A New or Improved Safety Device for Elevator Wells.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Mar., 1805
Complete Specification Left. 26th A r., 1895-Accepted, 1st June, 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Safety Device for Elevator Wells.
JOHN ROBERTS of 250 Euston Road London, N.W. in the County of
Middlesex Warehouseman, do bereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
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This invention has reference to "A new or improved safety device for elevator
wells"
same having for its object to provide a means whereby the wells of such
elevators may be perfectly protected & the many accidents caused by persons being
precipitated down same rendered impossible. To effect this object I provide two
sets of nets each set corresponding in number to the floors or landings. The said nets
consisting of a metal or other frame of the same dimensions as the elevator well
for which it is intended & upon said frame I stretch a mesh of wire or other
suitable material. One of the above mentioned set of nets I suspend from the roof
of the elevator by four or more chains cables or other means each net comprising
the set being connected & suspended by the same chains or cables in such a
manner that there is one net at each floor or landing.
The second set I suspend from the floor of the cage or elevator in the same
manuer.
It will be readily understood from the foregoing description that each floor both
above & below the cage or elevator is protected by a net the cage or elevator in
ascending would leave behind automatically a net at each floor & the nets protection
the floors above being taken up by the roof of cage or elevator as each floor and its
respective net is reached. The same operation being reversed in descending.
I do not restrict myself to the use of chain or cables. Any other suitable means
may be adapted.
Dated this 23rd day of March 1895.
C. W. HIGGS,
57, Cheapside, London, E.C., Agent for the Applicant.
A New or Improved Safety Device for Elevator Wells.
I, JOHN ROBERTS of 250, Euston Road, London in the County of Middlesex
Warehouseman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner
the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement :-
My invention relates to "A new or improved safety device for elevator wells,"
of which the following is a specification, same having for its object to provide a
means whereby the well of an elevator may be perfectly protected, and the
rendered
many accidents caused by persons being precipitated down same
impossible.
In order that my invention may be readily understood I have annexed a sheet of
drawings in which
Fig. 1 shews a perspective view of one of the nets herein after referred to.

page_text: Fig. 2 the same but with differently arranged meshes.
Fig. 3 shews a part elevation of an elevator well with the invention applied.
Fig. 4 represents a view of an elevator well with its several floors & nets, and
Fig. 5 shews part of an elevator well provided with runners or guides.
Similar letters refer to like parts throughout the several views.
In carrying my invention into practice I provide two sets of nets, each net A
corresponding in number to the floors or landings F. The said nets consisting of a
metal or other frame B of nearly the same horizontal dimensions as the elevator
well for which it is intended & upon said frame I stretch meshes of wire C or any
other suitable material.
One of the above mentioned set of nets I suspend from the roof of the elevator
well E by means of four or more chains or cables or the like G in such a manner
that there will be one at each floor or landing F, the second set of nets K
I suspend from the floor of the cage or elevator H by chains or cables I in a
similar manner.
I have spoken of suspending the nets by cables or chains which I preferably
use, but in lieu of either I can provide suitable guides L on the sides of the
elevator well E in which would work lugs or runners M, projecting from the nets;
in this case a set of guides would have to be provided for each floor.
Of course this system could only apply to the top set, or the set above the cage
or elevator.
It will be readily understood from the foregoing description that each floor or
landing; both, above and below the cage or elevator H is protected by a net; the
cage or elevator in ascending would leave behind, automatically a net K at each
floor or landing F, and the nets A protecting the floors or landings F above being
taken up by the roof of the elevator or cage, as each floor or landing & its
respective net is reached, the same operation being reversed in descending,
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
A new or improved safety device for elevator wells, consisting of a series of nets
suspended by cables or chains, or the equivalent, in the manner before described
& arranged & adapted, to protect each Hoor or landing, both above & below the
cage or elevator automatically.
C. W. HIGUD,
57, Cheapside, E.C., Agent for the Applicant.