Patents by Inventor Charles P. Smith, Jr.

Charles P. Smith, Jr. has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Emergency rescue system
    Patent number: 4424884
    Abstract: An emergency rescue system for use in rescuing persons trapped in the upper floors of a multistory building during emergency conditions such as during a fire or the like. The rescue system comprises a rescue gondola suspended alongside the exterior face of the building by a suspension cable. The suspension cable is secured to a carriage at the top of the building wherein the carriage includes means for adjusting the length of the suspension cable to adjust the elevational position of the gondola, and the carriage is movable along a track at the top of the building to adjust the lateral position of the gondola. In one embodiment, a tension cable is removably secured between the carriage and a fixed point near the base of the building and is received over the exterior face of the gondola to steady the gondola and to urge the gondola inwardly toward the building.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 1982
    Date of Patent: January 10, 1984
    Inventor: Charles P. Smith, Jr.
  • Emergency rescue system
    Patent number: 4355699
    Abstract: An emergency rescue system for use in rescuing persons trapped in the upper floors of a multistory building during emergency conditions such as during a fire or the like. The rescue system comprises a rescue gondola suspended alongside the exterior face of the building by a suspension cable. The suspension cable is secured to a carriage at the top of the building including means for adjusting the length of the suspension cable to adjust the elevational position of the gondola, and the carriage is movable along a track at the top of the building to adjust the lateral position of the gondola. A tension cable is removably secured between the carriage and a fixed point near the base of the building, and is received over the exterior face of the gondola to steady the gondola and to urge the gondola inwardly toward the building.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1980
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1982
    Inventor: Charles P. Smith, Jr.
  • Emergency rescue device
    Patent number: 3931868
    Abstract: A helicopter supported gondola is provided with means for stabilizing the position of the gondola with respect to the exterior wall of a building so that people trapped within the building may be removed from it and safely lowered to the ground. Means are provided for stabilizing the gondola so that the downdraft from the helicopter can be used to control the position of the gondola, and other means are provided to hold the gondola firmly to the side of the building so that people may move from the building to the gondola.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1974
    Date of Patent: January 13, 1976
    Inventor: Charles P. Smith, Jr.