Patent ID: 7413068

Claim:
A travelator, moving ramp or escalator for conveying people, which comprises a conveyor ( 1 ) for moving a passenger on the conveyor in the conveying direction; a first handrail ( 2 ), comprising a moving first handrail belt ( 3 ) formed as a loop, which has an upper first handhold portion ( 4 ) that the passenger can grasp with a hand for support, said first handhold portion having a posterior end ( 5 ) posterior in the conveying direction; and a first handrail frame ( 6 ) for supporting and guiding the handrail belt ( 3 ), and a first side ( 7 ), and a second handrail ( 8 ), which, as seen in the conveying direction, is disposed after the first handrail and alongside the conveyor on the same side with the first handrail ( 2 ) and extending in a direction parallel with it, said second handrail ( 8 ) comprising a second moving endless handrail belt ( 9 ) formed as a loop and having an upper second handhold portion ( 10 ) that the passenger can grasp with a hand for support, and which second handhold portion has an anterior end ( 11 ) anterior in the conveying direction; and a second handrail frame ( 12 ) for supporting and guiding the handrail belt ( 9 ), and a second side ( 13 ), which is the side facing the first side ( 7 ) of the first handrail frame ( 6 ), characterized in that the first handrail ( 2 ) and the second handrail ( 8 ) are mounted with a mutual overlap such that the posterior end ( 5 ) of the first handhold portion ( 4 ) is located substantially side by side with the anterior end ( 11 ) of the second handhold portion ( 10 ) so that a gap ( 14 ) remains between the first handhold portion and the second handhold portion; and that the first handrail ( 2 ) and/or the second handrail ( 8 ) comprise/comprises a guide element ( 15 ) to prevent the passenger's fingers from getting into the gap ( 14 ).