System for sounding an alarm in an escape ladder deployment system

• US 20070080021A1
• Filed: 06/09/2006
• Published: 04/12/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 10/12/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Paula Collins
• Original Assignee: Paula Collins
• Inventors: Collins, Paula
• Application Number:
  US11/450,910
• Publication Number:
  US 20070080021A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 182/18
• CPC Class Codes: E06C 7/003 Indicating devices, e.g. user warnings or inclinators
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 17/00 Fire alarms; Alarms responsive to explosion
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 3/10 using electric transmission; using electromagnetic transmission

Abstract

Disclosed is an escape ladder deployment system wherein the deployment system is in electronic communication with an emergency detection device, central alarm system and/or additional escape ladders. The escape ladder unit includes a deployable ladder housed in a box recessed within a wall just below a window either inside or outside of a building structure. The emergency ladder unit acts in cooperation with the detection device and/or alarm system in the sounding of an alarm in event of an emergency situation.

Claims

1. An escape ladder deployment system for sounding an alarm comprising:

an emergency escape ladder unit in communication with a detection device.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the detection device is selected from the group consisting of a smoke alarm, a heat sensor, a carbon monoxide sensor, a sprinkler system sensor and combinations thereof.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the emergency escape ladder triggers an event upon receiving a signal from the detection device.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the event is selected from the group consisting of the lighting of a emergency ladder unit, the lighting of fixtures located outside of a building, activating a strobe light, activating a siren associated with a certain ladder unit, activating a general alarm and combinations thereof.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the escape ladder communicates wirelessly with the detection device.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the emergency escape ladder unit communicates with the authorities upon receiving a signal from the detection device.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the sent signal indicates an event selected from the group consisting of an open box trigger alarm, open and deploy trigger alarm, open and switch trigger alarm and combinations thereof.

7. An escape ladder deployment system for sounding an alarm comprising:

an emergency escape ladder unit in communication with a detection device wherein the detection device signals the escape ladder unit upon the detection of an emergency.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the detection device is selected from the group consisting of a smoke alarm, a heat sensor, a carbon monoxide sensor, a sprinkler system sensor and combinations thereof.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein escape ladder unit ladder triggers an event upon receiving a signal from the detection device, wherein the event is selected from the group consisting of the lighting of an emergency ladder unit, the lighting of fixtures located outside of a building, activating a strobe light, activating a siren associated with a certain ladder unit, activating a general alarm and combinations thereof.

10. An escape ladder deployment system for sounding an alarm comprising:

an emergency escape ladder unit in communication with a central alarm.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the emergency escape ladder unit sends a signal to the central alarm.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein the emergency escape ladder unit receives a signal from a central alarm.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the signal received from the central alarm initiates an event selected from the group consisting of triggering lights, unlocking a door of the unit, triggering an alarm on the unit and combinations thereof.

15. An escape ladder deployment system for sounding an alarm comprising:

an emergency escape ladder unit in communication with a central alarm;

the emergency escape ladder unit sending and receiving signals to and from the central alarm; and

wherein the sent signal indicates an event selected from the group consisting of an open storage box trigger alarm, open and deploy trigger alarm, open and switch trigger alarm and combinations thereof and the received signal initiates an event selected from the group consisting of triggering lights, unlocking a door of the unit, triggering an alarm on the unit and combinations thereof.

16. An escape ladder deployment system for sounding an alarm comprising:

a plurality of escape ladder units, wherein at least two escape ladder units are in communication with each other.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the communication is wireless.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein the escape ladder units are in communication via a peer-to-peer network.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the activation of at least one escape ladder unit is communicated to a second escape ladder unit and a local alarm is sounded.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the activation of at least one escape ladder unit sounds a general alarm.

21. The system of claim 16, further including a master control ladder unit in communication with the escape ladder units.

22. The system of claim 21, wherein the master control ladder detects the activation of at least one of the escape ladder units and sounds an alarm.

23. The system of claim 22, wherein the alarm includes contacting the authorities and sounding a general alarm.