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Survivor was Adams's standard fixture, a round white plastic button that lights up. It is one of the most common elevator fixtures in the United States.
Classic is a variant of Survivor, with a wraparound braille plate. These can be found on some Schindler modernizations from the 90s and 2000s.
Survivor Plus was Adams's standard vandal resistant fixture, consisting of a stainless steel button with a light in the center. It has a similar appearance to Dover's Vandal Resistant buttons. Survivor Plus is very common for high-traffic public elevators in urban areas, such as in transit stations or parking garages. These buttons have been extensively used by Schindler, most notably with the modified version found in their HT Vandal Resistant fixtures.
Designer is a fixture similar to Classic, consisting of a white square button (similar to the round Survivor button) with a wraparound braille. Call stations often lack the wraparound braille.
Challenger is a rare surface-mounted panel that looks strikingly similar to Otis Series 1, with Designer buttons. These are now discontinued.
Chevron (aka Type C) is a lantern commonly used with Survivor buttons.
These square buttons are similar to Survivor.
These very rare black buttons are thought to be made by Adams. They look like Otis's 1970s black buttons.