# @reliantenergy on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CaH3WSwuTFj
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/18165159-reliantenergy-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/legacy-do/93e5959ac752950fe8ae891919835a2a88da44a7e2ac8448fbf52cce9c4c3c80.jpg
- **Posted:** 2022-02-18T15:00:07.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Reliant Energy (@reliantenergy) — https://gondola.cc/reliantenergy

## Caption

Prior to his invention, elevator doors had to be manually closed, and mistakes often led to many fatal accidents. Miles received a patent in 1887 for his flexible belt design that allowed the doors to be opened and closed automatically - forever improving the safety and efficiency of elevators. Reliant applauds Alexander Mile’s ingenuity. #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackInventors

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## Tags

blackinventors, blackhistorymonth

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