ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,698, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Otis Elevator Co. (Farmington, Conn.).
"Elevator car with stowable working platform" was invented by Aurelien Fauconnet (Isdes, France) and Frederic Beauchaud (Coullons, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An elevator car defines an interior space for accommodating passengers and/or cargo. The elevator car comprises a working platform and a tension member, wherein the working platform is moveable between a stowed position, above the interior space, and an operational position, within the interior space using the tension member. and A support member is arranged to support the working platform,...