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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8141681 | Tower climbing assist device A climb assist system is disclosed that dynamically adjust the rate and level of assist of a climber as the climber needs may change over the period of traverse of the ladder. A sensor detects the state of a person, such as the load exerted by the climber on a ladde... | 03/27/2012 |
| 7370725 | Motorized rungless ladder A device supported by a ground surface and a structure for at least one of elevating and descending a user. The device includes a first guide rail having a first channel extending along a length thereof and a second guide rail having a second channel extending along... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7357223 | Platform lift apparatus with integrated ladder for accessing attic storage space A platform lift system includes a mounting frame that is fixedly engaged into a scuttle hole formed in a horizontal supporting surface (i.e., attic floor or room ceiling) and a foldable ladder that is supported by the frame. A separate trolley carries a lift platfor... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7303049 | System for people with limited mobility or with elevated risk of falling A system for people with limited mobility or with elevated risk of falling. Embodiments of the invention include internal walls that do not extend to the ceiling, a track system, a joist which is able to move on the track system, a carriage which is able to move on ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7281607 | Elevating device The elevating device of the present invention is comprised of first, second, and third dovetail members that are interlockingly engaged. First dovetail member is secured to an object or an independent surface such as a tree or a ladder. First and second dovetail mem... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7270297 | Hoist for aircraft cabin construction A device is provided for hoisting a module for mounting into an overhead space, such as the crown of an aircraft fuselage. The device includes a frame that supports the module, and a lifting device that lifts the first frame to properly place the module. The lifting... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7270217 | Exterior fire resistant, passenger elevator system The methodology and advantages that are provided in the present invention are intended to provide assistance to fire fighters and other emergency care-givers with life saving tools during fires and other smoke related emergencies that render fire and smoke victims h... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7232009 | Ascension/descension apparatus and method A pole ascension apparatus and associated method are disclosed. According to one embodiment, the apparatus includes a track connected to a pole and a portable platform portion detachably connectable to the track. The portable platform portion may move upwardly and d... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7195100 | System and method for an escapable multistory building A system and method for allowing escape of many persons from a multistory building over a short period of time. The method and system include strategic placement and use of anchor points and components in conjunction with escape kits or devices so as to allow increa... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7165650 | High-rise, fire-fighting, rescue and construction equipment An elevator system for traveling on a rail attached to the outside of a high-rise building. One elevator has a telescopic arm attached for reaching any position on or above the building. The telescopic arm consists of two parts, which are interconnected with a pivot... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7143981 | Parachute rescue system for multistory buildings The present invention relates to a parachute rescue system which is intended for rescuing people from danger zones and comprises a parachute and a seat. The seat can be maneuvered outwards into the open air from a multistory building by means of a guiding device thr... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7044313 | Portable hoist A portable hoist for preferably lifting and moving a trowel machine is disclosed. The portable hoist is comprised of a base and a plurality of legs coupled with the base. A foot is rotatably attached to one end of each of the legs. The rotatable attachment allows th... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6830126 | Rapid escape system for buildings A rapid escape system for buildings including at least one ride unit for a corresponding at least one building occupant to exit via an elevator-type shaft or tube or down the outside of a building at a rapid, predetermined and substantially constant descent velocity... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6523318 | Integral, external carrying track for building A carrying track for a building, which includes a building including a plurality of floors, a track extending from a lower floor of the building to a floor above the lower floor, the track structurally forming part of the floors and part of an outside sur... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6338175 | Movable safety tunnel for use during bridge maintenance A movable safety tunnel rides on parapets within a bridge. The safety tunnel is locked in place in a respective section of the bridge while maintenance or other operations are performed on that section of the bridge. This allows the traffic to flow throug... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6282863 | Scaffoldless tank erection method A method of erecting the shell of an aboveground storage tank involves erection of the first shell ring; erecting the second and higher shell rings by using a mobile man lift to provide access for the construction personnel to the shell plates being erect... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6170106 | Movable safety tunnel for use during bridge maintenance A movable safety tunnel rides on parapets within a bridge. The safety tunnel is locked in place in a respective section of the bridge while maintenance or other operations are performed on that section of the bridge. This allows the traffic to flow throug... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6082493 | Method and apparatus for suspending worker's scaffolds over the sides of buildings An apparatus for attachment of a davit mount for holding a scaffolding over the side of a building attaches directly to a structural column of the building, and eliminates the need for both a safety anchor located atop and within the roof inwardly from th... | 07/04/2000 |
