Patent ID: 9038693
Filing Date: 2015-05-26
Classification: A62C,E05F,E05Y,E06B

Abstract:
1. A smoke barrier system usable adjacent to an opening in a structure, comprising: a flexible smoke barrier having a first end and a second end, the smoke barrier having a deployed position covering the opening and a retracted position not covering the opening; a handle coupled to the smoke barrier between the first and second ends of the barrier and positioned for engagement by a user to manually move the smoke barrier toward the retracted position; a drive system that drives the smoke barrier toward each of the deployed position and the retracted position; a release switch coupled to the smoke barrier and having an activated position and a non-activated position; and a clutch operably interconnecting the drive system and the smoke barrier, the clutch being operably connected to the release switch, wherein, with the release switch in the activated position, the clutch is in the released position and the barrier is free to be manually moved away from the deployed position by a user engaging the handle.