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- ROBERT BUSTIN OF ST. JOHN, NEIV BRUNSWICK, CANADA.
- This invention relates to an improvement upon the fire-escape devices shown and described in Letters Patent No. 17 9,515, granted to me on the 4th day of July, 1876.
- the object of the presentimprovement is to facilitate the attachmentand detachment of the main supporting part of the apparatus to and from a portion of a burning building, the round of a ladder, or other fixed point, the main object of the original invention being to produce an apparatus of such size that it can be conveniently carried about the person or packed into a small space for transportation, and by means of which any number of persons may be successfully and safely lowered from a burning building or other elevated position at a moments notice, and by which the operator may descend from the building and save his apparatus after his descent without the aid of any other person.
- Figure I is a perspective view of a fire escape provided with my improvement.
- Fig. II illustrates a modification of the attaching-hook.
- the letter A designates a tackle-block, constructed preferably of metal, with a loop-extension,B, at'its upper end, to serve as a means of connecting the grappling-hook G and its attaching-band D, which is preferably made of stout leather and secured by means of rivets E.
- a shank, H From the lower end of the block projects a shank, H, provided with a cleat, I, on one side, the block, shank, and clea-t being preferably cast in one and the same piece of metal.
- a loop or eye, K At the lower end of the shank is formed a loop or eye, K, to which is connected by a leather band,M, theswiveledheadNof a sn ap-hook, P.
- the letter R designates a belt of leather or other suitable material, to one end of which are secured half-rings S and T, the body of the belt being passed through the eye of a snap-hook, V, and its other end secured to a slide arranged upon the belt after the ordinary (No model.)
- extensionbelts Inventions, it is possible to construct extensionbelts.
- the letter W indicates a rope passed over the pulley in the block A, and having secured to one end a snap-hook, Z, to which is connected a grappling-hook, X.
- the operation of the apparatus is as follows: Say, for instance, that a fire has broken out in a building and progressed so far as to out off escape from the upper rooms by the stairs or other usual means, and a person or persons in one of the said rooms is provided with my fireescape.
- the grappling-hook O is first to be engaged with the edge of a window-sill or any othersuitable purchase. Then,if more than one person is to descend, the snap Z or the grappling-hook X is to be engaged with the halfring T of the belt, which has been placed about the bodyof the person to be lowered first.
- the person who remains and is to operate the rope now gives the said rope a turn around the cleat I, so as to be able to easily control it, and the person to descend is then placed outside the building and lowered in safety.
- the belt may be drawn up and other persons saved in a similar manner.
- the snap-hook P is to he engaged with the halfring of the belt placed about his person and a proper turn of the rope taken around the oleat. He then seizes the rope below the cleat, swings himselfout the window or other opening, and pays out the rope as required to lower himself. When he alights the apparatus is with him, except that the grappling-hook attached to the rope is engaged above. It can be easily detached, however, by wabbling the rope with the hand briskly after it is slackened, and thus the entire apparatus is saved.
- My improved apparatus is an auxiliary of the fire-department, both as ameans of saving the occupants ofburning buildings and also for saving firemen when they are by the fire cutoff from their ladders.
- the fireman can secure the grappling-hook (J to one of the rounds of his ladder.
- grappling-hook 0 may be connected to the block A by means of the strap D, it may be provided with a snap-eye, c, as shown in Fig. II, and thus connected.
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R. BUSTIN.
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FIRE ESCAPE.
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A UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
ROBERT BUSTIN, OF ST. JOHN, NEIV BRUNSWICK, CANADA.
FIRE-ESCAPE.
SPECIFICATION f rming part of Letters Patent No. 246,658, dated September 6, 1881.
Application filed February 1, 1881.
To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ROBERT BUSTIN, a subject of the Queen of Great Britain, residing at St. John, New Brunswick,"Dominion of Canada, have invented new and useful Improvements in Fire-Escapes, of which the following is a specification.
