Fire escape – ladder – or scaffold – Endless conveyer escape – Top and bottom support
Patent
1978-07-07
1980-12-02
Machado, Reinaldo P.
Fire escape, ladder, or scaffold
Endless conveyer escape
Top and bottom support
182 3, A62B 106
Patent
active
042366003
ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides an emergency fire escape system for decending from elevated buildings during a fire. The present system in its simplies embodiment comprises of a pair of vertically oriented spaced apart continuous cables positioned along side an elevated structure having natural openings positioned between the cables, that is, windows, fire escapes, exits, or the like. The top portion of each cable passes through an adjustable pulley member rigidly affixed to the respective top portion of the building at which an given cable is located. The bottom portion of each cable is operably connected to separate gear motors having a pulley upon which each respective cable passes. The individual gear motors are synchronized such that the respective cables travel in unison over the gear motor pulleys. A separate cable is strung across and is rigidly affixed at the same elevation to the spaced a part continuous cable members which extends in a vertical position, the separate cable extending in a horizontal position. Upon operation of the gear motors, the horizontal cables can be lowered past the building exits whereby an occupant can attach a harness device that he is wearing to the horizontal cable member to thus be lowered to the ground during an escape operation.
Separate portable power connecting members and control devices are also included which are operably attached to the building structure.
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Laiche Calvin J.
Machado Reinaldo P.
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