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Abstract

An elevator plate assembly for use with an elevator system including an elevator car configured to move between levels of a building along a pathway, the assembly including: a plate configured to be positioned to cover an aperture defined by a floor of the building and to be carried by the elevator car as the elevator car travels along the pathway through the aperture defined by the floor of the building; and a sensor system configured to be communicatively coupled to a control system of the elevator system, the sensor system including a pressure sensitive device coupled to the plate, the pressure sensitive device being configured to detect the presence on an obstruction on the plate by detecting a force applied to the pressure sensitive device which is greater than a threshold force, such that, on detection of the presence of an obstruction by the pressure sensitive device, the sensor system is configured to send an alert to the elevator control system.

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