Weird Patent of the Day
Improvement in fire-escapes
A fire-escape or safety device by which a person may jump from the window of a burning building from any height. It consists of a parachute attached to the upper part of the body, combined with overshoes that have elastic bottom pads to take up the concussion.
Source: United States Patent and Trademark Office, www.uspto.gov. Official PDF: USPTO patent PDF. Also at Google Patents. The drawing on this page is a reduced copy of the official figure; see the original drawing.
