Patents by Inventor Thomas Ray Tracy

Thomas Ray Tracy 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).

  • Escape device
    Patent number: 4099595
    Abstract: An escape chute comprising a frame adapted to be secured to a window opening or the like and a releasable pack chute containing spaced resilient transverse restriction bands for cushioning the descent of a body through the released chute.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 1976
    Date of Patent: July 11, 1978
    Inventor: Thomas Ray Tracy
  • Escape device
    Patent number: 4099596
    Abstract: A safety device for enabling people to escape from burning buildings or the like comprises a normally folded flexible tube with a landing pad at its lower end that unfolds to vertical chute condition, the interior of the tube being slippery to provide against snagging and the like and the unfolded tube being formed with elastic restrictions at successive vertical levels that snub the descent to a safe speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1976
    Date of Patent: July 11, 1978
    Inventor: Thomas Ray Tracy