Fire escape system
US6328129A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 23, 2000 |
| Grant date | Dec 11, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 23, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA62B1/06
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A fire escape system for providing an apparatus for escape from building structures. The fire escape system includes a container having an open front, a back wall, and a door hingedly attached to the container and closeable over the open front, and further includes a motor, a switch member connected to the motor, a battery connected to the switch member, a rotatable first shaft journaled inside the container and driven by the motor, a pair of elongate flexible members carried by the rotatable first shaft, a plurality of rungs having a plurality of stand-off members at the ends thereof and being securely attached to the elongate flexible members with the stand-off members being moveably received in tracks. As a second embodiment, a winch which includes a motor carries a flexible line which is carried about two pulleys and is connected to a lift member which is operated by remote control. As a third embodiment, a spool member carries a flexible line which is carried about two pulleys and is connected to a pair of elongate flexible members which support a plurality of rungs.
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