Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
182048000 | CHUTE OR ESCAPE TOWER FOR PERSONNEL | 24 |
20080223656 | Self-deploying automatic inflatable fire escape (SAFE) - This invention provides a reliable means for rapid escape from a burning building when usual exits are dangerous, deploying a safe exit quickly and without requiring the child or adult user to possess unusual presence of mind, strength, manual dexterity or mechanical ability to deploy the apparatus, trained coordination or physic agility to descend. The Self-deploying Automatic inflatable Fire Escape (SAFE) is a building component containing a compressed and folded slide that is installed into an edifice during construction as an integral part of a window casement or wall, or is retrofitted under a pre-existing window, and is automatically deployed by equipment which detects a dangerous condition, sounds and alarm, notifies emergency organizations by a dial-up, opens an aperture in the wall and extends the slide by opening a valve and releasing compressed gas into an inflatable volume which is distended to become a walled chute to the ground. | 09-18-2008 |
20080245612 | Moldular, External Emergency Structure Particularly Suitable for use as a Fire Escape - This invention relates to a modular, external emergency structure particularly suitable for use as a fire escape. This structure comprises several modules stacked one on top of the other; the modules have a closed top surface featuring means suitable to open under the weight of a person and close immediately afterwards. In this way, said person falls into each module in succession in a controlled way, slowing down the fall. The structure comprises a bottom module found at ground level and several other modules, preferably different from the bottom module, to be stacked on top of the bottom module. Ideally, the height of each module should not be less than the height of the floor of the building to which it is connected; while, the height of the structure should not be less than the height of the last floor of the building to which said structure is connected. | 10-09-2008 |
20090008186 | Evacuation and rescue system for elevated structures - A personnel evacuation and rescue system provides a reliable, easy to operate, and easy to access evacuation system for personnel working on elevated surfaces in hazardous environments. The evacuation and rescue system includes a ground-mounted base unit, a tubular escape chute, an upper docking portal mounted on the work platform that is mounted onto the side of a drilling or well service mast work platform, and cables for support, deployment, and retrieval of the escape chute. A quick disconnect means for anchoring a fall restraint harness used by the personnel working on the mast platform is attached to the docking platform. | 01-08-2009 |
20100051383 | ESCAPE SYSTEM WITH SELF-ADJUSTING LENGTH - An escape system ( | 03-04-2010 |
20100213006 | Escape System for Emergency Evacuation - The invention relates to an improved escape system including a chute adapted to compensate for varying vertical distance. Elastic cords extend in a course of direction which progresses differently from vertically when the escape system has been launched and the chute is hanging vertically from the higher position to the lower position, such that tension is applied to the elastic cords. By the present invention it is realised that a longer elongation of the chute may be obtained without increasing the minimum length when the elastic cords extend in such a course of direction, because the cords hereby become longer than in a course of direction progressing straight and vertically. Since any elastic cord has a maximum strain which it may safely endure, a longer extent of such a cord subjected to maximum strain will result in a longer elongation, and hence longer maximum length while maintaining or even reducing the minimum length. One effect is therefore that the ability of the escape system to compensate for varying evacuation height is improved. | 08-26-2010 |
20110011673 | INFLATABLE UNIT - The present invention relates to an inflatable unit for evacuation purposes, said inflatable unit comprising at least a first inflatable chamber ( | 01-20-2011 |
20110226550 | High-rise building evacuation slides description - This invention's purpose is to quickly and safely evacuate people from the highest stories of a high-rise building. It is a slide, much like those on airplanes, but with more features and uses. Another part of this creation is a movable slide that is attached to a funnel, which can be carried around on fire trucks and attached to the fire truck's crane when needed for use. There is also a machine that can be used to re-wrap the slide once it has been used. The slides are packed inside an exact windowsill and will roll out of its storage space when called for. There is one every few stories and the slides are at intervals so that no collision will occur. Another feature of the slide is clear plastic covering over the top to keep people in and make it possible to direct traffic. The most important attribute of this invention is the plastic sheets that keep the walls and the slide stiff. It is through these that the air is pumped into the slide. They are the structure of the slide, keeping it from collapsing at high elevations and steep inclines. | 09-22-2011 |
