Chair for a chair lift and chair lift

Abstract

A chair of a chair lift has seats with a seat surface and a safety bar which extends transversely over the seats and can be pivoted from an open position into a closed position. Separating elements rising over the seat surfaces are arranged between the seat surfaces. By use of the separating elements, a passenger notices immediately if he is sitting in the transition region from one seat to an adjacent seat. He will then immediately correct his sitting position even before the safety bar is pivoted into its closed position.

1 . A chair for a chair lift, the chair comprising:
 seats having seat surfaces;   a safety bar extending transversely over said seats and can be pivoted from an open position into a closed position; and   separating elements rising over said seat surfaces and disposed between said seat surfaces.   
   
   
       2 . The chair according to  claim 1 , wherein said separating elements have an upper side, a height of said upper side of said separating elements is greater in relation to said seat surfaces in a front region located in a region of a front edge of said seat surfaces than in a region located therebehind. 
   
   
       3 . The chair according to  claim 2 , wherein said height of said upper side of said separating elements in relation to said seat surfaces decreases continuously toward a rear. 
   
   
       4 . The chair according to  claim 2 , wherein said height of said upper side of said separating elements in relation to said seat surfaces one of decreases continuously and decreases discontinuously to a rear and subsequently runs substantially parallel to said seat surfaces. 
   
   
       5 . The chair according to  claim 1 , wherein said separating elements has a width decreasing upwards. 
   
   
       6 . The chair according to  claim 5 , wherein said separating elements have side surfaces which, at least in some regions, are at least one of concavely curved, convexly curved, and rectilinear. 
   
   
       7 . The chair according to  claim 1 , wherein said separating elements extend over an entire depth of said seat surfaces. 
   
   
       8 . The chair according to  claim 1 , wherein said separating elements extend over part of a depth of said seat surfaces. 
   
   
       9 . The chair according to  claim 8 , wherein said separating elements are only disposed in a front region of said seat surfaces. 
   
   
       10 . The chair according to  claim 1 , wherein said separating elements are at least partially composed of an elastically deformable material. 
   
   
       11 . The chair according to  claim 2 , wherein said upper side of said separating elements is rounded at least in some sections. 
   
   
       12 . The chair according to  claim 1 , wherein said separating elements rising over said seat surfaces are disposed next to said seat surfaces of two outer seats in a region of a boundary of the chair. 
   
   
       13 . The chair according to  claim 1 , further comprising securing parts disposed on said safety bar and, in the closed position of said safety bar, extend in a direction towards a center of a front edge of a respective seat surface. 
   
   
       14 . The chair according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a supporting bar; and   a footrest disposed on said safety bar by means of said supporting bar, said supporting bar extending in a central region in front of said seat downwards from said safety bar to said footrest.   
   
   
       15 . The chair according to  claim 14 , wherein said footrest forms a plate-shaped support. 
   
   
       16 . The chair according to  claim 1 , wherein said seat surface has, in a region of a front edge thereof, a central region which differs with regard to its graphical design from regions disposed laterally next thereto. 
   
   
       17 . The chair according to  claim 16 , wherein said central region of said seat surface in a region of a front edge thereof, is a graphic. 
   
   
       18 . The chair according to  claim 13 , wherein said securing parts are protective panels. 
   
   
       19 . The chair according to  claim 17 , wherein said graphic is selected from the group consisting of pictures, patterns, and markings. 
   
   
       20 . A chair lift, comprising:
 a valley station;   a mountain station;   a traction cable encircling between said valley station and said mountain station; and   chairs one of connected permanently to said traction cable and coupled to said traction cable for transporting people from said valley station to said mountain station, said chairs containing:
 seats having seat surfaces; 
 a safety bar extending transversely over said seats and can be pivoted from an open position into a closed position; and 
 separating elements rising over said seat surfaces and disposed between said seat surfaces. 
   
   
   
       21 . The chair according to  claim 2 , wherein said height of said upper side of said separating elements in relation to said seat surfaces decreases discontinuously toward a rear.