Inventors:
Yakov Rozenfeld - Elizabeth NJ, US
International Classification:
B66B 9/08
Abstract:
The present invention discloses an electromechanical traversing step system for transporting elderly users , infirm and others between floors of a building. A single moveable step ascends or descends on a set of tracks secured to the wall of the stairway or the staircase structure above the flight of stairs. Travel is initiated by the user positioning themselves on the movable step , selecting the ascension or descension switch and then gripping the handrails. Motion of the step commences and continues when a pressure sensor responds to a force on the step and the omic resistance of the user is detected by sensors in each of the handrails. Ascending motion continues until the tread of the movable step is flush with the upper floor. The movable step automatically returns to the docked position at the bottom of the staircase once the user departs from the step to the upper floor. The movable staircase must return to the docked position on the lower floor to provide a conventional staircase for traversing by foot.