Elevator pit safety system and methods of use thereof

1 . An elevator pit safety system comprising:

a control system;

an emergency stop switch connected to the control system;

a power switch connected to the control system and a lighting system;

a power system comprising a power supply, a battery, and a battery charger and connected to the power switch and the lighting system, wherein the power system is configured to operate even when the power supply fails; and

one or more override buttons connected to the control system.

2 . The elevator pit safety system of claim 1 , wherein the emergency stop switch is connected to a stopping component.

3 . The elevator pit safety system of claim 2 , wherein the stopping component comprises a safety string, a safety brake, a governor, or combination thereof.

4 . The elevator pit safety system of claim 1 , wherein the control system comprises:

a control-logic component and

a fail-safe-logic component.

5 . The elevator pit safety system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more override buttons are connected to one or more indicator lights.

6 . The elevator pit safety system of claim 1 , further comprising at least one beeper.

7 . The elevator pit safety system of claim 1 , wherein the emergency stop switch comprises a pit emergency stop switch and an entry emergency stop switch.

8 . An elevator pit safety system comprising:

a power switch connected both to a control system and to a lighting system, wherein the power switch has an associated power input state, and wherein the lighting system has an associated lighting output state;

an emergency stop switch connected to the control system, wherein the emergency stop switch has an associated emergency-stop input state;

a stopping component connected to the control system, wherein the stopping component has an associated stopping output state; and

one or more override buttons connected to the control system, wherein each of the one or more override buttons has an associated override input state.

9 . The elevator pit safety system of claim 8 , wherein the control system is configured to determine both the lighting output state and the stopping output state according to an output rule.

10 . The elevator pit safety system of claim 9 , wherein the output rule comprises at least that the lighting output state and the stopping output state are either both in an “on” state or both in an “off” state, unless all of the one or more override input states are in a “closed” state.

11 . The elevator pit safety system of claim 9 , further comprising:

one or more beepers,

wherein each of the one or more beepers has an associated beeper output state, and

wherein the control system is configured to also determine the beeper output state according to the output rule.

12 . The elevator pit safety system of claim 9 , further comprising:

one or more indicator lights,

wherein each of the one or more indicator lights has an associated indicator output state, and

wherein the control system is configured to also determine the indicator output state according to the output rule.

13 . An elevator pit safety system comprising:

a control system;

a pit emergency stop switch connected to the control system;

a power switch connected to the control system;

one or more override buttons connected to the control system;

a first enclosure,

wherein a portion of the control system is enclosed in the first enclosure and

wherein the pit emergency stop switch and override buttons are positioned on the first enclosure; and

a handheld station connected to the control system and having one or more auxiliary override buttons.

14 . The elevator pit safety system of claim 13 , further comprising:

an entry emergency stop switch connected to the control system; and

a second enclosure,

wherein the entry emergency stop switch is positioned on the second enclosure.

15 . The elevator pit safety system of claim 14 , further comprising:

a water-and-oil alarm connected to the control system; and

a third enclosure,

wherein the water-and-oil alarm is positioned on the third enclosure.