Rescue apparatus
OwnerJoseph F. Valerio, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
Rescue apparatus is described for use in the rescue of persons from high rise and other buildings, which includes a net of flexible material carried by a frame that extends outwardly from a window below the location of the person to be rescued, with portions engaged with the floor and ceiling of the room which apparatus is extensible, collapsible, foldable, and portable to provide easy assembly for use. The apparatus includes cushioning members on the frame carrying the net and a scoop inside the net to direct the rescued person inside the window.
Claims8
Rescue apparatus for use in a window of a building for rescuing falling persons which comprises
- a pair of arms pivotally secured together,
- a net carried by said arms,
- a first pair of extensible posts detachably engaged with said arms and having members engageable with the floor and ceiling of a room, and
- a second pair of extensible posts secured to said arms between said net and said first pair of posts engageable with the floor of the room.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.