Emergency vision apparatus with distributed stowage space
First Claim
1. An emergency vision apparatus, comprising:
- a) a blower;
b) an inflatable enclosure remote from said blower, said enclosure being made of airtight material and having an expanded form when deployed and a deflated form when not in use;
c) first and second clear members disposed at respective first and second ends of said enclosure to enable a user to see through said enclosure when expanded and observe a source of information at a distal end of said enclosure while smoke or other particulate matter is in the environment;
d) a switch operably associated with said blower to activate said blower and thereby inflate said enclosure when deployed; and
e) a tubular air passageway connecting said blower and said enclosure, said passageway being extendible from a shorter length for stowage to a longer length when said enclosure is deployed.
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Abstract
The present invention provides an emergency vision apparatus, comprising a blower; an inflatable enclosure remote from the blower, the enclosure being made of airtight material and having an expanded form when deployed and a deflated form when not in use; first and second clear members disposed at respective first and second ends of the enclosure to enable a user to see through the enclosure when expanded and observe a source of information at a distal end of the enclosure while smoke or other particulate matter is in the environment; a switch operably associated with the blower to activate the blower and thereby inflate the enclosure when deployed; and an air passageway connecting the blower and the enclosure, the passageway being extendible from a shorter length to a longer length when the enclosure is deployed.
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22 Claims
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1. An emergency vision apparatus, comprising:
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a) a blower; b) an inflatable enclosure remote from said blower, said enclosure being made of airtight material and having an expanded form when deployed and a deflated form when not in use; c) first and second clear members disposed at respective first and second ends of said enclosure to enable a user to see through said enclosure when expanded and observe a source of information at a distal end of said enclosure while smoke or other particulate matter is in the environment; d) a switch operably associated with said blower to activate said blower and thereby inflate said enclosure when deployed; and e) a tubular air passageway connecting said blower and said enclosure, said passageway being extendible from a shorter length for stowage to a longer length when said enclosure is deployed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An emergency vision apparatus, comprising:
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a) first and second housings disposed remote from each other; b) blower disposed in said first housing; c) an inflatable enclosure disposed in said second housing when stowed, said enclosure being made of airtight material and having an expanded form when deployed and a deflated form when not in use, said enclosure being disposed in said second housing when in said deflated form; d) first and second clear members disposed at respective first and second ends of said enclosure to enable a user to see through said enclosure when in said expanded form and observe a source of information at a distal end of said enclosure while smoke or other particulate matter is in the environment; e) a switch operably associated with said blower to activate said blower and thereby inflate said enclosure when deployed; f) an outer hose having one end connected to said first housing and in communication with said blower, said outer hose having another end connected to said second housing; and g) an inner hose slidably disposed within said outer hose, said inner hose having one end connected to said enclosure such that said inner hose telescopes out of said outer hose when said enclosure is pulled out of said second housing. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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