Patent ID: 11905721
Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC E  B | IPC B  E

Claim 16:
17. An assembly, comprising:
a first platform;
at least one first brace associated with the first platform and configured to engage a surface in or near a hoistway for supporting the first platform in a vertical location near the surface, a portion of the at least one first brace being moveable relative to the first platform between an extended position for engaging the surface and a retracted position for allowing the first platform to move relative to the surface, and wherein the at least one first brace is situated beneath the first platform;
a second platform vertically spaced from the first platform;
at least one second brace associated with the second platform and configured to engage a surface in or near the hoistway for supporting the second platform in a vertical location near the surface, a portion of the at least one second brace being moveable relative to the second platform between an extended position for engaging the surface and a retracted position for allowing the second platform to move relative to the surface, and wherein the at least one second brace is situated beneath the second platform; and
an adjustment mechanism associated with the first platform and the second platform for adjusting a vertical spacing between the first platform and the second platform, wherein
the at least one first brace comprises a plurality of first braces,
each of the first braces includes a portion that is moveable between the extended position and the retracted position,
the at least one second brace comprises a plurality of second braces, and
each of the second braces includes a portion that is moveable between the extended position and the retracted position.