Patent ID: 9227817
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: B66B

Claim Text:
1. An elevator system, comprising: a hoistway; an elevator car that is moveable within the hoistway; a first toe guard panel supported near a bottom of the elevator car; a second toe guard panel that is slidable relative to the first panel in a first direction between an extended position and a retracted position, the first toe guard panel moving in a second, different direction from an extended position toward a folded position responsive to the second panel moving toward the retracted position; a folding mechanism that facilitates the first panel moving between the extended position and the folded position; and an instigator supported on the second panel, the instigator instigating folding the folding mechanism, wherein the instigator comprises a contact surface that moves from a non-contact position into a contact position where the contact surface contacts a portion of the folding mechanism as the second panel moves relative to the first panel, the contact resulting in the portion of the folding mechanism urging the first panel toward the folded position.