TRANSPORTATION APPARATUS WITH PROTECTIVE ARRANGEMENT FOR COMBPLATE TEETH

摘要

TRANSPORTATION APPARATUS Transportation apparatus including a load bearing conveyor having a plurality of platforms for transporting persons between spaced landings. The platforms include a plurality of longitudinal grooves, and the landings each include a combplate having a plurality of teeth which mesh with the grooves. The combplate includes a portion adjacent the teeth which is dimensioned and positioned to shield the teeth from mechanical stresses when the combplate is subjected to a deflecting load.