Fire escape method
AssigneeAtoll Holdings, Inc.
InventorHenry C. Harbers, Jr.
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Abstract
The method of providing for escape from a building, that includes providing a safety door extending between a passage in the building, and the building exterior, the door extending upwardly from a location proximate the passage floor, supporting the door to open outwardly away from the passage, thereby opening the passage to the building exterior; and providing descent equipment including a cable or cables, for support by the door, and to move outwardly with the door so as to become located above the void below the opened door at the building exterior, whereby a person in the passage may access the descent equipment to be controllably lowered downwardly into the void at the building exterior while supported by the door.
Claims18
A method of providing for escape from a building, that includes:
- a) providing a safety door extending between a passage in the building, and a building exterior, the door extending upwardly from a location proximate a floor of the passage,
- b) supporting the door to open outwardly away from the building exterior and away from a passage closing door closed position, thereby opening the passage to the building exterior, allowing a person to walk out of the passage to the building exterior, with the door being opened,
- c) providing descent equipment including a cable or cables, and harness exposed and supported at an inner side of the door, and by the door, for cable movement outwardly with the door so as to become located above a void below the opened door at the building exterior, and near the door at the building exterior,
- d) whereby a person in the passage may access said descent equipment including said harness before the door is opened, and to become harnessed and then to move outwardly of said passage to be lowered downwardly into the void at the building exterior and below the door while supported by the opened door,
- e) the door having a frame, and wherein said supporting includes providing hinge attachment of the door to said door frame, which is in turn attached to the building, whereby the door swings outwardly while remaining vertically oriented.
A method of rescuing a person wishing to escape from a building, that includes:
- a) providing a safety door to be supported by the building, at a side of the building,
- b) opening the door away from the side of the building to expose an exit from the building, allowing a person to walk out of the passage to the building exterior, the door having a frame, the door supported by providing hinge attachment of the door to said door frame, which is in turn attached to the building, whereby the door swings outwardly while remaining vertically oriented,
- c) supporting rescue equipment including a safety harness from the door,
- d) suspending a rescuer by said rescue equipment, to travel upwardly into proximity to the door, for rescue of said person at said exit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.