Decorative jamb structure for elevator entranceways

Claim 1

A decorative jamb for a side of an entranceway that extends through a wall between an elevator hatchway and a building corridor having a floor structure, so that the sides of the entranceway are defined by end surfaces of the wall, there being a decorative top cross structure in the entranceway and a sliding door in the hatchway which normally closes said entranceway, said decorative jamb comprising, in combination: a decorative shroud structure which has a lower end at the floor structure and an upper end at the top cross structure of the entranceway to conceal the end surface of the wall, said shroud structure having two vertical side elements which are joined by recessed connecting web means to define a vertically extending central channel; a retaining flange which cooperates with the connecting web means of the shroud structure to define a downwardly open pocket at the upper end of the central channel; a finishing plate in the lower end portion of said central channel, said finishing plate comprising a core which has an upper end and a decorative sheath which has a top margin above said upper end and cooperates with said connecting web means to define an upwardly open pocket; fasteners detachably securing said finishing plate to the shroud structure; and a decorative panel in said channel with its end portions snugly seated in said pockets, the length of said decorative panel being greater than the distance from the top margin of said decorative sheath to the top of the downwardly open pocket, whereby said decorative panel may be removed only by first removing the finishing plate.