Earthquake safety protection device
OwnerTimothy Grigsbyinventor
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Abstract
An article of manufacture for an earthquake safety protection device (ESPD) according to the present invention is disclosed. The ESPD consists of an earthquake support pole and mating support members to create survivable space around the support pole should a room be damaged in an earthquake. The ESPD may also comprise a reinforced frame within an interior door of a building. The reinforced frame resists damage from an earthquake that may prevent the interior door from opening. Opening or removal of the inner door protected by the reinforced frame creates a means of safely exiting a room in spite of damage to the interior door and its corresponding door frame. The ESPD may also include a mechanism to prevent a mobile hospital bed from moving about a room during an earthquake.
Claims7
An earthquake safety protection device within a habitable space having a ceiling and a floor, the earthquake safety protection device comprises:
- one or more top structural support members;
- a pair of vertical structural support members coupled to one of the one or more top structural support members creating an opening in a wall;
- two or more vertical structural support members coupled to each of the one or more top structural support members;
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- an in-ground anchor coupled to a bottom end of each of the pair of vertical structural support members, the in-ground anchor comprises a plurality of anchor arms (331a-b) radiating out from a center location, each of which has a plurality of energy absorbing cross-members, all of which are within a central layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.