Abstract: A home elevator system consisting of a combination of a single vertical guide rail consisting of two C-shaped channels that are interconnected along the entire vertical height of the guide rail, an elevator platform having a central portion which is slidably mounted within the single vertical guide rail, a hydraulic jack, and a rope and pulley arrangement interconnecting the platform, guide rail and hydraulic jack comprising a first pulley mounted on the top of the single vertical guide rail, a second pulley adjacent the bottom of the hydraulic jack, a third pulley connected to the outer end of the hydraulic jack and a rope travelling over pulleys.

Abstract: The invention pertains to a load limiting device for elevating devices that are installed in homes to facilitate the transport of people or goods. The object of this invention is to provide a load limiting device for home elevators which will prevent the operation of the elevator when the load is too great. The device utilizes an improved resilient compressible member which surrounds an elevator lifting cable and is also positioned between a cable anchoring device and a portion of an actuating arm that is coupled to a limit switch.