Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080209698 | TWO-STAGE QUICK RELEASE INTERCONNECT AND LOCKING DEVICE - A quick release interconnect and locking device having a male element that includes a base plate and a cylindrical post attached disposed outwardly from the base plate. A generally circular and planar D-disc is disposed on a distal end of the post. The D-disc includes a flat sliding face defined by a cord truncating a portion of the D-disc. The apparatus also has a female element with a contoured channel that includes an upper portion, a medial portion, and a lower locking portion. A keeper plate with a longitudinally disposed slot is placed over the contoured channel. The medial portion of the contoured channel includes an upper locking face terminating at a lower end in an outward radius, such that when the sliding face of the D-disc is aligned parallel with the upper locking face, the D-disc may be translated downwardly in the contoured channel until it encounters the locking portion. The D-disc may then be rotated again until the sliding face is brought into alignment with a lower locking face of the lower locking portion, and the D-disc may then be translated downwardly in the lower locking portion to a semi-circular portion at the bottom of the contoured channel, where the D-disc may be rotated again to lock it in the lower locking portion. | 09-04-2008 |
20100193288 | COMPACT BAILOUT POUCH WITH ROPE COILING APPARATUS - A rapid egress apparatus that includes a bailout pouch formed by a plurality of fabric panels that open to accommodate a coiled rope and close to stow a coiled rope, wherein the pouch includes an opening through which a rapid egress rope may be pulled from said bailout pouch, a rope, and a rope coiling apparatus for rapidly forming the rope into a coil comprising a plurality of stacked figure eight portions. | 08-05-2010 |
20110179607 | QUICK RELEASE APPARATUS FOR AN SCBA FRAME - A quick release apparatus for rapid disconnection of a worker's waist belt from a self-contained breathing apparatus support frame. The apparatus includes a frame-connecting lumbar support pad that attaches to the interior side of the SCBA unit lower lumbar support plate and includes a front side and a rear side. The apparatus further includes a belt-capturing element disposed on the front side of the lumbar support pad and at least one frame connector disposed on the rear side. A rapid release member is slidably inserted through a portion of either one or both of the lumbar support pad or the belt-capturing member, such that pulling the rapid release member away from the lower lumbar support pad effects a rapid release of said apparatus from the SCBA support frame. | 07-28-2011 |
20110179608 | QUICK RELEASE APPARATUS FOR AN SCBA FRAME - A quick release apparatus for rapid disconnection of a rescue worker's waist belt from a self-contained breathing apparatus support frame. The apparatus includes a belt connection apparatus for connection to a wearer's waist belt, an SCBA frame connection apparatus connected to the SCBA frame, and a coupling apparatus including at least one pullable rapid release member that moves in a first direction to couple the belt connection apparatus to the SCBA frame connection apparatus and in a second direction to rapidly decouple the belt connection apparatus from the SCBA frame connection apparatus in such a manner that the SCBA frame is disconnected from the waist belt and the wearer can entirely remove the SCBA from his or her body while leaving the waist belt and any accoutrements attached thereto in place and on his or her person. | 07-28-2011 |
20120017406 | QUICK RELEASE APPARATUS FOR AN SCBA FRAME - An apparatus for a rescue worker's waist belt for connecting to and rapidly disconnecting from a self-contained breathing apparatus waist belt. The rescue worker's waist belt includes buckles disposed on its side that complement the buckles disposed on the SCBA waist belt. An SCBA wearer connects the SCBA waist belt directly to the rescue worker's waist belt rather than buckling the waist belt around the wearer's waist. Rapid disconnection is effected with the push of two buttons, thereby allowing the wearer to entirely remove the SCBA from his or her body while leaving the rescue worker's waist belt and any accoutrements attached thereto in place and on his or her person. | 01-26-2012 |
20130111714 | QUICK RELEASE APPARATUS FOR AN SCBA FRAME - A quick release apparatus for rapid disconnection of a waist belt from a self-contained breathing apparatus support frame, including first and second connector elements disposed on either of the support frame or the waist belt for selective connection of the support frame to the waist belt, first and second quick release pull straps releasably coupled to the first and second connectors, each of the pull straps having a quick release handle portion for grasping with a hand. A users pulls one of the quick release handle portions away from the waist belt to accomplish a partial release of the waist belt from the support frame, and by pulling both of said handle portions, the waist belt is fully decoupled from the support frame, such that the self-contained breathing apparatus may be removed by the wearer without also having to unbuckle or to remove the waist belt. | 05-09-2013 |