Fire Escape Device (Ladders with Safety Cord and Fall Arrest System)

Abstract

Systems and methods are disclosed herein for a fire escape device in form of ladder that can pivotally be mounted to a support platform in form of a window opening or a balcony railing or fix to an interior wall with anchors and provides a safe escape route in case of fires primarily because of its safety cord system. The assembly allows users to fasten a safety belt/harness/full body harness around his body and attaches its lanyard to the top part of the safety cord with a pair of carabiners. Once secured user can start descending and due to the length of each safety cord being about two meters, user must reattach the harness/belt's lanyard to the next safety cord while descending.

Claims

1. A Fire Escape Devise consisting of a main assembly in the form of a ladder and further comprising of: two flexible rope side supports; two heavy duty safety carabiners or hooks at the top end of ladder; series of anti-slip rungs attached to the flexible rope side support; set of safety cords sewed to one of the sides supports between the rungs; and a fall arrest system in form of safety belt/harness/full body harness comprised of: the belt/harness' body; lanyard attached to the body; pair of carabiners for securing the lanyard to the ladder's safety cord.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0029] FIG. 1 is a partial top view of the fire escape ladder with carabiners and two of safety cords attached, including hooks as an alternative attachment for window access.

[0030] FIG. 2 is a view of the safety belt with a lanyard and hooks.

[0031] FIG. 3 is a view of the safety harness with a lanyard and hooks.

[0032] FIG. 4 is a partial view of an embodiment of the fire escape ladder and the safety belt.

[0033] FIG. 5 is a manual for the fire escape device featuring a safety belt.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0034] Detailed descriptions of the preferred embodiment are provided herein. It is to be understood, however, that the present invention may be embodied in various forms. Therefore, specific details disclosed herein are not to be interpreted as limiting, but rather as a basis for the claims and as a representative basis for teaching one skilled in the art to employ the present invention in virtually any appropriately detailed system, structure or manner.

[0035] The current invention in its preferred embodiment discloses a fire escape ladder with security belt/harness/full body harness to provide maximum protection to the user in emergency situation.

[0036] Referring to the FIG. 1, this invention provides a fire escape ladder comprising of two heavy duty safety carabiners (10) or hooks (17) for attaching to balcony railing or window frame respectively, a series of anti-slip rungs (11), attached to the flexible rope side supports (13) and a set of safety cords (12) sewed to one of the sides supports between the rungs. The length of each safety cord is about two meters. The fire escape ladder doesn't require any assembly. The safety hooks/carabiners allow for the ladder to be quickly attached to a window or a balcony railing in multiple ways.

[0037] The ladder as per its additional embodiments is fully deployed when the hooks or carabiners are secured, and the ladder is lowered out of a window or a balcony to allow a safe descend. Referring to FIG. 2 the safety belt is comprised of a body (14), a lanyard (16) with a pair of safety carabiners on one end while another end is attached to the body. Referring to FIG. 3 featuring harness being comprised of a body (18), a lanyard (16) with a pair of safety carabiners on one end while another end is attached to the body. The pair of carabiners (16) is used for attaching the belt/harness to the ladder's safety cord (12) which is shown in FIG. 4 drawing, to allow user perform a secured descend.

[0038] While a specific embodiment has been shown and described, many variations are possible. With time, additional features may be employed. The particular shape or configuration of the platform or the interior configuration may be changed to suit the system or equipment with which it is used.

[0039] Having described the invention in detail, those skilled in the art will appreciate that modifications may be made to the invention without departing from its spirit. Therefore, it is not intended that the scope of the invention be limited to the specific embodiment illustrated and described. Rather, it is intended that the scope of this invention be determined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

[0040] The Abstract of the Disclosure is provided to allow the reader to quickly ascertain the nature of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. In addition, in the foregoing detailed description, it can be seen that various features are grouped together in various embodiments for the purpose of streamlining the disclosure. This method of disclosure is not to be interpreted as reflecting an intention that the claimed embodiments require more features than are expressly recited in each claim. Rather, as the following claims reflect, inventive subject matter lies in less than all features of a single disclosed embodiment. Thus, the following claims are hereby incorporated into the detailed description, with each claim standing on its own as a separately claimed subject matter.