How the Elevator Shaped Our World
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The Safety Elevator
Otis had developed what became known as the safety elevator. Rather than rising up on straight metal beams, Otis had developed sawtooth beams. If the rope broke, it would trigger a spring in the elevator that would snap open and wedge itself into the beam. It was a great idea and Otis elevators would go on to be the name in elevators.
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