This method enables a continuous flow of elevator cars to operate within a single shaft — with all cars travelling in the same direction without fear of collision.

这种方法使电梯在一个竖井内连续运行，所有电梯都朝着同一个方向运行，而不用担心发生碰撞。

However, with elevator cars moving very slowly and numerous instances of passengers becoming crushed or losing limbs, Paternosters were phased-out by the 1970s and less than 300 examples remain in operation today.

然而，由于这种电梯移动非常缓慢，导致乘客被压伤或失去肢体的事故层出，到 20 世纪 70 年代，Paternosters 被逐步淘汰，至今仍在使用的只有不到 300 个。