DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ESCAPNG FIRE AND SMOKE IN HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS

摘要

In the event of fire, a telescoping pole (16) is transported, by means of a hoist (18), from a stored location within a building to a sleeve (14) permanently mounted on a balcony or near a window. The pole (16) is inserted into the sleeve (14) and telescoped to its full extended position. A trolley (22) is mounted on this pole. The user straps himself in a seat (20), attaches the seat to the trolley (22), and suspends himself from the pole (16). Using a hand-over-hand motion, the user propels himself away from the building to the end of the pole (16) where he may be rescued by firemen. In a second embodiment, the pole (16) is telescopingly mouted and permanently stored in the sleeve (14), thereby eliminating the need to transport the pole (16). The sleeve (14) is pivotally mounted on a stand (12) for rotation about a vertical axis and the pole (16), when stored therein, is interior to the side of the building. In the event of fire, the user manipulates the pole (16) by rotating it to a position which permits it to be telescopingly extended away from the side of the building. After extending the pole (16), the user escapes from the fire by means of the trolley (22) and seat (20), as described above.