US194138A - Improvement in fire-escapes - Google Patents

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    • E04GSCAFFOLDING; FORMS; SHUTTERING; BUILDING IMPLEMENTS OR AIDS, OR THEIR USE; HANDLING BUILDING MATERIALS ON THE SITE; REPAIRING, BREAKING-UP OR OTHER WORK ON EXISTING BUILDINGS
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  • This invention relates to means for remov ing persons and furniture from the windows of a building which vis on fire.
  • Figure l is a front elevation of a building, showing my improved dre-escape applied to it.
  • Fig. 2 is a section through Fig. 1, taken in the vertical plane indicated by dotted line :v
  • Fig. 3 is an enlarged view of the truck and upper end ofthe ladder.
  • Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken in the plane indicated by dotted lines y y, Fig. 3.
  • Fig. 5 shows, in cross-section, one of the pulleys ou the ends ofthe rail.
  • Fig. 6 shows a sling or body-support attached' to part of a ladder.
  • the letter A designates the wall of a building, andB a rail or track, which is strongly secured thereto by means of brackets a, or the Y equivalents thereof.
  • This rail B is set off a little from the wall, and, if desired, it may be inelosed inside of the cornice or a receptacle especially provided for it.
  • C designates a car, consisting of a block or frame constructed with two horizontal bars, b b', rigidly held. Inside of the upper ends of the end pieces of the frame G, and protected from the weather as much as possible, are two anged wheels, c c, which roll on therail B. These wheels c c suspend the car freely, and are not liable to bind when it is moved.
  • d d At the ends of the rail B are two grooved pulleys, d d, over which pass chains e e, that are attached to the car C, and connected together at their lower ends.
  • These chains are of sufficient length to be controlled by persons on the sidewalk below, and when they are not in use they should be protected against man ipnlation by malicious persons by inclosing them 'in a tube of suitable description.
  • the chains are intended to enable a person to move the car at any desired. point on the rail.
  • two grooved pulleys, g g are pivoted, over which are passed chains F F, that are attached to hooks formed on a crossbar, h, fixed to the upper end of a ladder, Gr, and used for raising and loweringthis ladder.
  • the ladder G is preferably made of metal, and the side bars of short links pivoted together. This will allow the ladder to be rolled up when not in use.
  • the chains F F may be detached from the cross-bar h and used for hauling4 up hose, and for raising and lowering other objects.
  • a fender or shield, P, and a sling, B In combination with the apparatus above described I shall use a fender or shield, P, and a sling, B.
  • the fender P is asheet-inetal plate, of suitable size to cover one or more windows, and it is perforated at dilerent points, for allowing the nozzle of ⁇ a"hosepipe to be inserted through it. The fireman will thus be protected from llame and smoke while playing on the re.
  • the fender has hooks l l on its upper end, by which it can be attached to any of the ladder-rounds.
  • the sling R is a strip of leather or canvas, of suitable width and length to pass around the body, and this strip is formed with armholes n a and hooks p p.
  • the sling is applied to the body like a jacket, and the hooks, which may be snap-hooks, afford a ready attachment of the person to the rounds of a Y moved in front ofdenywindow of the buildhaving-bars b b, flanged Wheels e c, and .puling, affording to persons a safe exit thereleys g g, 'with the chains eeFF and ladder G, from. as shown and described.

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Un-tran ernaast HENRY ELBE, OF NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK, ASSIGNORTO HIMSELF AND ADOLPH GOLDSMITH, OF NEW YORK CITY.
IMPROVEMENT IN FIRE-ESCAPES.
Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 194,138, dated August 14, 1877; application filed June 2.5, 1877.
To all whom it may concern:
Beit known that I,l HENRY ELBE, of Niagara Falls, in the county of Niagara and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Fire-Escape, of which the followingis a specification: n
This invention relates to means for remov ing persons and furniture from the windows of a building which vis on lire.
The invention will rst be described in connection with the drawing, and then pointed out in the claim. Y
In the annexed drawing, Figure l is a front elevation of a building, showing my improved dre-escape applied to it. Fig. 2 is a section through Fig. 1, taken in the vertical plane indicated by dotted line :v Fig. 3 is an enlarged view of the truck and upper end ofthe ladder. Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken in the plane indicated by dotted lines y y, Fig. 3. Fig. 5 shows, in cross-section, one of the pulleys ou the ends ofthe rail. Fig. 6 shows a sling or body-support attached' to part of a ladder. l
VSimilar letters of reference indicate correspending parts.
The letter A designates the wall of a building, andB a rail or track, which is strongly secured thereto by means of brackets a, or the Y equivalents thereof. This rail B is set off a little from the wall, and, if desired, it may be inelosed inside of the cornice or a receptacle especially provided for it.
I shall locate the rail above the windows of the highest story of the building, and, when circumstances will allow, the rail may be continued from one building to another any desired distance.
C designates a car, consisting of a block or frame constructed with two horizontal bars, b b', rigidly held. Inside of the upper ends of the end pieces of the frame G, and protected from the weather as much as possible, are two anged wheels, c c, which roll on therail B. These wheels c c suspend the car freely, and are not liable to bind when it is moved.
At the ends of the rail B are two grooved pulleys, d d, over which pass chains e e, that are attached to the car C, and connected together at their lower ends. These chains are of sufficient length to be controlled by persons on the sidewalk below, and when they are not in use they should be protected against man ipnlation by malicious persons by inclosing them 'in a tube of suitable description. The chains are intended to enable a person to move the car at any desired. point on the rail.
At the extremities of the horizontal bar b two grooved pulleys, g g, are pivoted, over which are passed chains F F, that are attached to hooks formed on a crossbar, h, fixed to the upper end of a ladder, Gr, and used for raising and loweringthis ladder.
Between the two pulleysg g, and pivoted to the bar b, are a number of hooks, k, which are beveled, as shown in Figs. 2 and 4, and other- .wise so formed that when the upper end of the ladder is drawn up to them by means of chains F F they will grab the cross-bar h and hold the ladder securely.
The ladder G is preferably made of metal, and the side bars of short links pivoted together. This will allow the ladder to be rolled up when not in use.
When the ladder has been suspended from` the car, the chains F F may be detached from the cross-bar h and used for hauling4 up hose, and for raising and lowering other objects.
In combination with the apparatus above described I shall use a fender or shield, P, and a sling, B. The fender P is asheet-inetal plate, of suitable size to cover one or more windows, and it is perforated at dilerent points, for allowing the nozzle of `a"hosepipe to be inserted through it. The fireman will thus be protected from llame and smoke while playing on the re. The fender has hooks l l on its upper end, by which it can be attached to any of the ladder-rounds.
The sling R is a strip of leather or canvas, of suitable width and length to pass around the body, and this strip is formed with armholes n a and hooks p p. The sling is applied to the body like a jacket, and the hooks, which may be snap-hooks, afford a ready attachment of the person to the rounds of a Y moved in front ofdenywindow of the buildhaving-bars b b, flanged Wheels e c, and .puling, affording to persons a safe exit thereleys g g, 'with the chains eeFF and ladder G, from. as shown and described. l A
Having thus described my invention, I v claim as new and desire to secure by Letters HENRY ELBE Patent- Witnesses The combination of rail B, having two F. G. llULE'll,l grooved pulleys at its ends, and the car G, GEO. HARGREAVES.
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