Fire fighter's personal escape system

摘要

A wearable lightweight fire fighter's personal escape system and method includes a rope, having a distal and proximal end, organized in parallel segments disposed in an inner pouch. The inner pouch is entirely contained in an outer pouch that is appointed to be removably attached to a belt or harness, worn by a fire fighter. The proximal end of the rope exits through an opening in the inner pouch and outer pouch and is attached directly to a lightweight hook, or optionally enters a belay device. The hook has a sharp point for creating a purchase point on soft surfaces, a hook opening having sufficient diameter to surround radiators, steam pipe and the like, and capture rope that surrounds substantial objects. The hook has a central opening appointed for holding a firefighting tool to aid in creating a substantial object. The fire fighter escapes by creating a purchase point and repelling at a high speed or at a controlled speed by adjusting belay friction.

主权项

1. A hook, comprising:
a. a first portion forming a hook opening having a top interior hook wall, a hook tip side wall, and hook opening side wall, said hook tip side wall of said hook opening of said first portion extending toward a hook tip, wherein said first portion is appointed to form an anchor point adapted to support descent from an elevated location; b. said hook tip being a pointed sharp tip integrated with said first portion; c. a second portion having an elliptical central aperture and an attachment means for connection to a rope, wherein said elliptical central aperture has width “y” extending between inside portions thereof and a height “z” extending between a lower and upper portion of said elliptical central aperture, so that said elliptical central aperture is adapted to fit a hand therein; d. said first portion and said elliptical central aperture of said second portion share a side wall which forms a portion of said aperture; e. said shared side wall having a hook opening side forming said hook opening side wall of said first portion and an elliptical central aperture side, and said shared side wall's hook opening side and elliptical central aperture side being parallel to one another, said hook opening side extending higher than said elliptical central aperture side so that said top interior hook wall of said hook opening of said first portion is located higher than or above said upper portion of said central aperture; f. said elliptical central aperture having an opposing side wall that is opposite from said shared side wall and also forms a portion of said aperture, wherein said opposing side wall of said elliptical central aperture and said shared side wall are parallel to one another.