US221855A - Improvement in fire-escapes - Google Patents

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B.'B. OPPENHEIMER. Fire-Escape.

No. 221,855. Patented Nov; 18, 1879'.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFF eE.

BENJAMIN B. OPPENHEIMER, OF TRENTON, TENNESSEE.

\ IMPROVEMENT m FlRE-ESCAPES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 221,855. dated Noveinber '18, 1879; application filed March 26, 1879.

.HEmEu, of Trenton, in the county of Gibson and State of Tennessee, have invented a new and ImprovedFire-Escape, of which the following is a specification.

The accompanying drawing represents a side view of a person with my improved fireescape, shown as applied for-use. l This invention relates to-an. improved fireescape or safety device, by which a person may safely jump out of the window of a burning building from any height, and 1and, withont injury and without the least damage, on the ground; audit consists of a parachute attached, in suitable manner, to the upper part of thebody, in combination with overshoes having elastic bottompads of suitable thickmess to take upthe concussion with the ground.

Referring to the drawing, A represents a head-piece, constructed in the nature of a parachute, and made of soft or waxed cloth, awna ing-cloth, orv other suitable fabric. The parachute is about four or. five feet in diameter,

stifl'ened by a, suitable frame,and attached by v a leather strap or other fastening, in reliable The parachute serves for the purpose of 'bu'oying the body in the shatter the person has leaped from-'the window of the burning building, while the padded shoes secure the safe landing on the ground.

Having thus fully described "my. invent-ion,

. I claim as new andfldesireito secure by Letters Patenti A fire-escape eonsisting'of a parachute attached to the upper part-0t" the body, and of thickly-padded shoes applied to the feet, substantially as described. A

' EnJAMI B. ODPENHEIMER.

Witnesses:

J o'HN H. Grass,

W. P. NORTHCOES, Lnwrs GLASS

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