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Emergency breathing apparatus

  • US 4,116,237 A
  • Filed: 02/07/1977
  • Issued: 09/26/1978
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/07/1977
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An emergency breathing apparatus for donning by an individual to create a substantially air-tight breathing plenum for the individual;

  • said apparatus comprising;

    (a) frame means comprising a relatively rigid frame section,(b) said frame section having a chamber means formed therein capable of containing a supply of an oxygen containing gas,(c) a hood formed of a relatively flexible substantially air-impervious material operatively located over a portion of said frame means and sized to be disposed over the head of an adult individual to form a breathing plenum,(d) gas dispensing means comprising an outlet means on said frame section to permit the dispensing of said gas from said chamber means to said plenum when said apparatus is donned by an individual, and(e) switch means automatically responsive to the donning of said apparatus for automatically dispensing the gas from the chamber to the plenum.

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