GB2230549A - Stow-away fire escape ladder - Google Patents

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GB2230549A
GB2230549A GB8908427A GB8908427A GB2230549A GB 2230549 A GB2230549 A GB 2230549A GB 8908427 A GB8908427 A GB 8908427A GB 8908427 A GB8908427 A GB 8908427A GB 2230549 A GB2230549 A GB 2230549A
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
    • E06C—LADDERS
    • E06C9/00—Ladders characterised by being permanently attached to fixed structures, e.g. fire escapes
    • E06C9/06—Ladders characterised by being permanently attached to fixed structures, e.g. fire escapes movably mounted
    • E06C9/14—Ladders characterised by being permanently attached to fixed structures, e.g. fire escapes movably mounted with non-rigid longitudinal members, e.g. rope or chain ladders, ladders of the lazy-tongs type

Abstract

A fire escape comprises a rope ladder 10 securely fixed to an inside wall, below a suitably opening upstairs window by means of a wall mounting bracket 11 and concealed by a cover box having the size and appearance of a small wall mounted room heater, thus providing a means of escape in the event of a fire, which is permanently in position, yet stowed away out of sight. When needed, the cover box is pulled off the bracket 11, to which it may be attached by spring clips. The free end of the ladder 10 may be attached to the cover, so that the cover is thrown through the window and acts as a weight for the end of the ladder. <IMAGE>

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STOW-AWAY FIRE ESCAPE.
THIS INVENTION RFVTES TO A STOW-AWAY FIRE ESCAPE.
FIRE ESCAPES ARE NORMALLY STRUCTURES ERECTED ON THE OUTSIDE OF BUILDINGS, AND ARE P13RMANENY IN POSITION. ALTHOUGH VERY NECESSARY FOR MOST PUBLIC BUILDINGS, THEY ARE VERY EXPENSIVE AND ARE TOTALLY IUPRACTICABLE AND UNACCEPTABLE FOR MOST FORMS OF DOMESTIC DENGS, OFFICES AND HOTEL BUILDINGS. THEY CAN ALSO BE A MEANS OF ACCESS FOR UNWELCOME VISITORS AS WELL AS A MEANS OF ESCAPE IN THE EVENT OF A FIRE.
ACCORDING TO THE PRESENT INVENTION, THE STOW-AWAY FIRE ESCAPE, A ROPE LADDER IS SECURELY FIXED TO THE WALL INSIDE THE BUILDING, JUST BELOW A SUITABLY OPENING WINDOW, AND CONCEAlED INSIDE A COVER BOX, WHICH HAS THE APPEARANCE AND SIZE OF A SMALL WALL MOUNTED ROOM HEATER, WHICH CAN BE FITTED WITH RELATIVE EASE TO ALL FORMS OF DOMESTIC HOUSES, LOW RISE BLOCKS OF FLATS, OFFICES AND HOTEL BUILDINGS.
A SPECIFIC EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION WILL NOW BE DESCRIBED BY WAY OF EXAMPLE WITH REFERENCE TO THE ACCOMPANYING DRAWINGS IN WHICH: FIGURE 1 SHOWS COVER BOX IN POSITION CONCEAMNG ROPE LADDER AND FIXING BRACKET.
FIGURE 2 SHOWS COVER BOX REMOVED REVEALING ROPE LADDER AND FIXING BRACKET.
FIGURE 3 SHOWS COVER BOX BEING THROWN THROUGH OPEN WINDOW WITH ROPE LADDER PACKED WITHIN.
FIGURE 4 SHOWS ROPE LADDER EXTENDED DOWN OUTSIDE OF BUILDING.
STOW-AWAY FIRE ESCAPE.
REFERRING TO THE DRAWINGS THE STOW-AWAY FIRE ESCAPE COMPRISES, A ROPE LADDER 10 WITH RIGID RUNGS, SECURELY FIXED AT ONE END TO A WALL MOUNTING BRACKET 11 WHICH WOULD BE FIXED BY MEANS OF ANCHOR BOLTS 13 TO AN INSIDE WALL BELOW A SUITABLY OPENING WINDOW. THE OTHER END OF THE ROPE LADDER 10 WOULD BE ATTACHED TO AND PACKED WITHIN A COVER BOX 12, AS SHOWN IN FIG 2 THE COVER BOX 12, WITH THE ROPE LADDER 10 PACKED INSIDE, WOULD THEN BE FIXED OVER THE WALL MOUNTING BRACKET 11 BY WAY OF RETAINING SPRING CLIPS, CATCH OR SIMILAR MEANS (NOT SHOWN) WHICH WOULD CONCEAL BOTH ROPE LADDER 10 AND WALL MOUNTING BRACKET ii AND HAVE THE APPEARANCE OF A SMALL WALL MOUNTED ROOM HEATER. AS SHOWN IN FIG 1.
TO BRING THE FIRE ESCAPE INTO USE, THE COVER BOX 12 WOULD SIMPLY BE PULLED AWAY FROM THE WALL OFF OF IT'S RETAINING SPRING CLIPS, AND ETH THE ROPE LADDER 10 STILL PACKED WITHIN, BE THROWN THROUGH AN OPEN WINDOW. AS SHOWN IN FIG 3 LEAVING THE OTHER END OF THE ROPE LADDER 10 SECURELY FIXED TO THE WALL MOUNTING BRACKET 11 THE ROPE LADDER 10 WOULD THEN UNRAVEL FROM THE COVER BOX 12 AS IT FALLS TO THE GROUND, AND BE EXTENDED DOWN THE OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING, AS SHOWN IN FIG 4.

