Patent ID: 9586791
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: B66B

Claim:
1. A device for activating and deactivating a safety apparatus of an elevator car during assembly of an elevator installation, the device comprising: an actuating element adapted to be attached to the elevator car, wherein the actuating element in a first position acts on the safety apparatus of the elevator car to activate the safety apparatus and prevent movement of the elevator car, wherein the actuating element when actuated into a second position does not act on the safety apparatus, and wherein the actuating element includes a pedal manually movable into the second position against a restoring force; a housing in which the pedal is received wherein an activation area of the actuating element is limited by projections or edges of the housing that protrude beyond the pedal; and, wherein the device is removably mounted on a roof of the elevator car.