Patents Assigned to Toshio Okamura
  • Escape device
    Publication number: 20010023793
    Abstract: An escape device for escaping from a building or other high area in an emergency comprises a worm gear mechanism driven by an electric motor and operatively coupled to a reel having a length of high tensile line wound around it, arranged within a casing, and a belt connected to the casing for supporting a person's body. The worm gear mechanism rotates the reel, feeding out the line, and thereby lowering the user to a safe location below.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2000
    Publication date: September 27, 2001
    Applicant: Toshio Okamura
    Inventor: Toshio Okamura