Patent ID: 6179090
Filing Date: 2001-01-30
Classification: B66B

Abstract:
Apparatus for manually and controllably releasing elevator hoist brakes having brake shoes urgeable into locking position by brake springs, said apparatus comprising:a support bar,a first arm mounted adjacent one end of said support bar and carrying first brake release means engageable with one end of said brake springs,a second arm located adjacent the opposite end of said support bar, said second arm having a free end,a lever,a generally L-shaped member having a short leg pivotally mounted adjacent the free end and having a long leg pivotally connected to said lever, andsecond brake release means pivotally mounted adjacent an intersection of the legs of said L-shaped member and engageable with the opposite end of said brake springs so that movement of said lever will drive said first and second brake release means in a manner to accomplish controlled movement of said brake shoes against the urging of said springs.