Building simulating apparatus and method for training emergency personnel
First Claim
1. A building simulation training apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of modular rectilinear wall panels capable of movement by one or two persons,the wall panels adapted to be releasably coupled to adjacent wall panels to form a simulated floor plan of a building,each wall panel being adapted for removable coupling to adjacent of the wall panels both in line with any one adjacent of the wall panels and perpendicular with any other adjacent of the wall panels to form a free standing structure,each wall panel having a plurality of identical coupling mechanisms, one proximate each of the upper and lower corner of each end of the wall panel and adapted for releasably coupling with the identical coupling mechanism of adjacent wall panels both in inline and perpendicular configurations.
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Abstract
The present invention provides an apparatus and method for simulating a building environment through which emergency personnel may be trained by practicing search and rescue. The present invention provides an apparatus including a plurality of wall panels which can be joined together and simulate a floor plan of a building. The wall panels preferably are modular prefabricated wall panels adapted to be assembled and disassembled permitting the same wall panels to be adapted for use to provide different floor plans. Thus, a modular kit incorporating a plurality of different wall panels may be arranged and subsequently rearranged into as many different floor plans as desired thus providing a variety of different floor plans which will provide challenging training in search and rescue.
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14 Claims
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1. A building simulation training apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of modular rectilinear wall panels capable of movement by one or two persons, the wall panels adapted to be releasably coupled to adjacent wall panels to form a simulated floor plan of a building, each wall panel being adapted for removable coupling to adjacent of the wall panels both in line with any one adjacent of the wall panels and perpendicular with any other adjacent of the wall panels to form a free standing structure, each wall panel having a plurality of identical coupling mechanisms, one proximate each of the upper and lower corner of each end of the wall panel and adapted for releasably coupling with the identical coupling mechanism of adjacent wall panels both in inline and perpendicular configurations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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