Patent ID: 6941791
Filing Date: 2005-09-13
Classification: A62B,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A dash bridge and hook rescue device used as an emergency rescue tool in conjunction with a manual or powered forcing means or spreader to remove and elevate a collapsed automobile steering column and dashboard in an automobile having a hood, a roof and a windshield, subsequent to an automobile collision in order to extract a driver or passenger from the automobile pinned within the automobile, the dash bridge and hook rescue device essentially comprising: a hook tool for prying, penetrating, cutting automobile glass or sheet metal and also for engaging said steering column through said windshield to raise said steering column and dashboard; and a dash bridge spanning from said hood of the automobile to said roof of the automobile, providing a stable surface for applying a downward force creating an upward force to raise said hook tool using said manual or powered forcing means or spreader.