Modular elevator shaft assembly and method for making the same
AssigneePaR Systems, Inc.
InventorMichael Gerard
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Abstract
An elevator shaft assembly and a method for forming the same includes a plurality of modules, each of the modules having a plurality of walls with an upper perimeter edge and a lower perimeter edge and spaced apart elevator rails. Adjacent modules are aligned with each other along mating upper and lower perimeter portions with complementary aligning members that are joined together with a fastener, the modules when joined together forming a tubular structure.
Claims17
An elevator shaft assembly comprising:
- a plurality of modules, each of the modules including:
- a plurality of walls with an upper perimeter edge and a lower perimeter edge;
- spaced apart elevator rails;
- and
- wherein adjacent modules are aligned with each other along mating upper and lower perimeter portions with complementary aligning members that are joined together with a fastener, the modules when joined together forming a tubular structure;
- and
- wherein the complementary aligning members comprise a projection provided on a first one of the plurality of modules and a receiver provided on a second one of the plurality of modules, the fastener comprising an element inserted into each pair of the complementary aligning members fastening the projection to the receiver, and a flange engaging a lower surface of the receiver to inhibit separation of the projection from the receiver when the fastener is received in the complementary aligning members.
A method of forming an elevator shaft assembly from a plurality of modules, each of the modules including a plurality of walls with an upper perimeter edge and a lower perimeter edge and spaced apart elevator rails, the method comprising:
- stacking two of the plurality of modules upon each other, where each module includes an elevator rail, the elevator rails being aligned with each other;
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- joining two of the plurality of modules together along opposed upper and lower perimeter portions with a plurality of fasteners, each fastener joining complementary aligning members provided on the opposed upper and lower perimeter portions of the modules, wherein the complementary aligning members comprise a projection provided on a first one of the plurality of modules and a receiver provided on a second one of the plurality of modules, each fastener further comprising a flange engaging a lower surface of the receiver to inhibit separation of the projection from the receiver when the fastener is received in the complementary aligning members.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.