An apparatus 20 for deploying rescue equipment 23 includes a housing 21 for containing the rescue equipment, the housing having an opening through which, in use, the equipment can be deployed. Pushing means, such as an inflatable bladder 24, is provided for pushing against an inner moveable panel 22 that is configured to slide within the housing towards the opening, such that in use the rescue equipment located within the housing can be deployed. The pushing means may be remotely initiated, and where inflation is used as the pushing means, it may be powered by an on-board source, such as a lithium battery. The power source may include capacitive means to provide a higher peak power. The rescue equipment may be a ladder, and the housing may comprise carbon fibre. The apparatus allows rescue equipment to be deployed in a substantially horizontal direction, and therefore is well suited to applications where the apparatus is embedded into bulkheads of vessels or buildings. Also, provided is a method of installation.
Apparatus for deploying rescue equipment
2020-02-05
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | E06C LADDERS , Leitern / A62B DEVICES, APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR LIFE-SAVING , Vorrichtungen, Geräte oder Verfahren zur Lebensrettung / B63B Schiffe oder sonstige Wasserfahrzeuge , SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS / B63C LAUNCHING, HAULING-OUT, OR DRY-DOCKING OF VESSELS , Zuwasserlassen, Trockenstellen, Docken oder Bergen von Schiffen |