Fire escape – ladder – or scaffold – Combined
Patent
1997-12-11
1999-01-26
Chin-Shue, Alvin
Fire escape, ladder, or scaffold
Combined
89 3605, F41H 508
Patent
active
058628827
ABSTRACT:
A ballistic assault ladder for utilization in counter-terrorism and hostage rescue activities and the like. The preferred embodiment of the present invention contemplates a ladder having a standard rung-type design, the ladder having first and second edges, a front face and a back face, the back face having situated about the supports of the ladder a spacer and engagement hardware configured to securely engage ballistic-resistant material, forming a shield which is spaced from the rungs of the ladder so as to allow a user to utilize the ladder as a shield in a hostile area while approaching a target, by holding the rungs from the front face, and utilize the ladder in a traditional fashion once the user has reached the target. The present invention also includes a method of approaching a hostile target utilizing the ballistic assault ladder of the present invention, wherein the user grasps the ladder in a designated fashion in a protective capacity while approaching a target, and utilizes said ladder in a designated fashion upon reaching the target. The preferred embodiment of the present invention further contemplates a port or window situated in the shield, the port or window also fabricated from a ballistic material.
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Brady Ronald N.
Mullin Geoffrey M.
Chin-Shue Alvin
Regard, LTD Joseph J.
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