Patent ID: 6966407

Claim:
An emergency escape system comprising: (a) a passenger harness, (b) a cable detachably attached to the harness, (c) a reel connected to the cable for storage of the cable, (d) a shaft attached to the reel permitting rotation of the reel as the cable is unrolled from the reel, (e) a reduction gear assembly fixed to the shaft to multiply the reel rotation rate, (f) a centrifugal brake assembly attached to the reduction gear assembly, said centrifugal brake assembly comprising: (1) a circular casing, (2) a circular central plate with a plurality of tabs, (3) a plurality of brake shoes fitted over the plurality of tabs, and (4) a shaft connecting the central disk and piercing the casing at the center of the circular cross section of the casing to connect to a external source of rotary motion, (g) a housing enclosing the brake assembly, (h) a mounting means fixing the housing to a point of support.