Patent ID: 6092911
Filing Date: 2000-07-25
Classification: A62C,B60P,F21V,F21W

Abstract:
A method of providing light at a scene of an emergency, the method comprising the steps of:a) driving an emergency vehicle to a scene of an emergency, the vehicle having an extendable ladder, the ladder having a distal end, wherein the emergency vehicle carries a source of light,b) attaching the source of light to the ladder, in a vicinity of the distal end, andc) extending and elevating the ladder, so that the source of light becomes positioned to illuminate the emergency scene,wherein the source of light is mounted on a light bar having at least one hanging strap, and wherein step (b) comprises suspending said strap from a structural element of the ladder,wherein the light bar includes a safety chain, and wherein the method includes the step of manipulating the safety chain to adjust a position of the light bar, so as to illuminate a desired feature.