Christopher G Echols

US Patent:

20150273250, Oct 1, 2015

Filed:

Mar 31, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/231237

Inventors:

- Plainfield IL, US
Christopher John Echols - Palatine IL, US
Kenneth Chester Wojcik - Naperville IL, US
Richard Kenneth Banske - Calumet City IL, US
Kenneth John Lee - Highland IN, US
Peter Gisslen - Lake Barrington IL, US

International Classification:

A62B 99/00
A62B 35/00
B66B 9/193
B66B 9/187

Abstract:

An extraction system and method. The system has a hoist assembly and a sled. The hoist assembly has two spaced apart rail connecting members configured to connect with rails of an end of a ladder. The hoist assembly also has a winch. The winch has a cable. The sled has frame, a platform connected to the frame, and a harness connecting a rider to the platform. The cable is releasably connected to the sled. The winch is operable to move the sled via the cable along the ladder from a lowered position to a raised position.