Patent ID: 9212027
Filing Date: 2015-12-15
Classification: B66B,E05D,E05Y

Abstract:
1. A sliding gate assembly for an elevator, comprising: a track having a substantially flat upper surface; a connecting block removably secured to a portion of the flat upper surface, the connecting block being a substantially rigid block of material extending along a portion of the track and being operable to be attached to a ceiling of an elevator cab; a wheel carriage, operable to ride on the track, the wheel carriage including two arms oriented substantially orthogonally to the flat upper surface of the track and extending upwardly around an outside portion of the track and beyond the flat upper surface; a set of wheels, each wheel being rotatably coupled to one of the two arms of the wheel carriage above the upper surface of the track, each wheel rotating about a rolling axis that is substantially parallel to the flat upper surface of the track, the wheels being positioned adjacent opposing sides of the connecting block such that the wheel carriage can roll along the flat upper surface of the track without contacting the connecting block.