Patent ID: 8813913

Claim:
Emergency access apparatus comprising: a ladder; and at least one multi-functional emergency access module mounted on said ladder, said at least one multi-functional emergency access module comprising window glass shattering functionality and window frame engagement functionality, said at least one multi-functional emergency access module comprising a base element which includes a mounting leg adapted to be retained in a hollow top end of said ladder, said base element including a first bore, said first bore being a throughgoing bore which extends rearwardly from a first forward opening to a first rearward opening; said base element including a depending portion extending downwardly from said first bore and being useful for retaining said ladder on a window frame, said first bore having a cross sectional configuration corresponding to that of said first forward opening along a first, principal portion of its length and then being narrowed to a cross sectional configuration corresponding to that of said first rearward opening at a second, rear portion thereof; and said base element being additionally formed with a second bore, said second bore being a non-throughgoing bore which extends rearwardly from a second forward opening and has a cross sectional configuration corresponding to that of said second forward opening.