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US3211259A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Monorail for counterweight frames

Assignee: Otis Elevator Co
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Filing: 1962-11-09
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Granted: 1965-10-12
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Expires: 1982-11-09
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Tofanelli Daniel Dario

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 09:51
CPC Classifications
B; B66; B66B; B66B7/00; B66B7/02; B66B7/022; B66B17/00; B66B17/12

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 155 words
A GUIDE ELEMENT FOR GUIDING THE VERTICAL PASSAGE OF A MOVABLE BODY IN A HOISTWAY, SAID ELEMENT BEING COMPOSED THROUGHOUT ITS LENGTH AND BREADTH OF BENT SHEET METAL, SAID METAL BEING FORMED INTO A PAIR OF OPPOSITELY DISPOSED C-SHAPED GUIDE SECTIONS AND A PAIR OF OPPOSITELY FASTENING SECTIONS, EACH SAID GUKDE SECTION BEING FORWARDLY DISPLACED FROM AND SUPPORTED THROUGHOUT ITS LENGTH ON A CONJUGANTE FLANGED FASTENING SECTION BY A CONTINUOUS SHEET OF METAL PLATE, SAID PAIRED GUIDE AND FLANGE SECTIONS BEING SUPPORTED AND BRACED ONE FROM THE OTHER A SUITABLE DISTANCE BY A CENTRAL WEB SECTION OF SHEET METAL PLATE, SAID CENTRAL WEB SECTION BEING PERMANENTLY JOINED ALONG ITS RIGHT AND LEFT EDGE EXTREMITIES TO THE GUIDE SUPPORTING SECTION INTERMEDIATE THE CONJUGATE FLANGED AND GUIDE SECTIONS, SAID JOINING BEING SUBSTANTIALY CONTINUOUS THROUGHOUT THE VERTICAL DIMENSION OF THE CONNECTED WEB SECTION AND AT A POSITION MORE MEARLY APPROCHING THE GUIDE SECTIONS THAN THEIR CONJUGATE FLANGED SECTIONS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 155 words
A GUIDE ELEMENT FOR GUIDING THE VERTICAL PASSAGE OF A MOVABLE BODY IN A HOISTWAY, SAID ELEMENT BEING COMPOSED THROUGHOUT ITS LENGTH AND BREADTH OF BENT SHEET METAL, SAID METAL BEING FORMED INTO A PAIR OF OPPOSITELY DISPOSED C-SHAPED GUIDE SECTIONS AND A PAIR OF OPPOSITELY FASTENING SECTIONS, EACH SAID GUKDE SECTION BEING FORWARDLY DISPLACED FROM AND SUPPORTED THROUGHOUT ITS LENGTH ON A CONJUGANTE FLANGED FASTENING SECTION BY A CONTINUOUS SHEET OF METAL PLATE, SAID PAIRED GUIDE AND FLANGE SECTIONS BEING SUPPORTED AND BRACED ONE FROM THE OTHER A SUITABLE DISTANCE BY A CENTRAL WEB SECTION OF SHEET METAL PLATE, SAID CENTRAL WEB SECTION BEING PERMANENTLY JOINED ALONG ITS RIGHT AND LEFT EDGE EXTREMITIES TO THE GUIDE SUPPORTING SECTION INTERMEDIATE THE CONJUGATE FLANGED AND GUIDE SECTIONS, SAID JOINING BEING SUBSTANTIALY CONTINUOUS THROUGHOUT THE VERTICAL DIMENSION OF THE CONNECTED WEB SECTION AND AT A POSITION MORE MEARLY APPROCHING THE GUIDE SECTIONS THAN THEIR CONJUGATE FLANGED SECTIONS.

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