Freestanding elevator platform system

摘要

A system useful for dressing out or performing maintenance or other work on a structure in a vertical position includes an elevator system emplaced around the perimeter of the structure, the elevator system including at least three elevators, each having an elevator mast and an elevator cab, the elevator masts interconnected such that the elevator system is freestanding; a control station for controlling and maintaining the elevation of the elevator cabs; a scaffolding/platform system attached to the elevator cabs and providing a work surface that may travel to an elevation proximate an upper portion of the structure, the elevation of work surface controllable using the control station and determined by the elevation of the elevator cabs; the elevator cabs being positionable at various elevations to allow for work to be performed on the structure. The systems may be used for construction, modification, and repair of various vertical structures.

主权项

1. An elevator platform system to build, dress out, modify, or perform maintenance on a vertical structure, the elevator platform system comprising:
an elevator system comprising:
at least three elevators, each elevator comprising an elevator mast and an elevator cab, the at least three elevator masts being interconnected such that the elevator system is freestanding; and a scaffolding system attached to each of the elevator cabs to provide one or more work surfaces, wherein the elevator system and the scaffold system surround a perimeter of the vertical structure; a control station for controlling an elevation of the elevator cabs and for maintaining each of the elevator cabs proximate a same elevation; wherein the scaffolding system is configured to travel to an elevation proximate an upper portion of the structure, an elevation of the one or more work surfaces being controllable using the control station and determined by an elevation of the elevator cabs; and each of the elevator cabs being positionable at one or more elevations for a period of time to allow for work to be performed on the structure proximate the elevation of the one or more work surfaces.