Emergency extrication tape
AssigneeProtecto Wrap Company
InventorJohn R. Hopkins
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Abstract
Presented herein is a safety device for use by first responders and search and rescue teams (e.g., rescue personnel). In one arrangement, the device allows for safely extricating occupants from vehicle wreckage. In one arrangement, the safety device may be adhered to glass to permit breaking and removal of such glass without harming the occupants of the vehicle. In another arrangement, the safety device may be utilized to adhere over and cover sharp edges, which may cause injury to rescue personnel and/or victims during removal from a vehicle or other wreckage.
Claims20
An adhesive extrication tape for adhering to a window such that the window can be broken and removed while adhered to the tape or for adhering over a sharp surface that provides a laceration hazard, comprising:
- an adhesive layer, wherein the adhesive layer retains adhesive qualities in wet conditions and/or at temperatures below freezing, the adhesive layer having a top surface and a bottom surface;
- a backing layer a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein the bottom surface of the backing layer is continuously bonded to the top surface of the adhesive material layer;
- a release liner covering at least a portion of the bottom surface of the adhesive material layer, wherein the release liner is releasably attached to the bottom surface and wherein removing the release liner exposes the bottom surface of the adhesive layer;
- wherein, the backing layer, adhesive layer and release liner, defining the extrication tape are wound into a roll, whereby an outermost end of the extrication tape can be unwound and removed to form a tape segment.
An adhesive extrication tape for adhering to a window such that the window can be broken and removed while adhered to the tape or for adhering over a sharp surface that provides a laceration hazard, comprising:
- an adhesive layer comprising an adhesive resin and a polymer additive, wherein the adhesive layer retains adhesive qualities in wet conditions and/or at temperatures below freezing, the adhesive layer having a top surface and a bottom surface;
- a backing layer of a made of a multi-layered woven material having a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein the bottom surface of the backing layer is continuously bonded to the top side of the adhesive material layer and wherein the top surface of the backing layer comprises a pattern of directional indicia;
- a spacer strip interconnect to a lateral edge of the bottom surface of the adhesive layer;
- a release liner covering at least a portion of the bottom side of surface of the adhesive material layer and overlaying the non-adhesive bottom surface of the spacer strip to define a release tab, wherein the release liner is releaseably attached to the bottom surface and wherein removing the release liner exposes the bottom surface of the adhesive layer.
A method for applying an extrication tape over a laceration hazard in automobile accident situations, comprising:
- providing a extrication tape having a multilayered top backing surface and an adhesive bottom surface covered by a release liner, wherein the extrication tape is wound into a roll;
- unwinding an outermost end of the extrication tape from the roll;
- detaching the outermost end form the roll to form a tape segment;
- removing the release liner from the adhesive bottom surface of the tape segment to expose the adhesive bottom surface;
- applying the adhesive bottom surface of the tape segment to exposed sharp edges, wherein the multilayered backing surface is disposed over and adhered to the sharp edges to provide a barrier between the sharp edges and rescue personnel.
A method for removing windows from an automobile in accident situations, comprising:
- providing a extrication tape having a non-adhesive backing surface and an adhesive bottom surface covered by a release liner, wherein the extrication tape is wound into a roll;
- unwinding an outermost end of the extrication tape from the roll;
- detaching the outermost end form the roll to form a tape segment;
- removing the release liner from the adhesive bottom surface of the tape segment to expose the adhesive bottom surface;
- adhering the adhesive bottom surface to a window of a vehicle;
- breaking the window, wherein shards of the window remain adhered to the extrication tape;
- removing the tape and glass shards from a fame of the window.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.