Quick deploy fire shelter
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1. A fire shelter, comprising:
- an inflatable protection barrier that is constructed with at least one of a fire-resistant and fire-retardant sheet of material, the inflatable protection barrier further comprising a single inflatable internal volume attached to the sheet of material such that when the inflatable internal volume is inflated the sheet of material is deployed to establish a protected cavity adjacent to an inner surface of the sheet of material, wherein the sheet of material further includes an open bottom which enables a person to enter the protected cavity and further enables cooling effects from ground to enter the protected cavity, wherein the inflatable protection barrier comprises a shell perimeter extending around the protected cavity along the open bottom, the shell perimeter comprising a tongue circumscribing the shell perimeter and which extends inwardly beginning at the shell perimeter toward the protected cavity and open bottom; and
an actuator in fluidic communication with the inflatable internal volume of the inflatable protection barrier, the actuator configured to discharge at least one of a gas and fluid into the inflatable internal volume of the inflatable protection barrier to deploy the sheet of material.
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Abstract
A rapidly-deployable fire shelter is described herein. Specifically, the fire shelter is equipped with one or more actuators that enable the fire shelter to be rapidly deployed thereby providing a quick and effective mechanism for protecting items or people from fire, smoke, and the other fire-related hazards. The fire shelter may include a protective barrier that is extended upon activation of the one or more actuators.
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1. A fire shelter, comprising:
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an inflatable protection barrier that is constructed with at least one of a fire-resistant and fire-retardant sheet of material, the inflatable protection barrier further comprising a single inflatable internal volume attached to the sheet of material such that when the inflatable internal volume is inflated the sheet of material is deployed to establish a protected cavity adjacent to an inner surface of the sheet of material, wherein the sheet of material further includes an open bottom which enables a person to enter the protected cavity and further enables cooling effects from ground to enter the protected cavity, wherein the inflatable protection barrier comprises a shell perimeter extending around the protected cavity along the open bottom, the shell perimeter comprising a tongue circumscribing the shell perimeter and which extends inwardly beginning at the shell perimeter toward the protected cavity and open bottom; and an actuator in fluidic communication with the inflatable internal volume of the inflatable protection barrier, the actuator configured to discharge at least one of a gas and fluid into the inflatable internal volume of the inflatable protection barrier to deploy the sheet of material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A fire shelter kit, comprising:
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a sheet of material comprising an inner surface and an outer surface, the sheet of material being constructed with at least one of a fire-resistant and fire-retardant material; a single inflatable volume attached to the sheet of material; and an actuator in fluidic communication with the single inflatable volume, the actuator being configured to discharge at least one of a gas and fluid into the single inflatable internal volume thereby causing the single inflatable volume to deploy the sheet of material, wherein the sheet of material, when deployed, establishes a protected cavity adjacent to the inner surface that is open at its bottom thereby enabling a person to enter the protected cavity and further enabling cooling effects from ground to enter the protected cavity, and wherein the sheet of material further comprises a tongue that surrounds the open bottom and extends inwardly from an outer extent of the sheet of material toward the protected cavity and open bottom thereby enabling the person to hold the sheet of material onto the ground. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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