Charles Seeberger
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Charles D. Seeberger was an American inventor.
In 1899, he joined the Otis Elevator Company
. The Seeberger-Otis partnership produced the first step-type escalator
made for public use, and it was installed at the Paris Exhibition of 1900
, where it won first prize. Mr. Seeberger eventually sold his patent rights to Otis in 1910.
In 1899, he joined the Otis Elevator Company
Otis Elevator Company
The Otis Elevator Company is the world's largest manufacturer of vertical transportation systems today, principally focusing on elevators and escalators...
. The Seeberger-Otis partnership produced the first step-type escalator
Escalator
An escalator is a moving staircase – a conveyor transport device for carrying people between floors of a building. The device consists of a motor-driven chain of individual, linked steps that move up or down on tracks, allowing the step treads to remain horizontal.Escalators are used around the...
made for public use, and it was installed at the Paris Exhibition of 1900
Exposition Universelle (1900)
The Exposition Universelle of 1900 was a world's fair held in Paris, France, from April 15 to November 12, 1900, to celebrate the achievements of the past century and to accelerate development into the next...
, where it won first prize. Mr. Seeberger eventually sold his patent rights to Otis in 1910.