B66B21/025

System of hexagonal building units and escalators or moving walkways used therein
10059568 · 2018-08-28 ·

A system of hexagonal building units is provided herein. The building units may be configured in a honeycomb configuration. The building units may be configured for a variety of different uses, including any of the following: residential, commercial, entertainment, community, government, retail, parking, storage, and office space. An escalator or moving walkway is also provided herein. The escalator or moving walkway may contain multiple lanes operating at varying speeds and may have a circular, oval, curved or straight shape. The escalator or moving walkway may also include at least one lane having segments that operate at different speeds.

Variable speed moving walkway systems
12378097 · 2025-08-05 · ·

A variable speed moving walkway system has a plurality of walkway modules, each having at least one movable belt, wherein each of the plurality of walkway modules are positioned at least one of: immediately linearly adjacent or immediately laterally adjacent to another. The movable belt of each walkway module moves at a different speed from the belt of an immediately linearly adjacent and/or an immediately laterally adjacent walkway module. A transition between the walkway modules may include a stationary wedge and at least one rotational brush positioned in a gap formed between the stationary wedge and the at least one belt of each walkway module, and/or a transition T-bar positioned between the at least two walkway modules.