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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7370843 | Retractable load support system A retractable load support system for effectively lifting a load in a controlled manner. The retractable load support system includes a frame, a gerotor attached to a main shaft within said frame, a first spool attached to the gerotor, a biasing device connected to ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7357224 | Personal emergency escaping device from skyscrapers Escape device that comprises a sliding box worn by each escaping person, such that the escape device is combined with an escape cable. The sliding box comprises a supporting structure; a driven wheel supported in the structure for rotation, and adapted to be in enga... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7219765 | Device for the arrangement of a personnel-operated apparatus in the ceiling area of a stage or an auditorium A work platform for a lighting operator or a cameraman is described, which has a mounting for the apparatus to be operated and a seat for the operator. The work platform consists thereby of foldable sidewalls, which in a transport position lie parallel with the floo... | 05/22/2007 |
| 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 |
| 6810997 | Controlled descent device A controlled descent device for use in industrial or recreational settings for controlled descent of a user from an upper level to a lower level. The device comprises principally a steel housing, an internal spring-loaded drum on which a webbing line is wound, and a... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6745872 | Refuge device from high place A modified hole is simply fitted and retained to a rotary shaft so that a pulley may be coupled so as to be rotated together with the rotary shaft, in particular, pulley forming plates are coupled in a rotation preventing manner but slidably to the rotary shaft, an ... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6672428 | Personal descent apparatus A small and easily portable apparatus for safely descending from a high elevation, comprising a drum rotatably mounted on a mounting frame; a body securing device for securing the mounting frame to the body of a user; and a line wound around the drum, hav... | 01/06/2004 |
| 5826679 | Emergency escape device for buildings An emergency escape device for buildings in accordance with the present invention comprises a rotatably supported axle, a reel mounted on the shaft to rotate therewith, a string wound around the axle and having a first end securely attached to the axle an... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5794880 | Rope drum A driven barrel of a winch device includes a closed cylindrical space (16) which is concentric with the barrel and accommodates a piston (17) which can move on an axis (12) from one end of the cylindrical space to the other and is in non-rotatable connect... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5494133 | Controlled weight-lowering device A controlled weight-lowering device is presented which allows an individual to descend from a building at a predetermined rate of descent. The device can be permanently attached to the building or it can be portable. The device has an outer bracket which ... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5083633 | Roping-down device The device for roping down includes a shaft 2 with a central portion which forms a reel 5 for coiling up band rope 6. The two end sections of shaft 2 form brake rotors 9 and 10, which are equipped with wings 11. The wings 11, which rotate during the uncoi... | 01/28/1992 |
| 4867276 | Fast-lowering hydraulic equipment A fast-lowering hydraulic equipment is described, fully automatic (10) which includes a box (11) with two chambers (12, 13) separated by a partition wall (14) where a central supporting shaft (19) is arranged. A chain (42), rope (71) or steel cable (66) w... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4781269 | Descent regulator and escape system The invention provides an escape system that enables automatic and unmonitored lowering of a body from a building or other height. The system includes a frame portion installed in a building so that it can be placed in or moved to a window in an emergency... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4722422 | Emergency escape apparatus An emergency escape apparatus allows safe escape from a tall building on fire. It includes a case carried by a user on his back. A wire wound around a reel mounted in the case has one end secured to the case. With the other end of the wire secured to the ... | 02/02/1988 |
