Operator station emergency visual assurance method and apparatus
First Claim
1. An operator station emergency visual assurance system for providing the operator with substantially uninterrupted access to operationally necessary visual information under emergency conditions of a progressive invasion by heavy smoke and/or particulate matter toward and/or into the space between the source of said visual information and the operator, comprising:
- (a) a station(b) said station having a source of visual information(c) an operator position at said station spaced from said source of visual information,(d) movable structural positionable means for providing a clear path of visibility between said source of visual information and said operator when in said operator position; and
(e) said positionable means comprising a container which is movable between said operator and said source of visual information and operable to completely fill the visual path between said operator and said source of visual information.
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Abstract
The invention includes an operator station emergency visual assurance system for providing the operator with substantially uninterrupted access to operationally necessary visual information under emergency conditions of a progressive invasion by heavy smoke and/or particulate matter toward and/or into the space between the source of said visual information and the operator. The system includes a station with a source of visual information. An operator position is provided spaced from said source of visual information with positionable means for providing a clear path of visibility between said source of visual information and the operator when in the operator position, when the positionable means is positioned between the source of visual information and the operator. The invention also includes the method of utilizing the system.
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68 Claims
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1. An operator station emergency visual assurance system for providing the operator with substantially uninterrupted access to operationally necessary visual information under emergency conditions of a progressive invasion by heavy smoke and/or particulate matter toward and/or into the space between the source of said visual information and the operator, comprising:
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(a) a station (b) said station having a source of visual information (c) an operator position at said station spaced from said source of visual information, (d) movable structural positionable means for providing a clear path of visibility between said source of visual information and said operator when in said operator position; and (e) said positionable means comprising a container which is movable between said operator and said source of visual information and operable to completely fill the visual path between said operator and said source of visual information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 65, 66, 67, 68)
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40. An operator station emergency visual assurance method, for use at a station including a source of operationally necessary visual information and an operator position spaced from said source of visual information, and for assuring said operator substantially uninterrupted access to said source of visual information under emergency conditions of a progressive invasion by heavy smoke and/or particulate matter toward and/or into the space between the said source of visual information and the operator, comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing a positionable clear path of visibility means having a container movable between said operator and said source of visual information enabling it to completely fill such of the space between said source of visual information and said operator as includes the visual path between said source of visual information and the operator, (b) positioning said positionable means in the space between said source of visual information and the operator, and (c) thereby preempting and/or displacing any smoke and/or particulate matter from said visual path and thus assuring the provision of a clear path of visibility between said source of visual information and said operator under such emergency conditions. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64)
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41. In a work station area which includes an operator position and visual acquisition material for said operator which is spaced from said operator position, the method for providing clear visibility between said operator and said acquisition material when vision impeding fluids, vapors, and/or particulate matter interpose in the space between the operator and the visual acquisition material which includes the steps of:
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(a) inserting into the space between said operator and said acquisition material a container for excluding said vision impeding fluids, vapors, and/or particulate matter, (b) providing light transmitting means from said operator to said acquisition material in said inserted container, and (c) thereby maintaining said operator'"'"'s visibility to said acquisition material at all times when said vision impeding fluids, vapors and/or particulate matter are present in said work station area.
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