# US 9,517,362 B1 · Assisted rescue and personal evacuation system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,517,362 B1 - Document ID: US9517362B1 - Status: Granted - Kind: B1 - Application number: 14/480,654 - Filed: 2014-09-09 - Granted: 2016-12-13 - Earliest claimed: 2014-09-09 - Assignees: Malldry Safety & Supply, LLC - Applicants: Robert A. Siegel - Inventors: Robert A. Siegel - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9517362B1 ## CPC - A62B 1/14: with brakes sliding on the rope - A45C 7/0077: {collapsible to a minimal configuration, e.g. for storage purposes} - A45C 9/00: {Purses,} Luggage or bags convertible into objects for other use (sacks or packs carried on the body and convertible into other articles A45F4/02; trunk-wardrobes A47B61/06; trunk-beds A47C17/82) - A45F 3/26: Hanging seats - A45F 4/02: Sacks or packs convertible into other articles {or into objects for other use} - A62B 1/18: Other single parts for rope lowering-devices, e.g. take-up rollers for ropes, devices for shooting ropes - A45F 2003/003: {combined with other objects; specially adapted for carrying specific objects} - A45F 2004/006: {Pack-frames, pack-carrying harnesses, carrying straps or shoulder-pads convertible into articles for other use} - A45F 2004/026: {into seats or sitting cushions} - A62B: DEVICES, APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR LIFE-SAVING (valves specially adapted for medical use A61M39/00; life-saving devices, apparatus or methods specially adapted for use in water B63C9/00; divers' equipment B63C11/00; specially adopted for use with aircraft, e.g. parachutes, ejector seats, {B64D17/00, B64D25/10}; rescue devices peculiar to mining E21F11/00) - A45C: PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS - A45F: TRAVELLING OR CAMP EQUIPMENT: SACKS OR PACKS CARRIED ON THE BODY ## Abstract An assisted-rescue and personal evacuation system preferably includes a deployment bag, an equipment tether, a stop tether, a flexible anchor strap, a descender system, at least two carabiners and a rescue hitch system. The deployment bag includes a bag portion, an end flap, a rope protector and a pair of snap hooks. The equipment tether includes a tether strap and a tether loop. The tether loop is used to retain all of the rescue components. The stop tether preferably includes a stop body, a first stop carabiner and a second stop carabiner. The descender system preferably includes a rescue rope, a descender unit, a rope carabiner and a descender carabiner. The rescue rope is inserted through the descender unit. The rescue hitch system includes a hitch strap, a micro rope grab and a hitch carabiner. A micro haul device provides a 6:1 mechanical advantage for self or assisted rescue. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An assisted-rescue and personal evacuation system comprising: a deployment bag having a bag cavity; a rescue rope is contained within said bag cavity; an equipment tether includes a tether loop, said tether loop extends from said deployment bag; and a plurality of rescue components includes a flexible anchor strap and a stop tether, said flexible anchor strap is removably retained on said tether loop, said stop tether includes a retracting line and a snap clip, said stop tether is retained on said tether loop, one end of said retracting line is retained by said stop tether, said snap clip terminates the other end of said retracting line, wherein said snap clip is clipped around one of said plurality of components before one of said plurality of components is removed from said tether loop; a snap hook extends from each end of said deployment bag; and a pair of harness tubes, each one of said pair of harness tubes includes a D-ring, each one of said pair of harness tubes is sized to receive a harness strap of a fall protection full body harness, each said snap hook is secured to one of said D-rings. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The assisted-rescue and personal evacuation system of claim 1, further comprising: a tether strap having a first strap end and a second strap end, said first strap end extends from said deployment bag, said tether loop extends from second strap end. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The assisted-rescue and personal evacuation system of claim 1, further comprising: a flexible anchor strap includes an anchor carabiner, said anchor carabiner is engaged with said tether loop and said flexible anchor strap. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The assisted-rescue and personal evacuation system of claim 1, further comprising: a hitch strap is tied around said rescue rope. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The assisted-rescue and personal evacuation system of claim 1, further comprising: a descender unit is engaged with said rescue rope, said descender unit is used to lower a victim. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The assisted-rescue and personal evacuation system of claim 1, further comprising: a micro hauler unit includes a pulley system with a mechanical advantage, an upper haul carabiner and a lower haul carabiner, said pulley system is used to pull a victim upward. ### Claim 7 An assisted-rescue and personal evacuation system comprising: a deployment bag having a bag portion, an end flap and a flap ring, said bag portion includes a bag cavity, said flap ring is secured to an opening of said bag cavity, said flap ring is fabricated from a material with memory, said end flap is secured to said flap ring, wherein when said end flap is unzipped, said flap ring returns to its original position and said end flap is forced against an outer perimeter of said bag portion; a rescue rope is contained within said bag cavity; an equipment tether includes a tether loop, said tether loop extends from said deployment bag; and a plurality of rescue components are retained on said tether loop; a snap hook extends from each end of said deployment bag; and a pair of harness tubes, each one of said pair of harness tubes includes a D-ring, each one of said pair of harness tubes is sized to receive a harness strap of a fall protection full body harness, said snap hook is secured to said D-ring. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The assisted-rescue and personal evacuation system of claim 7, further comprising: a tether strap having a first strap end and a second strap end, said first strap end extends from said deployment bag, said tether loop extends from second strap end. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The assisted-rescue and personal evacuation system of claim 7, further comprising: a flexible anchor strap includes an anchor carabiner, said anchor carabiner is engaged with said tether loop and said flexible anchor strap. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The assisted-rescue and personal evacuation system of claim 7, further comprising: a hitch strap is tied around said rescue rope. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The assisted-rescue and personal evacuation system of claim 7, further comprising: a descender unit is engaged with said rescue rope, said descender unit is used to lower a victim. ### Claim 12 (depends on 7) The assisted-rescue and personal evacuation system of claim 7, further comprising: a micro hauler unit includes a pulley system, an upper haul carabiner and a lower haul carabiner, said pulley system is used to pull a victim upward. ### Claim 13 An assisted-rescue and personal evacuation system comprising: a deployment bag having a bag cavity; a rescue rope is contained within said bag cavity; a rope protector is removably attached to an outside surface of said deployment bag, said rope protector includes a rope engagement surface, said rope engagement surface is coated with a low friction material, wherein said rope protector is retained over a structural edge that said rescue rope will engage; an equipment tether includes a tether loop, said tether loop extends from said deployment bag; and a plurality of rescue components are removably retained on said tether loop; a snap hook extends from each end of said deployment bag; and a pair of harness tubes, each one of said pair of harness tubes includes a D-ring, each one of said pair of harness tubes is sized to receive a harness strap of a fall protection full body harness, said snap hook is secured to said D-ring. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The assisted-rescue and personal evacuation system of claim 13, further comprising: a flexible anchor strap includes an anchor carabiner, said anchor carabiner is engaged with said tether loop and said flexible anchor strap. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The assisted-rescue and personal evacuation system of claim 13, further comprising: a hitch strap is tied around said rescue rope. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The assisted-rescue and personal evacuation system of claim 13, further comprising: a descender unit is engaged with said rescue rope, said descender unit is used to lower a victim. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The assisted-rescue and personal evacuation system of claim 16 wherein: said descender unit includes two side plates, one of said two side plates is terminated with a rolled-over edge.