Rescue apparatus
AssigneeTechnical Equipment Associates of Florida, Inc.
InventorBenjamin F. Perkins, Jr.
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Abstract
Rescue apparatus comprising, a launcher, a missile and a supply of line mounted on the launcher, the launcher comprising a non-lethal firearm adapted to fire a blank round and having a barrel with a bore closed at its muzzle end, the muzzle end having gas ports therein, the missile being sleevable on the barrel and having means for connecting the line thereto, whereby when the firearm is discharged, gas escapes from the bore through the gas ports to propel the missile into space, carrying the line therewith.
Claims3
Rescue apparatus comprising a launcher, a missile, a supply of line mounted on the launcher, the launcher being a non-lethal firearm adapted to fire a blank round and having a barrel with a bore closed at its muzzle end, the muzzle end having gas ports therein, the missile being sleevable on the barrel and having means for connecting the line thereto whereby when the firearm is discharged gas escapes from the bore through the gas ports to propel the missile into space carrying the line therewith, the missile being a launchable and hand-grippable and throwable article-carrier including a body for carrying rescue items and a tubular handle on the body and a rupturable transparent tubular sleeve for confining the rescue items, the handle being sleevable on the launcher barrel for launching or alternatively being grippable and throwable by hand.
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