Claims
- 1. A fire extinguishing blanket for placement over a fire to extinguish it, comprising:
- a fire resistant, porous layer made of a fire resistant fabric material; and
- a non-porous aluminum layer thereon covering substantially one side of said porous, fabric layer, the non-porous aluminum layer serving as a heat sink for heat generated by the fire, a barrier to oil and grease on its exterior side from penetrating to said porous, fabric side, and a water restraining and spreading means for any water poured onto said porous, fabric layer;
- at least one handle means mounted on the exterior side of said fabric layer, opposite said aluminum layer, for manually grasping the blanket prior to placing it over a fire, said handle means providing greater control of the placement of the blanket for more effective operation;
- said handle means including at least one supplemental handle strap mounted on said fire resistant, fabric layer at the top edge of said fabric layer, the top portion of said fabric layer and said aluminum layer having little if any inherent rigidity, allowing the top edge with said strap to be pulled over to and around the aluminum layer side of the blanket, covering over and protecting the user's hand on said pulled over and around strap;
- at least one slot in said fabric layer below said top edge leading to an air pocket between said layers, the main body of said strap normally being inserted through said slot and stored in said air pocket until needed for use.
- 2. The fire extinguishing blanket of claim 1, wherein:
- insulating air pockets are located between said porous fabric layer and said non-porous aluminum layer.
- 3. The fire extinguishing blanket of claim 1, wherein:
- said aluminum layer and said fabric layer are attached together only alone their peripheral edges, forming an air chamber between the two layers over most of their lateral extent, providing a large area insulating layer between the two layers.
- 4. The fire extinguishing blanket of claim 1, wherein:
- said laminated aluminum layer has a bright reflective surface disposed thereon on its exterior side which contacts the flames of the fire, reflecting substantial amounts of heat from the fire and reducing the amount of heat transferred through said aluminum surface to said porous fabric layer, allowing said fire resistant layer to retain a comparatively cool surface temperature on its exterior side.
- 5. The fire extinguishing blanket of claim 1, wherein there are two of said supplemental straps including two, parallel, laterally spaced handles, each of said handles including an elongated portion attached to said fire blanket at both ends to form a closed loop handle.
- 6. The fire extinguishing blanket of claim 1, wherein there is further included:
- peripherally located and spaced magnetic securing means fixed to at least one of said layers, keeping said fireproof blanket secured over a fire by magnetic attraction when the fire is located in a surrounding metallic environment.
- 7. A fire extinguishing blanket, comprising:
- a fire resistant layer of a fire resistant material;
- at least one handle means for manually grasping said blanket prior to placing it over a fire, wherein said handle means is mounted on said fire resistant layer at a position spaced substantially below the top edge of said blanket, a portion of said blanket between said handle means and said top edge inherently tending to drape down under the action of gravity, the draping back towards the user covering over and protecting the user's hand(s) on said handle means, said handle means providing greater control of the placement of the blanket by the user for more effective operation; said handle means including two, parallel, laterally spaced handles of flexible fabric material;
- magnetic securing means fixed to the blanket for keeping said fireproof blanket secured over the fire when in a metallic environment, including
- a plurality of perimeter magnets mounted in a spaced relationship along the perimeter of said blanket at positions below said handle means, providing significant, peripherally spaced weight, enhancing the throwing characteristic of the blanket; and
- two additional magnets, spaced inwardly from said perimeter and lying directly above, but not substantially spaced from said two handles, respectively.
- 8. The fire extinguishing blanket of claim 7, wherein
- the north poles of said two additional magnets and all of said plurality of perimeter magnets are oriented in the same direction.
- 9. The fire extinguishing blanket of claim 7, wherein there is further included:
- a non-porous aluminum layer fixedly attached to said fire resistant layer, said fire resistant layer forming a porous, fabric layer of fire resistant material, said non-porous aluminum layer covering substantially one side of said porous, fabric layer, the non-porous aluminum layer serving as a heat sink, a barrier to oil and grease on its exterior side to penetrating to said porous, fabric side, and a water restraining and spreading means for water poured onto said porous, fabric layer.
- 10. The fire extinguishing blanket of claim 9, wherein:
- insulating air pockets are formed between said porous fabric layer and said non-porous aluminum layer.
REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation-in-part of co-pending application Ser. No. 06/633,511, entitled "Magnetic Fire Blanket" filed July 23, 1984, being issued as U.S. Pat. No. 4,650,002, on Mar. 17, 1987, the disclosure of which, including both the written specification and drawings, is bodily incorporated herein by reference.
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