Post by Admin on Jul 18, 2023 13:01:27 GMT -4
Alexander Miles
Alexander Miles (1838-1918)
Another innovation that contributed to saving lives was Alexander Miles’s elevator design. Before him, elevators were operated manually; people had to physically open and close the doors of both the elevator and the shaft every time. Miles realized the constant hazard this posed when riding on an elevator with the shaft door open with his daughter. In 1887, he obtained the patent for his invention, including a flexible belt attached to the elevator cage, allowing the doors to function automatically. He was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 2007.
That is amazing
Alexander Miles (1838-1918)
Another innovation that contributed to saving lives was Alexander Miles’s elevator design. Before him, elevators were operated manually; people had to physically open and close the doors of both the elevator and the shaft every time. Miles realized the constant hazard this posed when riding on an elevator with the shaft door open with his daughter. In 1887, he obtained the patent for his invention, including a flexible belt attached to the elevator cage, allowing the doors to function automatically. He was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 2007.
That is amazing
