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US 4,449,253 AGranted
Quick evacuation fireman's coat
OwnerLon J. Hettingerinventor
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Abstract
A fireman's coat is modified by the addition of several emergency evacuation straps along the sides, the tops of the shoulders, and behind the neck, to permit a fireman overcome by smoke or otherwise incapacitated to be effectively and quickly evacuated by use of the straps as handles to drag or carry the fireman to safety.
Claims10
An emergency evacuation coat comprising:
- (a) a fabric coat body having a trunk defining shoulders and a neck and sides;
- (b) at least one strap secured at both ends at spaced positions on said body such that said strap tends to lie flat against said coat body, and releasable means for holding said strap against said coat body intermediate said ends such that said strap will normally be held flat against said fabric in use to prevent snagging and said releasable means can be released to permit the handle to be gripped in order to aid in dragging a wearer of said coat to safety under emergency conditions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.