Work on the Guide is currently suspended, and is expected to resume end of 2025. Much of the information herein is out-of-date and awaiting updates.

Innovation Fixtures

Universal

Universal is the most common Innovation fixture, and among the most common elevator fixtures in the United States. It consists of a white plastic button (circle or square) usually with a number in the center. Call buttons have arrows on them, similar to Dover Traditional.

Older Universal buttons (commonly seen on Montgomery and Montgomery KONE elevators) usually light up in an off-white color with incandescent lights, though they've been replaced with LEDs on some. These older buttons use contacts, as opposed to the clicky microswitches on newer versions. Newer examples have LED lights, usually amber, but also sometimes white, red, blue, or green.

A Universal button is prominently featured as the North American Elevator Guide's logo.

Six variants of Universal exist:

PB01 - projecting circle
PB02 - flush circle
PB03 - flush circle, California code compliant
PB04 - projecting square
PB05 - flush square
PB06 - flush square, California code compliant

Produced c.1984-present
Rarity Rating: 1/10

Older Circle Universal buttons (PB01)photo: ExcelElevations 4U

Newer Circle Universal button (PB01, blue)

Newer Circle Universal buttons (PB02, amber)

Newer Square Universal buttons (PB04, amber)

Circle Universal analog indicator

Square Universal indicator with rare triangle-shaped segments

Black Universal & Colored Universal

Black Universal is a very rare variant of Universal that features black Universal buttons with amber LED halo lights. These buttons usually include the same numbers and symbols as regular Universal.

Similarly, Colored Universal incorporates colored (red, blue, yellow, and green are the known options) buttons with the same amber LEDs. This fixture does not have Universal's symbols or numbers.

Due to their design, these may be considered part of the Premier series. These fixtures do not appear in any current Innovation marketing material and are probably discontinued.

Rarity Rating: 8/10

Black Universal buttonsphoto: ExcelElevations 4U

Black and colored Universal buttons

Decorator

Decorator is a variant of Universal that has a slightly smaller square button, with a wraparound label. Like Universal, older versions also had contacts and used incandescent bulbs instead of LEDs.

Two variants of Decorator exist:

PB07 - non-California code compliant
PB08 - California code compliant

Rarity Rating: 3/10

Decorator buttons (PB07, amber)

Security

Security was the first vandal resistant fixture offered by Innovation. It consists of a circle (or rarely, square) metal button with a flat surface, and a red incandescent (1984-2001) or LED (2000-present) indicator light in the center. Older versions of Security used contacts, and newer ones have microswitches, just like Universal and Decorator.

Security is most common on Montgomery KONE elevators. It is rare to see in newer installations, as Bruiser is more popular among smaller elevator companies.

Produced c.1984-present
Rarity Rating: 5/10

Circle Security buttons (PB13, red)

Square Security button (PB16)photo: TXMN Elevators

Bruiser

Bruiser is a vandal resistant fixture. It consists of a circle metal button that angles up at the edges to a flat surface. It features an LED lamp in the center, usually red, sometimes blue, or rarely white, green, or amber. Recent blank Bruiser buttons have engravings on them in addition to the braille to state what the button does.

Produced 2000-present
Rarity Rating: 1/10

Brass Bruiser button (PB23, red)

Bruiser operating panel (PB23, blue)

Newer Bruiser variant with lighted numbersphoto: Skivator

NEMA-4

NEMA-4 (formerly known as NEMA 4X) is a variant of Bruiser with the angled ring separate from the pushable button, and different microswitches. This fixture is waterproof and usually used for outdoor installations.

Rarity Rating: 5/10

NEMA-4 button (PB46, red), note the seam

Premier

Premier is a plastic button, with the same cap as Universal. It features a reflective silver or bronze center, and a light-up LED ring in green, blue, red, amber, or white.

Produced c.2000-present
Rarity Rating: 5/10

Premier buttons (PB21, green)

Prestige

Prestige consists of a metal circle (or very rarely, square) button, with a separate LED halo that lights up red, green, blue, white, or amber in a few different variants. These usually come paired with Universal alarm buttons.

There is also a variant of square Prestige with a wraparound braille plate, similar to Decorator.

Produced c.2002-present
Rarity Rating: 3/10

Prestige buttons (PB35, amber)

Prestige operating panel (PB29)photo: ExcelElevations 4U

Prestige operating panel (PB45, blue)photo: ExcelElevations 4U

Pinnacle

Pinnacle consists of a silver button with a white face in the center. It looks similar to MAD Atoll.

Rarity Rating: 7/10

Pinnacle operating panel (PB36, blue)photo: Skivator

Big buttons

Innovation's Big Button series consists of buttons larger than normal lift buttons. Three types are known to exist:

PB62 - White plastic circle
PB63 - White plastic square
PB64 - Metal square

Rarity Rating: 10/10

Big Button call station (PB64)photo: Skivator

Bar buttons

Innovation makes seven types of bar button:

PB10 - 5" white plastic button with or without engraved text
PB40 (Bruiser bar) - 5" metallic button with a red jewel light on each end
PB56 - 4" white plastic button
PB57 - 4" metal button with engraved paint filled metal inlay and light-up halo
PB58 - 4" metal button with cut through epoxy, filled metal inlay, with a light-up center and halo
PB59 - 5" metal button with engraved paint filled metal inlay and light-up halo
PB60 - 5" metal button with cut through metal inlay and light-up center and halo

Rarity Rating: 5/10

PB10 bar buttons (green)photo: Skivator

PB56 bar button (white)photo: Skivator

PB59 bar buttons (red)photo: Skivator

PB60 bar buttons on a ThyssenKruppphoto: Skivator

I-Line

This line of surface-mount Innovation fixtures is commonly called I-Line. This call station can incorporate Universal, Decorator, Bruiser, or Security buttons.

There are two variants of this call station. The first is a rectangle, with a stainless steel face, buttons at the bottom, and plastic on the sides. The second has black sides that angle up to a stainless steel face.

I-Line with a Universal button

I-Line with Bruiser buttons

I-Line with slanted sides and a Decorator button

Lanterns

Innovation makes two types of lanterns.

The first consists of two white plastic arrows. These light up in many different colors, including red, white, amber, green, and off-white. These lanterns are very common on Montgomery, Montgomery KONE, and KONE elevators.

The other type consists of two arrows, each consisting of two diagonal rows of four LEDs on a metal background. Down arrows of this type usually light up red, up lanterns light up green or white.

Standard Innovation lantern, common on KONE elevators

Surface mounted lantern

Vandal resistant lantern

Documents

Innovation_Pushbutton_Catalog_2011.pdf

Current Innovation button catalog

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