Patent ID: 7640781
Filing Date: 2010-01-05
Classification: A62B,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for opening a door of a target vehicle using a rescue vehicle, comprising the steps of: (a) providing an apparatus for use in opening the door of the target vehicle using a rescue vehicle, comprising: (b) inserting a pointed end of each of a plurality of claw structures into the peripheral opening defined around the door of the target vehicle and engaging the peripheral edge of the door of the target vehicle; (c) attaching one end of the tension cable to the claw coupling cable; (d) attaching the other end of the tension cable to the rescue vehicle with the rescue vehicle positioned close enough to the target vehicle that the tension cable is slack; and (e) pulling the rescue vehicle away from the target vehicle to take up the slack in the tension cable and cause a snapping action as the slack is taken up in the tension cable to pull open the door of the target vehicle.