20110259668 | TRIANGULAR INFLATABLE EVACUATION SLIDE - An inflatable evacuation slide, substantially triangular in cross-section, includes a base and lateral sides. The sides are formed from interlocking components, so that the slide is straight, when deployed. The inflatable evacuation slide may be used, for example, as a marine evacuation slide. | 10-27-2011 |
20110278092 | GIRT PANEL ASSEMBLY - Described are girt panel assemblies including a panel, at least two hinges coupled to the panel, and at least one fabric girt coupled to the panel. The fabric girt may also be configured to couple to an evacuation slide. The evacuation slide may, but not necessarily, include a sill tube, where an upper fabric girt is coupled to an upper surface of the sill tube and a lower fabric girt is coupled to a lower surface of the sill tube. In these examples, the sill tube applies pressure to the upper fabric girt and the lower fabric girt when inflated. As a result, the sill tube is positioned between a lower surface of the panel and the passenger vehicle when inflated. | 11-17-2011 |
20120160605 | MULTISTORY BUILDING FAST ESCAPE AND RESCUE DEVICE - An escape and rescue device for a multistory building to: a) evacuate a person or persons attached to an expandable disc support with an attachment lowered from an upper level of a building through a vertical tube, by using lesser pressure at the top and a higher pressure at the bottom, using a door at the top or at the bottom to maintain pressure or by artificial air pressure, thereby permitting the fast evacuation of many people in a short time, b) use by firemen in training, c) use at amusement parks, that would teach users of rides about reliability and safety, and d) transport firemen in a fast way from the ground to the upper floors without interfering with evacuation at congested stairways of the building. | 06-28-2012 |
20120241252 | EVACUATION SYSTEM, IN PARTICULAR FOR HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS - The invention relates to an evacuation system, in particular for high-rise buildings, comprising at least one vertically arranged sliding profiled element ( | 09-27-2012 |
20130048426 | Grain Rescue Apparatus and Method of Rescue - A rescue device for assisting in removing an individual from a particulate collapsed space comprising rectangular sheets having four sides with one longitudinal side having a male connector and the other longitudinal side having female connector. The sheets fit together by the female connector on one sheet sliding over the male connector on another sheet. The sheets can be individually inserted into the particulate, connecting one sheet at a time, this making it easier to create a rescue cavity. The sheets connect and are adapted to curl around so as to selectively create a rescue cavity of a desired size. | 02-28-2013 |
20130105245 | GIRT PANEL ASSEMBLY | 05-02-2013 |
20130333979 | ESCAPE CHUTE - An escape chute, including: an upper straight chute, a lower straight chute, a turning chute, a first rotating axle, and a second rotating axle. The turning chute includes a front section, a middle section, and a rear section. The upper straight chute and the lower straight chute are connected via the turning chute. Each chute includes: a chute base; a guard rail including a top and a bottom; and a handrail. The chute base of the upper straight chute and the chute base of the lower straight chute are connected through the chute bases of the front, the middle, and the rear sections of the turning chute. Each hinge joint between the chute bases of the corresponding chutes is provided with a hinge roller. Each butt joint is provided with a combined pulley. | 12-19-2013 |
20140166396 | Conduits and methods for use with marine evacuation systems - Conduits and methods for use evacuating a facility include a first end positioned at the facility, a second end movable between the facility and a remote location, at least one elongate member engaged with the body of the conduit and the facility, and at least one stabilization member engaged with the elongate member(s). Angled panels within the interior, oriented in opposition to adjacent panels, can permit users to transit through the body at a controllable rate. The material of the conduit or an outer sheath can protect users from flame, smoke, gas, or other hazards. The second end can engage a breakaway platform removably engaged with an escape vessel, enabling individuals to transit directly from a facility to the vessel. The elongate member(s) can pass through orifices in the platform to enable relative vertical motion between the platform/vessel and elongate member(s). | 06-19-2014 |
20140196986 | INFLATABLE EVACUATION SLIDE - An inflatable evacuation slide includes a base, one or more top tubes, a first lateral side, including a series of alternately upright and inverted generally triangular inflatable frames, each frame being coupled to neighboring frames in the series, a first common side of the base and at least one of said top tubes, and a second lateral side including a series of alternately upright and inverted generally triangular inflatable frames, each frame being coupled to neighboring frames in the series, a second common side of the base and at least one of said top tubes. The first common side of the base is opposite the second common side of the base so that the slide is generally triangular in cross-section, and the angles of the triangular frames combine to form an upwardly directed arcuate bend in the uninflated slide which straightens under the weight of the slide when inflated and deployed. | 07-17-2014 |
