A people mover includes a conveyor and a protective skirting made from an extruded metal profile. The protective skirting is located adjacent to a side of the conveyor, with a narrow gap located between the protective skirting and the side to prevent objects from entering the gap when the conveyor is moving.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
The present application is a continuation of International Application No. PCT/FI2005/000213, filed May 10, 2005, which claims priority of FI20040754, filed in Finland on Jun. 2, 2004, the priority of which is also claimed herein. The entire content of the aforementioned applications is incorporated herein by reference.
A travelator, moving ramp or escalator for transporting passengers, comprises a conveyor mounted on a frame that is supported on a fixed structure. The frame comprises a number of mutually identical profiled metallic bodies joined together end to end one after the other and containing coupling, supporting and/or guide elements integrated in the profiled metallic body of solid material.
