Escape system
AssigneeSurvitec Group Limited
InventorsMaxime Boyer, Stewart Gregory, Michael Luck, Duncan McCaughan
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Abstract
An escape system comprises a passage (1), a platform (3) and at least one craft (4), the platform (3) and the craft (4) being deployable from a structure (2) to water to facilitate evacuation of the structure via the passage. The passage is mounted to the platform such that the platform is urged towards the structure when deployed. The passage may be mounted to the platform such that movement of the passage relative to the platform is restricted in at least one direction. A plate (64) may support the passage, platform and/or craft during deployment, and/or stabilises the passage, platform and/or craft after deployment in the water.
Claims10
An escape system comprising:
- a passage having an entry end and an exit end, and
- a platform for allowing access to at least one craft, the platform being deployable from a structure to water to facilitate evacuation of the structure via the passage,
- wherein the passage is mounted to the platform by connecting means such that the platform is urged towards the structure when deployed,
- wherein the connecting means comprises an elastically deformable member that is deformed elastically in response to relative movement of the platform away from the structure, and
- wherein the elastically deformable member is fitted between the exit end of the passage and an outboard edge of the platform.
An escape system comprising:
- a passage, and
- a platform for allowing access to at least one craft, the platform being deployable from a structure to water to facilitate evacuation of the structure via the passage,
- wherein the passage is mounted to the platform such that movement of the passage relative to the platform is restricted in at least one direction,
- wherein one of the platform and the passage includes at least one engagement member for slidably engaging a corresponding structure of the other of the platform and the passage such that the movement of the passage relative to the platform is restricted in the at least one direction, and
- wherein the engagement member comprises a rail and the corresponding structure for slidably engaging the rail comprises a recess member defining a recess for accommodating the rail.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.