Patent ID: 11919743
Assignee: NATIONWIDE LIFTS, INC.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  E | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A framework assembly for use with a glass elevator, the framework assembly comprising:
a plurality of vertically aligned structural rings, each having one or more recesses, each of the recesses extending from an inner edge of the structural ring in a direction toward an outer edge of the structural ring;
a plurality of corner members extending from a lowermost structural ring to an adjacent structural ring; and
a plurality of guide rails extending from the lowermost structural ring to the adjacent structural ring, each of the plurality of guide rails having at least one flange configured to support a plurality of faces;
wherein the at least one flange of each of the plurality of guide rails is configured to seat within the one or more recesses of each of the plurality of structural rings;
wherein each of the plurality of structural rings is formed from a unitary, continuous, solid plate material.