Fire/water rescue sled for handicapped and elderly
OwnerWanda Grimesinventor
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Abstract
A rescue appliance for evacuating physically-compromised persons is disclosed. A rescue appliance includes a platform configured to support a prone evacuee, a set of wheels coupled with the platform to support the platform relative to a floor surface, and a protection assembly coupled with the platform. The protection assembly is configurable to surround the prone evacuee to protect the evacuee from a fire. The protection assembly can be configured to encase the prone evacuee. The rescue appliance can be configured to be sufficiently buoyant to support an evacuee on water to allow evacuation in a flooding emergency. Two or more rescue appliances can be coupled together to form a train so that multiple persons can be evacuated simultaneously.
Claims20
A rescue appliance, comprising:
- a platform configured to support a prone evacuee;
- a set of wheels coupled with the platform to support the platform relative to a floor surface;
- a unitary protection enclosure fixedly connected to the platform, the protection enclosure configurable to completely encase the prone evacuee to protect the evacuee from a fire.
A rescue appliance comprising:
- a platform configured to support a prone evacuee;
- a set of wheels coupled with the platform to support the platform relative to a floor surface;
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- a protection enclosure fixedly connected to the platform, the protection enclosure configurable to substantially encase the prone evacuee to protect the evacuee from a fire, wherein the protection enclosure comprises:
- a base portion comprising fire-resistant material disposed on top of the platform so as to be disposed between the evacuee and the platform;
- a first longitudinally-oriented flap comprising fire-resistant material, the first flap coupled with a first longitudinal side of the base portion and configurable to at least partially cover the evacuee;
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- a second longitudinally-oriented flap comprising fire-resistant material, the second flap coupled with a second longitudinal side of the base portion and configurable to substantially overlap the first flap so that the evacuee is surrounded by the base portion, the first flap, and the second flap.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.