Elevator – industrial lift truck – or stationary lift for vehicle – Stationary lift for roadway vehicle or required component... – Having specific drive means for support
Patent
1981-12-09
1983-06-07
Noland, Kenneth W.
Elevator, industrial lift truck, or stationary lift for vehicle
Stationary lift for roadway vehicle or required component...
Having specific drive means for support
182142, B66B 900
Patent
active
043866808
ABSTRACT:
A system for enabling rescue of the occupants of a multistoried building. The system includes a lookout member adapted to be fixedly attached to the roof of the building by way of D-rings or the like. The lookout member is comprised of a crane adapted to overhang the edge of the building. A pulley is attached to one end of the crane and a first cable, of a length sufficient to extend from the ground to the pulley and from the pulley to the ground, is reeved through the pulley and has first and second ends. A drum is provided on the ground for reeling the first end of the cable in and out. A housing large enough to contain and support a plurality of people and adapted to be raised and lowered along the side of the building is provided in order to allow escape of occupants from the building in emergency situations. A yoke is adapted to be connected to the second end of the cable for being raised from the ground to the crane, to which it may be firmly but releasably attached. A second cable is provided. One end of it connects the yoke to the housing and the other end is connected to a power source located on the ground for raising and lowering the housing along the side of the building.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3860092 (1975-01-01), Holmes
patent: 4018306 (1977-04-01), Lyons
Mills Jerry W.
Multi-Story Transporters, Inc.
Noland Kenneth W.
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