Fire escape device
US4261434A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 16, 1979 |
| Grant date | Apr 14, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 16, 1999 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA62B5/00
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A device is described which provides egress for persons trapped in burning buildings. The invention comprises a portable supportive base structure having attached thereto a plurality of interconnected channel members which are manually extended to reach the upper levels of multi-storied buildings wherein trapped victims of fire may be located. Winches attached to the device enable an operator to position the extendable members in front of an upper level window whereupon the person being removed enters a personnel receptacle attached to the terminal end of the final extendable member and is thereupon lowered safely to the ground.
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