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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7278601 | Speed-adjustable life-saving apparatus Provided is speed-adjustable life-saving apparatus which comprises a housing, a drum disposed in the housing, a life rope and a resistance wheel hub motor. One end of the life rope is fastened and wound on the drum. The resistance wheel hub motor disposed in the dru... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7055653 | Escape device A shaft with a gear and a small-diameter drum mounted and a different shaft with a gear and a large-diameter drum mounted are axially mounted in a rotatable condition across the inside of a housing. The gears are engaged with each other. A case has a horizontally lo... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6966407 | Escape-Right The Escape-Right is an emergency escape system comprising: a passenger harness, a cable, a reel, a shaft fixed to the reel permitting rotation of the reel as the cable is unrolled, a reduction gear assembly, a centrifugal brake assembly, a housing enclosing the brak... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6965791 | Implantable biosensor system, apparatus and method An implantable biosensor assembly and system includes an enzymatic sensor probe from which subcutaneous and interstitial glucose levels may be inferred. The assembly may be associated by direct percutaneous connection with electronics, such as for signal amplificati... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6962235 | Apparatus for exterior evacuation from buildings An apparatus for safely evacuating a person within a prescribed weight range from a multistory building by enabling the person to exit from the interior of the building to the outside very quickly and to descend to the ground or lower surface alongside the exterior ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6832668 | Descender apparatus A compact descender apparatus which is easy to use and easy to store for lowering a person from an elevated position to a relatively lower position, having a generally cylindrical housing; a spool mounted for rotation in the housing having an axis of rotation which ... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6607055 | Emergency escape pulley structure An emergency escape pulley structure includes a main shaft on which a plurality of rope wheels are mounted. The main shaft actuates a deceleration gear set, so as to link a braking wheel. The rope wheels are controlled by a control member to turn independ... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6450293 | Fire escape device A fire escape device includes first and second cable drums rotatably mounted on a mounting shaft and spaced apart from each other axially, first and second support cables respectively wound around hub portions of the cable drums, and a coupling mechanism ... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6401863 | Multi-purpose portable davit anchoring system A new multi-purpose portable davit anchoring system is provided, having a sectional vertical support mast which comes apart for compact stowage and is easily reassembled. The support mast incorporates a screw jack assembly which adjusts the height of the ... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6371244 | Escape device A worm gear mechanism driven by an electric motor and operatively coupled to a reel having a length of high tensile line for an emergency escape from a high structure. The reel is arranged within a casing, and a belt is connected to the casing for support... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6129302 | Means of securing against impermissible unreeling of a belt element The invention relates to a device for securing against the impermissible unreeling speed of a belt element (80) from a shaft (82) of a lifter (70) used for transporting a handicapped person; the shaft is connected to a first gear wheel (84), in order to a... | 10/10/2000 |
| 5979601 | Telescopic emergency egress device A telescopic emergency egress device includes an outer tube having a front end and a back end, an inner tube having a front end and being telescopically movable along the outer tube, a spring compressed to push the inner tube to move from a retracted posi... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5913383 | Fire escape device for lowering people from a high rise A fire escape device for lowering people from a high-rise, including a casing having a hanger for hanging on a support in a high-rise from which the user is going to escape, a driving pulley mounted inside the casing, a cable wound round the driving pulle... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5842542 | Single rope descending device A single rope descending device, especially a portable descending device for use of a single person, comprises a receiving housing, a cap, an adjusting nut, and a rope windlass. The receiving housing is made up of a left and a right semi-circular hollow h... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5645139 | Circulatable ladder The present invention relates generally to the safety equipment of a circulatable ladder. The device requires no automatic power and can be operated for heavy loading capacity. The device includes a track set, a circulatable chain mounted along the track ... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5590740 | Descending device for emergent escape from a building A power-free descending device for emergent escape from a building which comprises a frame having a hook engaged on the top thereof for hanging on fixed objects and having an opening on central bottom thereof, two partition boards vertically positioned in... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5581901 | Lifesaving apparatus A lifesaving apparatus comprising a scale usable as a life line, the scale comprising a high tensile strength wire with graduations in a longitudinal direction thereof, a drum for winding the metal wire thereonto, a casing accommodating the drum while per... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5383285 | Scale usable as life line A scale usable as a life line includes a metal wire 5 of high tensile strength with graduation 6 in a longitudinal direction thereof, a drum 2 for winding the metal wire 5 thereonto, a casing 1 accommodating the drum 2 while permitting the same to rotate,... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5348117 | Rescue system A rescue system includes a hoist including a backplate; a rope drum mounted on the backplate for rotation about an axis extending substantially perpendicular to the backplate, the rope drum having a rope engaging surface located between a pair of circular... