Patent ID: 6145630
Filing Date: 2000-11-14
Classification: B66B

Abstract:
An elevator sliding entrance door assembly installed between a hallway and an elevator shaft which provides a passage between the hallway and shaft, said assembly being installable into an opening in a wall, said wall being located between the hallway and the shaft and having a front face forming a plane and a rear face forming a different plane, said assembly comprising, viewed from the hallway:(a) a left vertical post(b) a right vertical post positioned parallel to the left post;(c) a head jamb connected to the left and right posts;(d) a header attached to the head jamb and left post and right post, said header having an opening formed therein;(e) an elevator door track attached to the header;(f) a sliding elevator door suspended from the track via a hanger/roller assembly, said door being adjustable after being suspended from the hallway via the opening in the header;(g) a slide sill having a groove therein which defines a lower track for the door, the sill extending between the left post and the right post.