Low profile vehicle escape hatch assembly
US6540288B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 8, 2001 |
| Grant date | Apr 1, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 8, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49881
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An escape hatch assembly mountable in an opening in the roof of a vehicle which includes a frame member having an egress opening defined by upstanding side walls that are arranged to extend upwardly into the opening in the roof of the vehicle, a flange member extending outwardly from the lower portion of said frame member and arranged to abut the inside surface of the roof of the vehicle; and attachment elements for securing the flange member to the inside surface of the roof of the vehicle. A method of installing the escape hatch upwardly through an opening the roof of a vehicle is also disclosed.
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