Emergency personnel lowering apparatus

Details Emergency personnel lowering apparatus Emergency personnel lowering apparatus

1977-07-13

1978-07-25

Machado, Reinaldo P.

Fire escape, ladder, or scaffold

Torso harness

Strand-engaging, with descent retarder

188 655, A62B 114

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041024311

ABSTRACT:
An emergency personnel lowering apparatus having a stowage bag including a lowering line stowed in a plurality of hanks within the bag. A lowering control mechanism and an attachment line are positioned within the bag adjacent the lowering line. A portion of the attachment line extends out of the bag and forms a pull loop. The lowering control mechanism includes an adjustable descent control mechanism which controls the area of contact between different portions of the lowering line to control the rate of descent. Plural paths are provided for the lowering line in the descent control mechanism to adapt the system for different loads. A brake mechanism is provided to stop descent if the person on the line becomes incapable of self protection on the ground.

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patent: 946588 (1910-01-01), Thuener
patent: 1463149 (1923-07-01), Barthelemy
patent: 3419236 (1968-12-01), Weber

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