Apparatus for slowly and safely descending from a high-rise building
US6708927B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 29, 2002 |
| Grant date | Mar 23, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 17, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64D2201/00
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for slowing and safely descending from a high-rise building includes a plurality of independent airbags which are connected together to form an airbag jumpsuit, a harness mounted at sternum and back position on an outside layer of the jumpsuit, a pair of triangular wings each connected to one side of the jumpsuit, a first secondary airbag located at an upper chest portion of the jumpsuit and connected to an air pipe, a second secondary airbag located at a lower abdomen portion of the jumpsuit and connected to an air pipe, and a parachute connected to the harness and having a canopy with a plurality of tubular ribs on an outer layer which are communicated with one another and also filled with air, a top of the parachute having an orifice which is connected to the tubular ribs, a flexible air pipe being connected to a top of the parachute, a top of the parachute having two large holes and two small holes, each of the holes being connected to suspension lines of a small parachute.
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