Drag rescue device
AssigneeGlobe Holding Company LLC
InventorJulie Snedeker
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Abstract
A drag rescue device for rescuing incapacitated firefighters, emergency workers and others provides for easier and more dependable deployment as well as improved serviceability and ease of use. A method of reinforcing openings in garments is provided that can result in improved reinforced openings in garments where stress and strain may otherwise result in undue wear on the opening.
Claims20
A drag rescue device for use with a coat, the drag rescue device comprising:
- a loop of ribbon-shaped material including a left portion and a right portion, the portions joined to each other at a drag end of the loop, the drag end configured and arranged to pass through an opening in the coat;
- and
- a guide attached to a portion of the loop that is distal to the drag end, each of the left portion and right portion slidably retained by the guide.
A coat for use with a drag rescue device, the coat comprising:
- a torso portion including a back and two side panels, the back defining a slit for passage of the drag rescue device through the coat;
- two sleeves attached to the torso portion;
- a collar attached to the top of the torso portion;
- and
- a flap mounted on the collar, the flap constructed and arranged to cover the slit in the back when the flap is in a closed position.
A drag rescue system comprising:
- a drag rescue device comprising a loop including shoulder portions and a handle portion wherein the handle portion comprises two overlapped opposed ends of a strap permanently joined together to form the fixed loop;
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- a coat comprising a shell having an inside and an outside, the shell including a back portion that defines a slit for passage of the drag rescue device wherein the shoulder portions of the loop are inside the shell and the handle portion of the loop is positioned outside the shell.
A method of reinforcing a slit in a piece of fabric, the method comprising:
- providing first and second sheets of reinforcing material, each of the sheets having a first end, a second end and two side edges, an ear on each end and a foldable tab along one edge, the tab positioned between the ears;
- passing each tab through the slit to be reinforced, the first sheet positioned on one side of the slit and the second sheet positioned on the opposing side of the slit;
- folding each tab back underneath the fabric to form a sandwich of reinforcing material/fabric/reinforcing material on each side of the slit;
- overlapping each ear of the first piece with a corresponding ear of the second piece to form a pair of overlapped ears;
- stitching together each pair of overlapped ears;
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- stitching through the sandwich to secure the reinforcing material to the fabric.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.