Patent ID: 6637580
Filing Date: 2003-10-28
Classification: B65G,B66B

Abstract:
In an escalator having a plurality of moving treads and a supporting truss for supporting the plurality of moving treads, the truss having first and second ends and being disposed between a first floor of a building having a structural support and a second floor of a building having a structural support, the improvement comprising:(a) a first connector means for connecting the first end of the supporting truss to the structural support of the first floor in a manner to permit relative movement between the supporting truss and the first floor of the building, said first connector means comprising: (i) a first connector connected to the structural support of the first floor; (ii) a second connector connected to said first end of said supporting truss; and (iii) a third connector disposed between said first and second connectors, said third connector having a first end connected to said first connector and having a body portion receivable with said second connector for telescopic movement with respect thereto; and (b) a second connector means for connecting the second end of the supporting truss to the structural support of the second floor in a manner to permit relative movement between the supporting truss and the second floor of the building.