Patent ID: 7341139
Filing Date: 2008-03-11
Classification: B66B

Abstract:
1. A travelator, moving ramp or escalator for transporting people, comprising: a people mover; a balustrade extending alongside the people mover throughout its length, the balustrade comprising: a handrail belt comprising an endless loop and having an upper handhold portion, which a passenger can grasp with a hand for support, a lower return portion, and a turn-around portion between the handhold portion and the return portion; a balustrade frame comprising a turn-around guide arranged at an end of the balustrade to support and guide the turn-around portion of the handrail belt, the turn-around guide comprising a number of pressure rollers spaced apart by a distance from each other and arranged in a sequence having a form of a circular arc; and a drive assembly operatively arranged to move the handrail belt, the drive assembly comprising: