elevator

elevator
A car, platform, or cage, known in England as a "lift," used for the vertical conveyance of persons or property between the floors of a building. More broadly defined as the car, platform, or cage and the power machinery propelling such device, the cables or connections by means of which the power is supplied, and the shaft in which the carriage moves. 26 Am J2d Elev § 1. Cases construing the term as it appears in the double indemnity clause of an accident insurance policy are divided in opinion, some holding that the term is confined to the car, platform, or cage, while others hold that it includes, not only the car, platform, or cage, but the shaft as well. 29A Am J Rev ed Ins § 1235. A lifter or conveyer, in the form of an endless belt or chain bearing cups or scoops for picking up threshed grain, or other material which handles easily, and carrying it above to another floor or a higher point for processing, is called an "elevator." Also called an "elevator" is a structure used for the storage of grain, usually referred to as a "grain elevator." See escalator; freight elevator; grain elevator; passenger elevator.

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