Respiratory protection device

• US 8,074,648 B2
• Filed: 07/14/2009
• Issued: 12/13/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company (3M Company)
• Original Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company (3M Company)
• Inventors: Betz, James R., Harmon, Brandon H., Viner, Andrew S., Larson, Scott A., Castiglione, David M.
• Primary Examiner(s): DOUGLAS, STEVEN O
• Application Number:
  US12/502,447
• Publication Number:
  US 20090272378A1
• Time in Patent Office: 882 Days
• Field of Search: 128/200.28, 128/201.12, 128/201.14, 128/201.22, 128/201.23, 128/201.24, 128/202.27, 128/205.25, 128/857, 128/858, 128/206.24, 128/205.27, 128/206.12, 128/206.21, 241/0, 242/2, 242/4, 242/6, 242/7, 2/9, 220/6
• US Class Current: 128/205.27
• CPC Class Codes: A62B 18/02 Masks gas-masks for animals A62B18/06; masks for welders A61F9/06
• CPC Class Codes: A62B 18/082 Assembling eyepieces, lenses or vision-correction means in or on gas-masks

Abstract

A respiratory device includes a face seal and a unitary body that forms an interface with the face seal and includes a lens and a chassis. The chassis includes at least one port for fluidic connection.

Claims

1. A respiratory protection device that comprises:

(a) a lens;

(b) a chassis that surrounds a portion of the lens;

(c) a face seal that includes an annular ring that has a surface that forms an interface with the chassis; and

(d) a frame that surrounds an outer surface of the annular ring and that enables the face seal to be clamped to the chassis and that allows the lens and the chassis to be removed from the face seal.

2. The respiratory protection device of claim 1, further comprising a fastener that assists in enabling the face seal to be clamped to the chassis and that can allow for removal of the lens and the chassis.

3. The respiratory protection device of claim 1 wherein the lens is formed of a first material and the chassis is formed of a second material that is different from the first material.

4. The respiratory protection device of claim 1 wherein the lens is transparent and the chassis is opaque.

5. The respiratory protection device of claim 1 and further comprising:

air treatment media operably coupled to the at least one port.

6. The respiratory protection device of claim 1 wherein the chassis further includes a speaking port.

7. The respiratory protection device of claim 1 wherein at least one of the chassis and the lens forms an interface with the face seal.

8. A combination that comprises the respiratory protection device of claim 1, and that further comprises:

a second lens and a second chassis, the second chassis being adapted to interface with the face seal.

9. The combination of claim 8 wherein the second lens is made from a first material and the second chassis is made from a second material that is different from the first material.

10. The respiratory protection device of claim 1, wherein the chassis is non-integral to the lens and includes at least one port for fluidic connection.

11. The respiratory protection device of claim 10, wherein the lens and chassis can be removed from the face seal so that a second lens can be installed such that the face seal is clamped to the chassis.

12. The respiratory protection device of claim 1, wherein the lens and the chassis are bonded together.

13. The respiratory protection device of claim 1, wherein the lens and chassis are molded together.

14. The respiratory protection device of claim 1, wherein the lens and chassis form an integral construction.