| 4688659 | Emergency descent device An emergency descent device includes a fluid-filled chamber with telescopic vanes of variable vane surface for self-adjusting the retarding force of the fluid, and an annular friction member in the chamber for simultaneous rotation with the vane members w... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4655327 | Impeller type descent slowing device A descent slowing device is disclosed that includes a housing having an input driving shaft and a driving pulley fitted thereon and accommodating therein a gear train and an impeller adapted to be driven through the gear train by a driving pulley about wh... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4653609 | Controlled descent apparatus A controlled descent apparatus for lowering a person from an elevated place includes a cable which is wound on a drum and is unwound from the drum by the weight of the person to effect the descent. To limit the rate of descent, the drum turns as the cable... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4616735 | Escape device for use in high-rise structures A fire escape device is disclosed for use in lowering persons from high-rise structures. The device comprises a frame having a spool rotatably mounted thereon, with a cable being wound around the spool. There is a first sprocket wheel fixed to the spool a... | 10/14/1986 |
| 4554997 | Emergency descent device An improved descent device including a rotating spool on which is wound a cable is provided with a fluid rotation-retarding means having a plurality of vane members mounted for rotation in a fluid-filled chamber. The vane member is comprised of a vane she... | 11/26/1985 |
| 4550804 | Climbing assist apparatus having controlled descent and escape mechanism A climbing assist apparatus for oil derricks and the like comprises a cable which is attached to the worker and is trained over a sheave at the crown portion of the rig, then connected to a counterweight in order to remove slack from the cable as the work... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4523664 | Safety descent device A portable descent device for lowering an object at a controlled speed has a rotating spool carrying wrapped cable mounted within a casing. The spool rotates about a fixed shaft in a sealed chamber containing a viscous liquid. A series of alternating, clo... | 06/18/1985 |
| 4520900 | Fire escape apparatus for use in high-rise buildings and the like A personnel escape mechanism for emergency evacuation of a high-rise building. An escape support for personnel in the form of harnesses or a protective cage is suspended from a trolley, riding on a rail extending externally from the building. The escape s... | 06/04/1985 |
| 4493396 | Winch for safely lowering a person at a controlled rate A winch for use in safely lowering a person from an elevated position comprising a cylindrical casing, a rotatable shaft mounted on a pair of bearings located in the casing, a spool affixed to the shaft, a cam plate affixed to the shaft, a brake disc affi... | 01/15/1985 |
| 4480716 | High rise escape device A casing incorporates a spool having a cable wound thereon. One end of the cable is fixed to the spool and the other end passes from the casing. A safety belt is secured to the casing and arranged to support a human body. The extending free end of the cab... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4473132 | Fire escape mechanism A device and method for safely removing occupants of multi-story buildings under conditions of fire and catastrophe by allowing one occupant at a time to don a harness attached to the device and safely jump, with his rate of descent controlled so that he ... | 09/25/1984 |
| 4463830 | Reel for a life-line A reel for a life-line comprising a frame, a winding member rotatably journalled in said frame and damping means connected on the one hand with the frame and on the other hand with the winding member for counteracting the rotation of the winding member, s... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4452430 | Safety device for lowering persons and loads A safety device for lowering persons and loads comprises a two-piece casing, the two halves of which are symmetrical forming a cylinder therebetween, in which a piston provided with flow channels for a medium is fitted to move axially, the circumference o... | 06/05/1984 |
| 4437546 | Fire escape device A fire escape device includes a housing with a reel journalled for rotational movement within the housing. A cable is fixed at one end thereof to the reel and is wound upon the reel with the other end thereof extending through an opening in the housing. T... | 03/20/1984 |
| 4416351 | Reel for a life-line The invention relates to a reel for a life-line comprising a frame, a winding member journalled in said frame so as to be rotatable about a rotary axis, damping means connected on the one hand with the frame and on the other hand with the winding member a... | 11/22/1983 |
| 4327818 | Sky shepherd 1 An apparatus for persons to be lowered to a ground from upper stories of buildings, in case of a fire, or the like; the device including a frame suspended outside a window, two heels of ropes supported on the frame, a seat on the end of each rope, one rop... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4301892 | Device for the ascension and descension of high altitudes In a preferred embodiment, a fire emergency descent device utilizing straps is securable onto a persons back, and a spool-mounted line (wire) is controllably releasable through overhead wire guide supports adjustable to alter the hanging position of the s... | 11/24/1981 |
