Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Illuminated rope as an aircraft emergency egress aid
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Application No.: US15249046Application Date: 2016-08-26
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Publication No.: US10556696B2Publication Date: 2020-02-11
- Inventor: Daniel Frank Devitt , Michael Reaugh Smith
- Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
- Applicant Address: US RI Providence
- Assignee: TEXTRON INNOVATIONS INC.
- Current Assignee: TEXTRON INNOVATIONS INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US RI Providence
- Main IPC: B64D25/08
- IPC: B64D25/08 ; B64D47/02 ; F21K2/06 ; F21V8/00 ; F21V9/30

Abstract:
In some implementations, in an emergency in the vehicle, an emergency evacuation path is illuminated using the light emitted from the emergency evacuation rope where at least a portion of the emergency evacuation path extends to a location outside the vehicle. Egress of occupants along the emergency evacuation path is enabled using an emergency evacuation rope.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180057178A1 ILLUMINATED ROPE AS AN AIRCRAFT EMERGENCY EGRESS AID Public/Granted day:2018-03-01
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