Insect net with emergency deployment
OwnerErnesto Vasquez Del Toroinventor
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Abstract
An insect net with emergency deployment structured to be retrofit onto the roof of the cab of the typical construction or agricultural equipment vehicle. The system includes a cylindrical insect net that may be compressed into a closed deployment box positioned on the underside of the vehicle cab roof. A deployment cord is positioned adjacent the operator where it may be readily accessed and pulled to open the doors of the deployment box to allow the cylindrical net to drop (under the influence of a ring of small weights) to surround the operator within the cab. The system is structured to be re-used by replacing the cylindrical net back into the deployment box and refitting the deployment cord with pull pin to hold the deployable components within the box for subsequent use.
Claims11
A system for the rapid deployment of an insect barrier around an operator of an open cab vehicle, the open cab vehicle having a cab roof positioned over an area where the operator sits or stands, the system comprising:
- a collapsible insect net wall forming a cylindrical net when extended, the cylindrical net having an upper edge and a lower edge;
- a deployment enclosure positioned on an underside of the cab roof, the deployment enclosure comprising at least one trap door serving to open and close the enclosure, the collapsible insect net wall positioned within the deployment enclosure with the upper edge of the cylindrical net secured within the enclosure and the lower edge of the cylindrical net loose within the enclosure and held in place by the at least one trap door, and
- a trap door latch positioned to alternately secure the at least one trap door closed or allow the at least one trap door to open.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.