Patent ID: 6328129
Filing Date: 2001-12-11
Classification: A62B,E06C

Abstract:
A fire escape system comprising:a container having an open front and a back wall, and a door hingedly attached to said container and closeable over said open front, said container being for securely attaching to a building structure near at least one window; anda means for carrying a person;wherein said container includes an opening in said back wall near an end thereof, and a spring -loaded door being closed over said opening and being urged open by a spring when said means for carrying a person to safe ground is actuated;wherein said means for carrying a person includes a winch which includes a motor and which is securely disposed inside said container, a flexible line carried by said winch and extendable through said opening in said back wall of said container, a means for energizing said motor, at least one four-way bearing member securely attached near said opening in said back wall of said container and about which said flexible line is extended, and a lift member securely connected to said flexible line and capable of being raised to said container and lowered to a safe ground; andwherein said means for energizing said motor includes a battery connected to said motor, and a remote control unit mounted to said lift member for controlling the raising and lowering of said lift member.