Patent ID: 8997884
Filing Date: 2015-04-07
Classification: A62C

Abstract:
1. A fire containment system, comprising: a mesh sheet comprising fire resistant material of a predetermined height and width, the mesh sheet comprising a weave configured to be tight enough to prevent cinders and embers from passing through and configured to be loose enough to allow the wind to pass through, further said mesh sheet configured to be light enough to be held aloft by a lighter-than-air aero-foil shaped support structure which substantially spans the length of said mesh sheet; said lighter-than-air aero-foil shaped support structure is filled with a lighter-than-air material consisting of one of the following: gas, plasma, liquid, solid, and a combination thereof, and mounted directly along a top edge of said mesh sheet by a plurality of connectors or seams; an anchor is directly attached to a bottom edge of said mesh sheet by a plurality of connectors or seams, said anchor has enough weight to hold down said mesh sheet and said lighter-than-air aero-foil shaped support structure and to prevent substantial movement of the system; and a propellant means comprising a plurality of drones mounted along the top of said lighter-than-air aero-foil shaped support structure, said propellant means facing the same directions as a front of said lighter-than-air aero-foil shaped support structure, said propellant means configured to provide lateral positioning control of said mesh sheet and said propellant means combined with the shape of said lighter-than-air aero-foil shaped support structure is configured to provide the vertical positioning control of said mesh sheet.