Escape slides
First Claim
1. An escape slide arranged to provide an inclined descent path for evacuees, the slide comprising support structure and a slideway supported thereby, the slideway comprising a first sheet of flexible material provided with holes through which water drains and a second sheet of a woven fabric arranged in such spaced relation beneath the first sheet as to permit drainage of water through the first sheet while serving as a support therefor when the first sheet distends under load during use of the slide by evacuees.
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Abstract
An escape slide arranged to provide an inclined descent path for evacuees, the slide includes a support structure and a slideway supported thereby, the slideway includes a sheet of flexible material provided with holes through which water drains. The sheet preferably comprises a warp knitted fabric net.
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- 1. An escape slide arranged to provide an inclined descent path for evacuees, the slide comprising support structure and a slideway supported thereby, the slideway comprising a first sheet of flexible material provided with holes through which water drains and a second sheet of a woven fabric arranged in such spaced relation beneath the first sheet as to permit drainage of water through the first sheet while serving as a support therefor when the first sheet distends under load during use of the slide by evacuees.
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