GSA Courthouse Management Group
Mechanical Lift Analysis
(5) THE NATIONAL
WHEEL-O-VATOR COMPANY
This manufacturer provides cantilevered platform; portable; and
inclined platform lifts. The cantilevered platform lift is the product
most suited for the courtroom environment. (A manufacturer's
representative recommends against use of the portable lift in
courtrooms because of size and maneuvering challenges.)
The cantilevered platform unit was installed in two of the courthouses
visited as part of this Analysis. Platform surface and mechanical drive
enclosure finishes have been adapted to the architectural design at both
facilities.
Typically, the standard unit is provided with the controls and handrail
mounted on a panel connected to the platform, located adjacent to the
equipment tower.
In checking with the manufacturer, it is possible to provide service
access at the back of the drive mechanism tower. (This approach
would have eliminated the need for an access panel in the granite wall
at the Las Vegas Courthouse courtrooms.)
The mechanism tower can be custom designed to a minimum height of
45 in. Pit depth required is typically 3 in. and the drive mechanism is
an Acme screw system.
HDR Architecture, Inc.
Section 6-6
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