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5343981 | Emergency cable descent system An emergency cable descent system for lowering a person from a building in an emergency situation. The system includes a boom which may be pivoted outside a window of a building to support a cable away from an exterior of the building. The cable is contai... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5186275 | Highrise family fire escape device A fire escape device enabling persons to be lowered from tall structures. The device features a cable spool about which a cable is wound for at least one revolution. A helical channel is defined on the outer surface of the cable spool for the cable to rid... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5168958 | Elevating and lowering apparatus The elevating and lowering apparatus comprises a baseplate (1) on which a freely rotatable lowering pulley (2) including a back-run safety is mounted. A toothed crown (7) is mounted on the side of the lowering pulley facing the baseplate, the teeth (7a) o... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5147013 | Confined space entry apparatus Apparatus for moving personnel or materials through an opening in a sidewall of a vessel and down into the vessel wherein a lower support and an upper support are mounted on the portion of the sidewall defining the opening and have a tripod supported ther... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5127490 | Emergency descent device An emergency descent device includes a casing, a rotation retarding device, a suspension gear pulley, a cable extending around the suspension gear pulley and a cable guiding unit. The cable guiding unit includes a pair of spaced upper rollers and a lower ... | 07/07/1992 |
| 5101935 | Hoisting and rescue apparatus The present invention provides an apparatus that can be used for hoisting and rescue purposes at significant elevations such as in high rise buildings.... | 04/07/1992 |
| 5065839 | Escape system An escape system for enabling occupants to escape from the upper levels of buildings includes a vessel suspended from at least two fire-resistant cables spaced apart upon the surface of the vessel, the vessel itself being of fire-resistant material and be... | 11/19/1991 |
| 5010980 | Assembly for lowering a person to safety from a building An assembly for lowering a person to safety from a building under a descent operation that is controlled by the person without requiring such person to manipulate a hand operated device, such as a lever. The assembly includes a rope which is connected to ... | 04/30/1991 |
| 4997064 | Device for automatically securing a climber climbing a wall This invention relates to a device for automatically securing a climber climbing a wall, wherein it comprises: a shaft guided in rotation, at least one drum comprising a groove for receiving a line wound around the drum at least once, an irreversible control m... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4942943 | Roofing safety device A roofing safety device, adapted to be used in connection with substantially all roof configurations comprises an upright support, adapted to be secured to the roof of a building, having at least one self-braking mechanism and cable assembly attached ther... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4903797 | Apparatus for escaping from building on fire The present invention relates to an apparatus for escaping from a building on fire. The apparatus comprises a body frame with a gondola, a pin-wheel, a rolling drum, an anchor, a weight, an inside and out side blocks, a projection and a pair of stoppers s... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4852692 | Roofing safety device A roofing safety device, adapted to be used in connection with substantially all roof configurations comprises an upright support, adapted to be secured to the roof of a building, having at least one self-braking mechanism and cable assembly attached ther... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4712645 | Fire escape device A fire escape device suitable for receiving a person or persons to be safely descended from a relatively high elevation to the ground. The device includes a substantially box-like housing which contains a drum with a supporting cable and gear system. A ba... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4674599 | High rise fire escape mechanism A high rise fire escape mechanism uses a flat cable having notches to lower the victim. The cable is wound around a notched sprocket mounted inside a housing on a first axle. A second axle and an escapement mechanism mesh with the first axle to mechanical... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4650033 | Gravity impelled personal lowering vehicle A descent vehicle for persons to lower themselves in a controlled manner by gravity from a high place or building on the outside. The unit rides on a rope secured to the building or high place and allows riders of different weights sitting on the seat of ... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4645034 | Descent system A descent apparatus to control the descent of people or materials from physical heights, for example, buildings, aircraft, ships, trees or mountains and may be used for business, pleasure, and military purposes, under routine or emergency circumstances. T... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4598793 | Sky-ride emergency escape system This invention relates to an emergency escape system for escape from elevated structures such as sky-scrapers, high-rise apartment or office buildings, etc., which system enables one to lower oneself from any level of a high-rise building to ground level ... | 07/08/1986 |
| 4588046 | Device for lowering a load along a line Escape device comprising a holder 1 in which is guided a flat belt 23 and which accommodates at least one brake shoe 12a on which a force is exerted depending upon the weight of the load and which is directed toward the belt 23.... | 05/13/1986 |
| 4567963 | Eddy current retarder for use in emergency escape as from higher stories of a building A device utilizing energy conversion into heat by eddy currents for braking the descent of a refugee as from higher stories of a building in the event of a fire or other emergency. Included is a payoff reel rotatably mounted on a frame for paying off wire... | 02/04/1986 |
| 4511123 | Safety device A safety device for preventing injuries to a worker as a result of a fall includes a housing which is intended to be supported at an elevated position where the worker is working and a cable which is adapted to be connected to a harness or belt worn by th... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4503933 | Building evacuation device An emergency device which is stowed into a compact enclosure attached to the lintel of an upper-story window to facilitate evacuation in case of fire. The device comprises a windlass upon which is coiled a sturdy web supporting a body harness. The unrolli... | 03/12/1985 |
