Breathing device

• US 5,937,856 A
• Filed: 07/31/1997
• Issued: 08/17/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 07/31/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hans Jonasson, Max Jonasson
• Original Assignee: Hans Jonasson, Max Jonasson
• Inventors: Jonasson, Max, Jonasson, Hans
• Primary Examiner(s): Weiss, John G.
• Assistant Examiner(s): WEISS JR, JOSEPH
• Application Number:
  US08/904,152
• Time in Patent Office: 747 Days
• Field of Search: 128/205.27, 128/201.13, 128/204.17, 482/13
• US Class Current: 128/205.27
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 16/1045 Devices for humidifying or heating the inspired gas by using recovered moisture or heat from the expired gas
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 16/106 in a path
• CPC Class Codes: A62B 9/003 Means for influencing the temperature or humidity of the breathing gas

Abstract

A breathing device that includes a mouth piece that is insertable into the mouth to improve breathing. The mouth piece has an opening defined therethrough to permit exhaling and inhaling of air. A filter holder is attached at a substantially right angle to the mouth piece and has a channel defined therethrough. A removable filter is disposed inside the channel and comprises a corrugated sheet metal that permits condensation of air on the sheet metal when air is exhaled through the mouth piece and into the filter.

Claims

1. A breathing device for insertion into a mouth to improve breathing, comprising:

a mouth piece insertable into the mouth and having an opening defined therethrough to permit exhaling and inhaling of air;

a filter holder attached at a substantially right angle to the mouth piece, the filter holder having a channel defined therethrough, the channel being in fluid communication with the opening of the mouth piece, the filter holder having a first length; and

a filter slidably disposed inside the channel of the filter holder, the filter comprising a large surface area material to permit condensation of air on the large surface area material when air is exhaled through the mouth piece and into the filter disposed inside the filter holder, the filter having a second length, the second length being longer than the first length so that a portion of the filter protrudes outwardly from the filter holder.

2. The breathing device according to claim 1 wherein the filter is removably attached inside the filter holder.

3. The breathing device according to claim 1 wherein a filter cover is slidably attached to the filter.

4. The breathing device according to claim 1 wherein a foam portion is attached to the filter holder.

5. The breathing device according to claim 1 wherein the mouth piece has outwardly extending flanges attached thereto.

6. The breathing device according to claim 5 wherein the filter is remote from the flanges.

7. The breathing device according to claim 1 wherein the filter is slidably attached to the filter holder and the filter comprises an enclosure having a rolled up corrugated aluminum sheet material disposed therein.

8. The breathing device according to claim 1 wherein the large surface area material is a corrugated sheet metal.

9. A breathing device for insertion into a mouth to improve breathing, comprising:

a mouth piece insertable into the mouth and having an opening defined therethrough to permit exhaling and inhaling of air;

a filter holder attached to the mouth piece, the filter holder having a first length and a channel defined therethrough, the channel being in fluid communication with the opening of the mouth piece; and

a filter slidably disposed inside the channel of the filter holder, the filter having a second length, the second length being longer than the first length so that a portion of the filter protrudes outwardly from the filter holder;

a filter cover slidably attached to the filter; and

an air cleaning filter attached to the filter cover.

10. The breathing device according to claim 9 wherein the filter cover defines a first cavity and the filter holder defines a second cavity, the first cavity faces the second cavity so that the filter is exposed at the first and second cavities when the filter is inserted into the filter holder and into the filter cover.

11. The breathing device according to claim 9 wherein the filter holder is substantially perpendicular to the mouth piece.

12. The breathing device according to claim 9 wherein the filter is a corrugated sheet metal having a large surface area.

13. The breathing device according to claim 9 wherein the mouth piece has flanges attached thereto and the filter is remote from the flanges.

14. The breathing device according to claim 9 wherein the filter cover is congruent with the filter holder.

15. The breathing device according to claim 9 wherein the filter is removable from the filter holder.

16. The breathing device according to claim 9 wherein a foam portion is attached to the filter holder.

17. The breathing device according to claim 9 wherein the air cleaning filter is facing away from the opening of the mouth piece.