Patent ID: 9457996
Filing Date: 2016-10-04
CPC Classification: B66B,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. Balustrade support ( 2 ) for an escalator ( 4 ) or for a moving walkway, which balustrade support ( 2 ) is fixable in a handrail deflecting region ( 10 ), of a balustrade ( 6 ), wherein the balustrade support ( 2 ) comprises a mounting region ( 34 ) for mounting a deflection wheel ( 14 ), a first fastening section ( 32 ) for fastening the balustrade support ( 2 ) to a framework ( 8 ) of the escalator ( 4 ) or moving walkway and a second fastening section ( 36 a , 36 b , 36 c ) for fastening the balustrade support ( 2 ) to the balustrade ( 6 ), the first fastening section, the mounting region, and the second fastening section being arranged along a straight line, wherein the stiffness of the mounting region ( 34 ) is increased by the fastening of the balustrade support ( 2 ) to the balustrade ( 6 ) by means of the second fastening section ( 36 a , 36 b , 36 c ).