The Vertical Escape Chute

Descriptions

The vertical Escape Chute is a device which aids in the mass and rapid evacuation of people from high structures.

It can be used by people with disabilities and after a little training blind people are more than capable of using the chute, it is also possible for a person the enter the chute, and then have a injured second person places upon their shoulders, to assist the second person to evacuate.

The escape chute can be installed onto most structures, and only requires a clear drop to ground level.

There are a number of different escape chutes now available, escape chute system only supply a vertical escape chute, that is to say, when the chute has been deployed it runs parallel with the side of the structure from which it was deployed, not at an inclined angle.

Immediately after deployment, the escape chute can be used, there is no wasting of valuable escape time in the tying off of the system, to a previously constructed anchorage point or a vehicle at ground level, if one is there and the people know what to do?

Natural light can enter the chute, and as you travel through the escape chute you can look up, and down, not smoke can enter the chute.

To exit your feet will touch the ground, you then crouch and extract your body from the chute and walk away.