Decorative jamb structure for elevator entranceways

摘要

A decorative jamb structure for a side of an entranceway through a wall from a corridor to an elevator hatchway that has a sliding door in the hatchway. The jamb structure includes a shroud covering the end of the wall, the shroud having vertical side elements and a recessed connecting web that define a vertical central channel, a retaining flange which cooperates with the connecting web means of the shroud to define a downwardly open pocket at the upper end of the central channel, a finishing plate detachably secured in the lower end portion of the central channel which has a core and a decorative sheath projecting above the core to define an upwardly open pocket, and a decorative panel in the channel which has its end portions snugly seated in the pockets.