Protective pillow assembly
First Claim
1. Apparatus for protecting a person caught in a fire emergency from smoke inhalation, comprising:
- a. a first sleeve closed at one end and formed of air-pervious fabric;
b. a transparent sleeve formed of a flexible air-impervious material having one end connected completely about its periphery to the other end of said first sleeve, said transparent sleeve having means at the opposite end thereof adapted to engage the head and surround the breathing passages of said person when in said fire emergency;
c. pillow batting; and
d. means for supporting said pillow batting within said first sleeve in such a manner that said pillow batting will serve as a smoke filter when said transparent sleeve is engaged with said head of said person in said fire emergency.
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Abstract
A protective pillow assembly incorporates an air-impervious transparent plastic hood. In case of fire, the hood is placed over the user'"'"'s head, the assembly being so arranged that the user breathes through the pillow, or pillow batting, which acts as a smoke filter. In one embodiment, a special pillow instruction is used. An outer air-pervious sleeve cooperates with an inner sleeve, which has an air-pervious portion and an air-impervious portion, to support pillow batting. The transparent sleeve is sealed to the air-impervious portion. In a second embodiment, a conventional pillow is inserted into an air-pervious sleeve, which is connected in overlapping relationship to the transparent hood. In both embodiments, the hood is folded and stored within the assembly. The hood may be formed of a polished polypropylene film or a lamination of Mylar film and a noise-deadening film, such as polypropylene or polyvinyl chloride. A heat-reflective thin metallic coating is incorporated in the lamination. The pillow batting may be treated with a carbon monoxide neutralizing substance.
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10 Claims
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1. Apparatus for protecting a person caught in a fire emergency from smoke inhalation, comprising:
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a. a first sleeve closed at one end and formed of air-pervious fabric; b. a transparent sleeve formed of a flexible air-impervious material having one end connected completely about its periphery to the other end of said first sleeve, said transparent sleeve having means at the opposite end thereof adapted to engage the head and surround the breathing passages of said person when in said fire emergency; c. pillow batting; and d. means for supporting said pillow batting within said first sleeve in such a manner that said pillow batting will serve as a smoke filter when said transparent sleeve is engaged with said head of said person in said fire emergency. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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