| 5967943 | Trampoline with elastic frame attachment system A trampoline including a trampoline mat, a frame surrounding the trampoline mat, and an attachment system for connecting the frame to the trampoline mat. The attachment system includes a plurality of elastic straps connected to the periphery of the trampo... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5927432 | Rescue apparatus Rescue apparatus including a track mounted vertically on an outside surface of a building, a pulley mounted on the building above the track, a non-rescue-grade guide cable arranged for moving along the track, an upper end of the guide cable engaging the p... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5868217 | Suspended work platform A new suspended work platform for providing a platform for working on projects that can be raised out of the way when not in use. The inventive device includes a support structure, a platform member, and a suspension structure for suspending the platform ... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5845739 | Suspension support device for an outer wall working machine A suspension support device provided movably on the upper surface of a building for suspending, by means of ropes, an outer wall working machine having fitting and moving members which can be fittedly engaged in a pair of guide grooves formed vertically o... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5715906 | Moving work floor push-up expansion floor device A push up expansion floor for providing a work floor is adjustable and mounted on vertical square shafts. The floor can move up and down on the shafts, can be locked in place on the shafts, and has adjustable extension members for increasing floor area ab... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5713430 | Device for treating exterior surfaces for structures A device for vertical as well as horizontal snapling along and across an exterior surface of a structure such as a building comprising a substantially horizontal guiding member being secured onto the edge of the roof of the structure, a horizontally trans... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5649607 | Escape assembly An escape assembly has two rows of parallel slide frames positioned on an outer wall. A curved slip frame connects to a last slide frame of each row of parallel slide frames. A slide rail connects to each slide frame. Each slide frames has an H-shaped mid... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5634528 | Mobile work station A work station is disclosed comprising: an envelope (20) having a top section (30), a bottom section (31), first (32) and second (33) end sections, and first (34) and second (35) side sections to shelter workers and to contain debris, each section being s... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5622237 | Portable hoist system A portable hoist system suitable for mounting to a pair of rails includes a vertical support, an inclined boom connected to the vertical support and a hoist secured to the boom. Clamping members are provided at the lower ends of the vertical support and t... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5582467 | Displaceable working apparatus with extensible boom A displaceable working apparatus provided with a platform having an extensible boom and being displaced on a guide rail is disclosed. The apparatus has a main frame secured to a main support which is movably secured to the guide rail and a main stabilizin... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5431246 | Device for displacing a gondola A device for displacing a gondola in the vertical and horizontal direction alongside a building has a guide rail with a first and a second end connected to the building. A carriage is slidably connected to the guide rail. A gondola is connected to the car... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5423398 | Mobile support device for window washers and the like A movable support device for supporting a window-washer along a side wall of a building for cleaning windows. The device has a foldable framework that can be folded into a compact position for ease of handling and transport, and includes a pair of adjusta... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5368124 | Device suspending a working cage A device for suspending a working cage includes an arm, a swivel arm mounted rotatably horizontally to the end portion of the arm, a first sheave mounted rotatably horizontally to the arm at a location behind the end portion to which the swivel arm is mou... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5343979 | Working gondola A working gondola which carries a worker for cleaning e.g. glass windows of a building structure, has two powered winches for winding and unwinding two ropes respectively for up-, down-, left-, and rightward movement of its gondola, whereby cleaning of an... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5027921 | Method and device for transporting and distributing materials and/or equipment around the periphery of a building Device and method for transporting and distributing materials and/or equipment at the periphery of a building by using a carrier structure similar to a scaffolding or to a working or circulation walkway filled with a parapet including a carriage having at... | 07/02/1991 |
| 4951779 | Multiuser high-rise building fire escape device A multiuser high-rise building fire escape device includes a basic bearing frame assembly alternatively mountd on the roof or either floor of a high-rise building, and several cabins mounted on the tracks of the basic bearing frame assembly and suspended ... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4811819 | Device for horizontally moving an apparatus working at a high location A device for horizontally moving an apparatus such as a gondola working at a high location such as a wall surface of a building comprises a mounting frame fixedly provided on the upper end portion of a structure and having a vertically extending rotary sh... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4756387 | Staircase lift A staircase lift includes upper and lower support girders fixedly disposed along stairs, vertical rods disposed between the support girders, inclined support rods fixed on the vertical rods, a load receiver in the form of a platform or a seat with a back ... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4660678 | Service suspension basket arrangement The invention relates to a service suspension basket which is adapted to move on rails or similar mounting means which are secured on the under side of platform deck or on a similar, downwardly facing foundation, the service basket is supported via a numb... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4564086 | Transport seat for conveying disabled travellers through a stairwell opening of a passenger carrying vehicle A transport seat for conveying disabled travellers through a stairwell opening of a passenger carrying vehicle is disclosed. An elongate boom section is pivotally connected to a support base located exterior of the vehicle and is intended to extend over t... | 01/14/1986 |
| 4546852 | Adjustable service platform apparatus for a gantry crane An adjustable service platform apparatus for a gantry crane has an elongated base frame generally comforming in size and shape to a conventional load carrying lifting spreader, and twin service platform units secured to opposite lateral ends of the base f... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4473160 | Apparatus for lowering articles from a building An apparatus for lowering articles from a building including a tower having a boom extending therefrom. A transfer carriage is slideably mounted on the boom and has a latching mechanism for engagement with an end plate on the boom. The carriage also has a... | 09/25/1984 |
