RANDOMLY INTERRUPTED BREATHING DEVICE
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1. A breathing device comprising:
- an air inlet;
an air outlet through which a user can breathe;
a conduit connecting the air inlet and outlet;
a rotary valve positioned in the conduit so that air entering through the air inlet and inhaled by the user can be interrupted by the rotary valve; and
means to rotate the rotary valve; and
means to vary the speed of rotation of the rotary valve to vary the frequency of interruption of the flow of air through the conduit.
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Abstract
Apparatus for randomly varying the breathing resistance applied to human and animal subjects to improve their performance.
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33 Claims
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1. A breathing device comprising:
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an air inlet; an air outlet through which a user can breathe; a conduit connecting the air inlet and outlet; a rotary valve positioned in the conduit so that air entering through the air inlet and inhaled by the user can be interrupted by the rotary valve; and means to rotate the rotary valve; and means to vary the speed of rotation of the rotary valve to vary the frequency of interruption of the flow of air through the conduit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 32)
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- 18. A breathing device as claimed in 1 and which incorporates a battery.
- 30. A method of training a person or animal by interrupting the breathing of the person or animal at a frequency which varies during the training period.
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