This invention relates to an improvement upon the fire-escape devices shown and described in Letters Patent No. 17 9,515, granted to me on the 4th day of July, 1876.
The object of the presentimprovement is to facilitate the attachmentand detachment of the main supporting part of the apparatus to and from a portion of a burning building, the round of a ladder, or other fixed point, the main object of the original invention being to produce an apparatus of such size that it can be conveniently carried about the person or packed into a small space for transportation, and by means of which any number of persons may be successfully and safely lowered from a burning building or other elevated position at a moments notice, and by which the operator may descend from the building and save his apparatus after his descent without the aid of any other person.
In the accompanying drawings, Figure I is a perspective view of a fire escape provided with my improvement. Fig. II illustrates a modification of the attaching-hook.
The letter A designates a tackle-block, constructed preferably of metal, with a loop-extension,B, at'its upper end, to serve as a means of connecting the grappling-hook G and its attaching-band D, which is preferably made of stout leather and secured by means of rivets E. From the lower end of the block projects a shank, H, provided with a cleat, I, on one side, the block, shank, and clea-t being preferably cast in one and the same piece of metal. At the lower end of the shank is formed a loop or eye, K, to which is connected by a leather band,M, theswiveledheadNof a sn ap-hook, P.
The letter R designates a belt of leather or other suitable material, to one end of which are secured half-rings S and T, the body of the belt being passed through the eye of a snap-hook, V, and its other end secured to a slide arranged upon the belt after the ordinary (No model.)
manner or mode of constructing extensionbelts.
The letter W indicates a rope passed over the pulley in the block A, and having secured to one end a snap-hook, Z, to which is connected a grappling-hook, X.
The operation of the apparatus is as follows: Say, for instance, that a fire has broken out in a building and progressed so far as to out off escape from the upper rooms by the stairs or other usual means, and a person or persons in one of the said rooms is provided with my fireescape. The grappling-hook O is first to be engaged with the edge of a window-sill or any othersuitable purchase. Then,if more than one person is to descend, the snap Z or the grappling-hook X is to be engaged with the halfring T of the belt, which has been placed about the bodyof the person to be lowered first. The person who remains and is to operate the rope now gives the said rope a turn around the cleat I, so as to be able to easily control it, and the person to descend is then placed outside the building and lowered in safety. The belt may be drawn up and other persons saved in a similar manner. When but one person is to descend or save himself the grappling-hook X,
attached to the rope, is engaged with the win- (low-sill or other convenient support. The snap-hook P is to he engaged with the halfring of the belt placed about his person and a proper turn of the rope taken around the oleat. He then seizes the rope below the cleat, swings himselfout the window or other opening, and pays out the rope as required to lower himself. When he alights the apparatus is with him, except that the grappling-hook attached to the rope is engaged above. It can be easily detached, however, by wabbling the rope with the hand briskly after it is slackened, and thus the entire apparatus is saved.
My improved apparatus is an eficient auxiliary of the fire-department, both as ameans of saving the occupants ofburning buildings and also for saving firemen when they are by the fire cutoff from their ladders. When used for saving the inmates of a building the fireman can secure the grappling-hook (J to one of the rounds of his ladder.
Instead of the grappling-hook 0 being connected to the block A by means of the strap D, it may be provided with a snap-eye, c, as shown in Fig. II, and thus connected.
Having now described my invention, I
: clairn 1. In a fire-escape apparatus, the combination, with the block having the cleat I attached, and the lower hook, P, of the flexiblyconnected grappling-hook O, substantially as 10 described.
2. In combination with the block A andlower hook, I, the flexibly-connected grappling-hook O and the rope WV, provided with the grappling-hook X, substantially as described.
In testimony whereofI have hereunto set my 1 5 hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.
ROBT. BUSTIN.
Witnesses J AMES L. NORRIS, JAMES A. RUTHERFORD.
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