Static structures (e.g. – buildings) – Article or material supported cover
Patent
1997-05-30
1998-11-03
Smith, Creighton
Static structures (e.g., buildings)
Article or material supported cover
52 5, B62D 6304
Patent
active
058292004
ABSTRACT:
The apparatus includes fire retardant blankets normally stowed within housings in place on a building roof structure or below a roof eave. Cables extract the blankets for deployment over a roof. Fire retardant wall blankets stowed in housings adjacent roof eaves are deployed by gravity. For protection of a building end wall having a gable,a blanket support is carried subjacent the end of a roof structure and , upon release , of the support the same pivots to the horizontal whereat a fire retardant blanket is deployed. Associated with the blanket support is a triangularly shaped gable blanket which deploys adjacent the gable. A modification of the apparatus includes a deck mounted blanket housing in which is stowed a fire retardant blanket drawn over the deck and downwardly by a winch and cables. A further modification includes a blanket housing atop a roof ridge with roof mounted cable and blanket supports. A winch retrieves cables attached to a combination roof and wall blanket to draw same into place and over cable and blanket supports and downwardly past a deck. Solenoid actuated guide pins permit the course of each cable to be altered during blanket deployment.
REFERENCES:
patent: 5608992 (1997-03-01), Floyd
Jones Don N.
Smith Mary Carol
Givnan, Jr. James D.
Smith Creighton
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