Vertical Platform Lift
A non portable, permanently installed elevating device for transporting persons with physical disabilities on a platform that moves vertically between permanent levels.
Dumbwaiter
A hoisting and lowering mechanism equipped with a car of limited size that moves in guide rails and serves two or more landings that is used exclusively for carrying materials.
Freight Elevator
An elevator used primarily for carrying freight and on which only the operator and the persons necessary for unloading and loading the freight are permitted to ride.
Material Lift
A hoisting and lowering mechanism normally classified as an elevator equipped with a car that moves within a guide system installed at an angle of 90 degrees from the horizontal, serving two or more landings for the purpose of transporting materials that are manually or automatically loaded or unloaded.