US 11,730,982 B2
Rescue tube
Dale Wayne Dobson, Hodgenville, KY (US); Matthew Svoboda, North Ridgeville, OH (US); and Donald M. Malec, North Ridgeville, OH (US)
Assigned to Cleveland Reclaim Industries, Lorain, OH (US)
Filed by Cleveland Reclaim Industries, Lorain, OH (US)
Filed on Apr. 28, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/860,699.
Application 16/860,699 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/880,924, filed on Jan. 26, 2018, abandoned.
Application 15/880,924 is a continuation in part of application No. 29/578,101, filed on Sep. 19, 2016, granted, now D809210, issued on Jan. 30, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0236864 A1, Aug. 5, 2021
Int. Cl. A62B 33/00 (2006.01)
CPC A62B 33/00 (2013.01) 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A rescue device to assist in removing an individual trapped in material in a confined space, the rescue device comprising:
a sheet having a first end, a second end, an upper portion, a bottom edge, a first through aperture, and a second through aperture; and
a projection extending laterally outward from the first end and having a top edge, a bottom edge, a projection edge, and a securing element;
the sheet being adapted to curl around and the sheet having a plurality of hand receiving areas in the upper portion of the sheet;
the first through aperture being inset from the second end and the second through aperture being inset from the first through aperture;
the sheet being rollable between an undeployed position and a deployed position wherein the projection is configured to pass through the first and second through apertures;
wherein the projection is configured to be secured by the securing element;
wherein the securing element comprises a clip partially cut out of the projection;
wherein the projection further comprises a clip edge and two legs between the clip and the top and bottom edges of the projection;
wherein the clip edge is oriented in an opposite direction to the projection edge of the projection;
wherein the clip is configured such that it flexes away from the legs and thereby defines a sheet receiving space between the clip and the legs; and
wherein a portion of the sheet is disposed within the sheet receiving space between the clip and legs of the projection when the rescue device is in the deployed position and when the projection is through the first and second apertures and secured by the securing element.