

The car moves in guides in a substantially vertical direction and is used exclusively for carrying material. A dumbwaiter is a hoisting and lowering mechanism with a car of small load capacity and size.


The shaft in which the car travels is called a hoistway. A powered elevator employs energy other than gravitational or manual to move the car. An elevator is a hoisting and lowering mechanism equipped with a car or platform that moves in guides in a substantially vertical direction and that transports passengers or goods, or both, between two or more floors of a building.
