Safety elevator

GPTKB entity

Statements (17)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:railway_station
gptkbp:category 19th-century inventions
Vertical transportation
gptkbp:component Elevator car
Hoisting cable
Safety mechanism
gptkbp:demonstrates gptkb:Crystal_Palace_Exhibition
gptkbp:enables Widespread use of passenger elevators
gptkbp:feature Safety brake
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Safety elevator
gptkbp:influenced Skyscraper construction
gptkbp:introducedIn 1853
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:Elisha_Otis
gptkbp:locationOfDemonstration gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:purpose Prevent elevator car from falling if hoisting cable fails
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Elisha_Otis
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6