Patent ID: 8800724
Filing Date: 2014-08-12
Classification: B66B

Abstract:
1. A free-standing hoistway for an elevator in a building, the building having a building height and a plurality of building floors, the elevator having an elevator car adapted to articulate vertically between said building floors, the hoistway comprising: a plurality of cages configured to be stacked one upon another to extend the hoistway substantially the height of the building, each of said plurality of cages surrounding and defining a vertical segment of a hoistway interior of the hoistway in which said elevator car articulates, each of said plurality of cages cage having: at least one sill support beam extension for each one of said plurality of building floors, said at least one sill support beam extension coupled to said support struts and extending between said hoistway and said one of said plurality of building floors; wherein the vertically adjustable coupling means is configured to vertically adjust the vertical position of said cross members and said at least one diagonal brace within the strut cavity.