Claims (4)

  1. STOW-AWAY FIRE ESCAPE.
    CLAIMS 1 A STOW-AWAY FIRE ESCAPE COMPRISING A ROPE LAUDER SECURELY FIXED TO A WALL MOUNTING BRACKET AT ONE END. THE ROPE LADDER THEN BEING PACKED INSIDE A COVER BOX. THE COVER BOX WOULD THEN BY MEANS OF RETAINING SPRING CMPS OR CATCHES FIT OVER THE WALL MOUNTING BRACKET TO CONCEAL BOTH MOUNTING BRACKET AND ROPE LADDER WITHIN, AND WOULD HAVE THE APPEARANCE OF A SMALL WALL MOUNTED ROOM HEATER.
  2. 2 A STOW-AWAY FIRE ESCAPE AS CLAIMED IN CLAIM 1 g WHEREIN COVER BOX WITH ROPE LADDER PACKED WITHIN, CAN BE EASILY RELEASED FROM WALL MOUNTING BRACKET LEAVING ONE END OF THE ROPE LADDER ATTACHED TO THE MOUNTING BRACKET, WHICH IS BOLTED TO AN INSIDE WALL BELOW A SUITABLY OPENING ININDOW.
  3. 3 A STOW-AWAY FIRE ESCAPE AS CLAIMED IN CLAIM 1 AND CLAIM 2 WHICH CAN BE FITTED TO ALL FORMS OF DOMESTIC HOUSES, LOW RISE BLOCKS OF FLATS, OFFICES AND HOTEL BUILDINGS.
  4. 4 A STOW-AWAY FIRE ESCAPE SUBSTANTIALLY DESCRIBED HEREIN MZTH REFERENCE TO FIGURES 1m4 OF THE ACCOMPANYING DRAWINGS.
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Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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GB2266331A (en) * 1992-04-21 1993-10-27 Sonia Eden Emergency escape apparatus
GB2350145A (en) * 1999-05-06 2000-11-22 Frank Banks Escape ladder assembly
US20190153781A1 (en) * 2017-11-22 2019-05-23 Eric Hartsfield Window Escape Ladder

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GB650616A (en) * 1947-10-29 1951-02-28 Albert Noel Hudson Improvements in or relating to flexible ladders
GB1188021A (en) * 1967-01-27 1970-04-15 David John Gwilliam Fire Escape.
GB1249153A (en) * 1968-03-15 1971-10-06 Stephen Francis Flanagan Improvements in or relating to fire escape means or apparatus
GB2096225A (en) * 1981-04-08 1982-10-13 Papantoniou Anthony Joseph Mic Flexible fire escape
US4381046A (en) * 1980-12-09 1983-04-26 Ridge Products, Inc. Fire escape ladder storage and deployment device
GB2121860A (en) * 1982-06-12 1984-01-04 Terence Hill Fire escape apparatus

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB650616A (en) * 1947-10-29 1951-02-28 Albert Noel Hudson Improvements in or relating to flexible ladders
GB1188021A (en) * 1967-01-27 1970-04-15 David John Gwilliam Fire Escape.
GB1249153A (en) * 1968-03-15 1971-10-06 Stephen Francis Flanagan Improvements in or relating to fire escape means or apparatus
US4381046A (en) * 1980-12-09 1983-04-26 Ridge Products, Inc. Fire escape ladder storage and deployment device
GB2096225A (en) * 1981-04-08 1982-10-13 Papantoniou Anthony Joseph Mic Flexible fire escape
GB2121860A (en) * 1982-06-12 1984-01-04 Terence Hill Fire escape apparatus

Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2266331A (en) * 1992-04-21 1993-10-27 Sonia Eden Emergency escape apparatus
GB2350145A (en) * 1999-05-06 2000-11-22 Frank Banks Escape ladder assembly
GB2350145B (en) * 1999-05-06 2003-06-25 Frank Banks Escape ladder assembly
US20190153781A1 (en) * 2017-11-22 2019-05-23 Eric Hartsfield Window Escape Ladder

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