edge of the trim is attached to the upper edge of the cover and the second edge of the trim extends beyond the edge of the cover such that at least a portion of the cover extends below each of the first edge and the second edge of the trim;
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- a plurality of openings formed in the trim and configured to receive the projection from the elevator to hang the cover assembly within the elevator, wherein the second edge of the trim extends beyond the edge of the cover a sufficient distance such that each of the plurality of openings is positioned on the trim beyond the upper edge of the cover and between the first edge and the second edge of the trim.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.