Patent ID: 7407049

Claim:
A pallet arrangement for a people mover, comprising: a plurality of pallets arranged one after the other to form a track, each pallet comprising a pallet body, at least one surfacing element attached to the pallet body and a fastening mechanism to attach the at least one surfacing element to the pallet body, the fastening mechanism comprising at least one coupling element included in each surfacing element of the pallet, a form-locking groove included in the pallet body of the pallet and a locking element performing a locking operation with a locking movement and a releasing operation with a releasing movement, the locking element acting on the at least one coupling element in the form-locking groove of the pallet body during the locking movement and the releasing movement, the locking element comprising an elongated piece extending substantially in a longitudinal direction of the pallet body and having a length substantially equal to a length of the body.