# US 11,110,304 B2 · Integrated emergency egress equipment > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,110,304 B2 - Document ID: US11110304B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/861,827 - Filed: 2018-01-04 - Published: 2019-04-25 - Granted: 2021-09-07 - Earliest claimed: 2017-10-20 - Assignees: Textron Innovations Inc. - Applicants: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. - Inventors: Joseph Leachman - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11110304B2 ## CPC - A62B 1/16: Life-saving ropes or belts (safety belts A62B35/00; mountain guy-ropes A63B29/02; life-saving belts for use at sea B63C) - B64C 27/006: {Safety devices} - B64D 11/0633: {for devices other than life vests and intended for external use, e.g. parachutes or life rafts} - B64D 25/08: Ejecting or escaping means - B64D 47/02: Arrangements or adaptations of signal or lighting devices - A62B: DEVICES, APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR LIFE-SAVING (valves specially adapted for medical use A61M39/00; life-saving devices, apparatus or methods specially adapted for use in water B63C9/00; divers' equipment B63C11/00; specially adopted for use with aircraft, e.g. parachutes, ejector seats, {B64D17/00, B64D25/10}; rescue devices peculiar to mining E21F11/00) - B64C: AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS - B64D: EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT ## Abstract The present invention includes an emergency egress system of a vehicle, including: a rope compartment, wherein the rope compartment is located on or near a vertical plane along a longitudinal axis of the vehicle, within reach of one or more occupant seats; a rope, wherein at least a portion of the rope is stored within the rope compartment and is securely tethered to a portion of a structure of the vehicle; and a rope compartment cover to secure the rope in the rope compartment. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An emergency egress system of a vehicle, comprising: a rope compartment, wherein the rope compartment is located overhead and on a vertical plane along a longitudinal axis of the vehicle, within reach of all seated occupants of the vehicle, and wherein the rope compartment comprises one or more light sources; a rope, wherein at least a portion of the rope is stored within the rope compartment and is securely tethered to a portion of a structure of the vehicle, wherein the rope comprises a fluorescent material, wherein the one or more light sources of the rope compartment charge the fluorescent material of the rope, and wherein the rope further comprises a weight attached to an end of the rope not securely tethered to the portion of the structure of the vehicle to aid in throwing the weighted end out of the vehicle; and a rope compartment cover to secure the rope in the rope compartment. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the rope is packed, loose, tied with a breakable or tearable material, stored in a bag or pouch. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the rope further comprises a flame-retardant material or a reflective material. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the rope compartment cover comprises one or more light sources. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the rope is securely tethered to at least a portion of the structure of the vehicle within the rope compartment or outside the rope compartment. ### Claim 6 A method of supporting emergency egress from a vehicle, comprising: providing a rope in a rope compartment in an interior space of the vehicle overhead and on a vertical plane along a longitudinal axis of the vehicle, within reach of all seated occupants of the vehicle, wherein the rope compartment comprises one or more lights, wherein the rope comprises a fluorescent material, and wherein the one or more light sources of the rope compartment charge the fluorescent material of the rope, and wherein the rope further comprises a weight attached to an end of the rope not securely tethered to the portion of the structure of the vehicle to aid in throwing the weighted end out of the vehicle; permanently or semi-permanently securing the rope to a portion of a structure of the vehicle; and stowing at least a portion of the rope within the rope compartment. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein the rope is packed, loose, tied with a breakable or tearable material, stored in a bag or pouch. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein the rope further comprises a flame-retardant material or a reflective material. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein the rope compartment cover comprises one or more light sources. ### Claim 10 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein the rope is securely tethered to at least a portion of the structure of the vehicle within the rope compartment or outside the rope compartment. ### Claim 11 An emergency egress kit of a vehicle, comprising: a rope compartment capable of being secured within an interior space of a vehicle overhead and on a vertical plane along a longitudinal axis of the vehicle, wherein the rope compartment is located within reach of all seated occupants of the vehicle, and wherein the rope compartment comprises one or more light sources; and a rope, wherein at least a portion of the rope is stored within the rope compartment and is capable of being securely tethered to a portion of a structure of the vehicle, wherein the rope comprises a fluorescent material, wherein the one or more light sources of the rope compartment charge the fluorescent material of the rope, and wherein the rope further comprises a weight attached to an end of the rope not securely tethered to the portion of the structure of the vehicle to aid in throwing the weighted end out of the vehicle. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The kit of claim 11, wherein the rope is packed, loose, tied with a breakable or tearable material, stored in a bag or pouch. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The kit of claim 11, wherein the rope further comprises a flame-retardant material or a reflective material. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The kit of claim 11, further comprising a rope compartment cover, wherein the rope compartment cover comprises one or more light sources. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The kit of claim 11, wherein the rope is securely tethered to at least a portion of a structure of the vehicle within the rope compartment or outside the rope compartment. ### Claim 16 A rotorcraft, comprising: a fuselage; one or more engines coupled to the fuselage; and at least one interior space comprising an emergency egress system comprising: a rope compartment, wherein the rope compartment is located overhead and on a vertical plane along a longitudinal axis of the rotorcraft, within reach of all seated occupants of the rotorcraft, and wherein the rope compartment comprises one or more light sources; a rope, wherein at least a portion of the rope is stored within the rope compartment and is securely tethered to a portion of a structure of the rotorcraft, wherein the rope comprises a fluorescent material, wherein the one or more light sources of the rope compartment charge the fluorescent material of the rope, and wherein the rope further comprises a weight attached to an end of the rope not securely tethered to the portion of the structure of the vehicle to aid in throwing the weighted end out of the vehicle; and a rope compartment cover to secure the rope in the rope compartment. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The rotorcraft of claim 16, wherein the rope is packed, loose, tied with a breakable or tearable material, or stored in a bag or pouch. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The rotorcraft of claim 16, wherein the rope comprises a flame-retardant material or a reflective material. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The rotorcraft of claim 16, wherein the rope compartment cover comprises one or more light sources. ### Claim 20 (depends on 16) The rotorcraft of claim 16, wherein the rope is securely tethered to at least a portion of the structure of the vehicle within the rope compartment or outside the rope compartment.