Special receptacle or package – For a tool
Patent
1984-07-13
1986-06-03
Price, William
Special receptacle or package
For a tool
206352, 206477, 7144, 7145, 211 708, B25F 100, B25D 100, B25B 2700
Patent
active
045924678
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
The invention relates to a device, more particularly to be secured in passenger-cars, for smashing the windows in the event of a traffic accident, the device comprising a holding plate with holes for the attachment thereof and clips for the accommodation of a hammer. In the event of an accident in which the doors of the vehicles can no longer be opened, such devices allow the persons thus locked in to smash the windows and thus to escape from the vehicle.
Devices of the type mentioned at the beginning hereof are known in omnibuses and railroad-cars, where they are used only for smashing windows after accidents. The holding plate comprises openings for its attachment to the wall and holes through which attachment screws can be passed. The holding plate is also provided with clips into which a hammer and the handle thereof may be clamped, and thus held. The hammer consists of a wooden handle and a head made of metal. The head is differently formed at both end regions in the known manner. Devices of this kind have not hitherto been common in passenger-cars, even though, in the event of an accident, the doors may jam. In this case, the only way out for the passengers is through a smashed window.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a device of the kind described which will permit simple and rapid exit of the occupants of the vehicle when the doors become jammed and can no longer be opened. In this connection, as a result of the small amount of space available within a passenger-car, it is essential, on the one hand, for the device to be stored in a protected area, and, on the other hand, for it to be readily graspable and thus be available for use within the car in the event of an accident of the type indicated.
According to the invention, and in the case of a device of the type described, this is accomplished in that the holding plate consists of a base body with T-shaped contour, in that the hammer is provided, in the vicinity of its head, with two symmetrically arranged tips and comprises, in the vicinity of the free end of the hammer-handle, a blade for cutting safety belts, and in that protective walls covering the hammer-tips and the free end of the hammer-handle are provided in the three end-areas of the T-shaped contour. The T-shaped base corresponds to the outer contour of the hammer, so that the device as a whole, consisting of the holding plate and the hammer, has an attractive appearance. The device is also small enough to be arranged within reach of the occupants of a passenger-car, for instance on the carpeting under one of the front-seats or the like. Since the hammer-head has two symmetrically arranged tips in the region of the head, it is immaterial which of the tips is used to smash the windshield, a lateral window or the rear window of the car. Thus, it is not necessary to turn the hammer while smashing the windows. Passenger-cars are also known to be fitted with safety-belts, and in many kinds of accidents they can no longer be opened at the belt-lock and must therefore be cut. The free end of the hammer-handle is, therefore, fitted with a blade to be cut quickly and easily, so that the occupants can free themselves. On the other hand, the hammer and its two tips are accommodated in the base and are thus protected. Since the blade is also concealed, inadvertent injury to the occupants need not be feared.
The hammer tips may also be conical, in which case the protective walls on the base are V-shaped. This provides a fit between the holding plate and the hammer affording protection both to the hammer tips and to the occupants of the car. Moreover these protective walls hold the hammer additionally to the clips, in other locations, so that it cannot shift in the locking plate or become loose as a result of vibrations.
The two hammer-tips may be arranged in a continuous metal insert-element, whereas the hammer-handle consists of two half-shells adapted to be connected together. The two half-shells have expanded heads enclosing the insert-element. This provides an extremely effec
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Ehrhardt Brenda J.
Fogiel Max
Price William
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