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Rescue system on high-rise buildings

US4433752A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 14, 1981
Grant dateFeb 28, 1984
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Expiry dateOct 14, 2001

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA62B1/02
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A fire-proof rescue system for high-rise buildings comprises an upright rail fixed to a face of the building and a rescue cabin movable upwardly and downwardly of the building and having a gear engageable with the rail. The system further includes a gear transmission unit, a cable drum with a cable thereon, and a deflecting roller mounted above the rail and operative for taking up the cable from the cable drum.

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