20140262614 | AIRCRAFT EMERGENCY ESCAPE SLIDE CONTAINER AND METHOD OF CHANGING AN AIRCRAFT EMERGENCY ESCAPE SLIDE - An emergency escape slide container includes a first portion having a first end wall and a first side wall, the first side wall and the first end wall defining a first storage space that is sized and shaped to receive an emergency escape slide. The first side wall also includes a first rolling mechanism. The emergency escape slide container also includes a second portion having a second end wall and a second side wall, the second side wall and the second end wall defining a second storage space sized and shaped to receive the emergency escape slide. The second side wall also includes a second rolling mechanism. The first portion and the second portion cooperate to define a third storage space therebetween, the third storage space being equal to a combination of the first storage space and the second storage space. | 09-18-2014 |
20140345969 | Life saving device for the home - The present invention relates to a life-saving apparatus and method for escaping from a second floor or a third floor of a burning building, wherein the life-saving apparatus includes a container, a set of wheels, an inflatable pillow, an inflatable slide, a set of canisters full of compressed gas, and a set of activators operatively connected to the canisters. | 11-27-2014 |
20150060198 | IN HOUSE HIGH RISE EVACUATION SYSTEM - A system for the evacuation of occupants of a high-rise structure in an emergency, expressly designed to be located within the high-rise structure itself. The system comprises an evacuator which operates over a 10-floor or more distance within a fire inhibiting tubular structure such as a shaft, wherein the evacuator is mounted on a centrally disposed tube mechanically descending from the upper level of the shaft to its lower level with occupants onboard, and wherein this system includes a series of such tubes, such that when occupants on the higher floors descend to the lowest level of the first shaft, they may exit to a second shaft and move to the next unit of the evacuator until they have descended to safety. | 03-05-2015 |
20150090529 | ESCAPE DEVICE AND USE METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to an escape device, involving a tube, a rail member, and a sliding unit. The tube, extending along a longitudinal direction, is provided with an exit end and intermittently with a plurality of escape openings. The rail member includes a plurality of sliding tracks sequentially connected to one another, wherein the neighboring sliding tracks are connected to each other by associating a relatively wide first end with a relatively narrow second end, the second end facing the exit end of the tube. The sliding unit comprises a deformable member which is adapted to slide on the rail member and configured to be pressed against by the second ends of the sliding tracks such that a slide resistance is generated to reduce sliding velocity. Therefore, the effects for the reduction of descending velocity as well as rapid and safe escape are achieved. | 04-02-2015 |
20160059045 | Device for emergency evacuation from high-rise buildings and constructions - The invention relates to the means of rescue of lives in extreme situations of multi-storey buildings and constructions. The objective of the invention is to provide an efficient and reliable device designed to rescue lives in emergency situations of multi-storey buildings and constructions, to simplify, to reduce price, and to improve operational properties of the device by providing a safe and rapid evacuation from each floor of buildings and constructions. The concept of the invention is that the device makes it possible to evacuate from each floor of the building, consists of a trough fastened in the shaft, which is part of a building or facility, each level of which has access to the area located inside the shaft and sites are equipped with mats with straps and gloves. | 03-03-2016 |
20160167795 | EVACUATION SLIDE COMPRISING A LIGHTING SYSTEM | 06-16-2016 |
20180022460 | Aircraft Emergency Escape Slide Container And Method Of Changing An Aircraft Emergency Escape Slide | 01-25-2018 |
182049000 | With ladder | 1 |
20140291070 | Public Building and School Evacuation System - A building evacuation system designed for the occupants of a building to escape pursuit or peril, such as fire, violence, natural catastrophe, or other emergency utilizing a deployed emergency exit incorporated into a building's exterior wall, such as a hinged latched window having an emergency exit deployment actuator mounted near the emergency exit that will simultaneously deploy an inflatable chute at the emergency exit, activate an internal audio and/or visual indicator to a central location that the emergency exit has been deployed, and initiate an automated text or voice message to the appropriate authorities, such as police and/or fire department, that the stated location's emergency exit has been deployed. | 10-02-2014 |