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US 2003/0154668 A1Published application
Safer, more rapidly evacuable high-rise buildings
OwnerReuben Hoppensteininventor
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Abstract
A system for the construction of buildings are provided for buildings that are catastrophe-tolerant and able to withstand catastrophic destruction of a part of the structure without bringing the whole structure down. Further, the time needed for the buildings' occupants to safely evacuate it in times of disaster is minimized with this system.
Claims7
A system of rapid evacuation for a building structure's occupants, comprising:
- at least two bridges that allows rapid transit between buildings, said bridges each not spaced more than ten floors apart vertically.
A system of rapid evacuation for a building structure's occupants, comprising:
- a horizontally integrated building escape system that will utilize adjacent building's elevators or stairwell system using bridges.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.