Fire escape devices

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1976-10-26

1978-09-19

Machado, Reinaldo P.

Fire escape, ladder, or scaffold

Torso harness

Strand-engaging, with descent retarder

188 655, A62B 116

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041147260

ABSTRACT:
A fire escape device comprises a pair of arms pivotally connected together at respective ends for movement between an open position and a closed position. The distal ends of the arms can be fastened together when the arms are in the closed position. The arms are provided with respective means each defining at least a part of a passage and when the arms are in the closed position the respective means cooperate to thereby define a tortuous passageway between the arms for a rope or cable. The fire escape device can be used in a fire escape apparatus including also a length of cable and a harness. In operation a person attaches one end of the cable to a support, attaches the device to the cable and attaches a harness supporting him to the device; he then descends along the cable to the ground with the fire escape device braking his rate of descent.

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patent: 682869 (1901-09-01), Hammerly
patent: 814458 (1906-03-01), Kramer
patent: 930580 (1909-08-01), Weinstock

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