Gas activated emergency vision device
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1. An emergency vision device, comprising:
- a) a collapsible tube made of airtight material and having an expanded form and a deflated stowage form;
b) first and second clear members disposed at respective first and second ends of said tube to enable a user to see through said tube and observe a source of information at a distal end of said tube while smoke or other particulate matter is in the environment;
c) a portable gas cylinder having compressed clear gas;
d) a valve assembly connected to said gas cylinder and having an outlet operably connected to the interior of said tube;
e) said valve assembly being operable to release said clear gas to fill the interior of said tube to expand said tube to said expanded form;
f) a hollow handle operably secured to said tube; and
g) said cylinder is disposed within said handle.
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An emergency vision device, comprises a collapsible tube made of airtight material and having an expanded form and a deflated stowage form; first and second clear members disposed at respective first and second ends of the tube to enable a user to see through the tube and observe a source of information at a distal end of the tube while smoke or other particulate matter is in the environment; and a portable gas cylinder having compressed clear gas and an outlet operably connected to the interior of the tube. The gas cylinder is operable to release the clear gas to fill the interior of the tube to expand the tube to the expanded form.
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1. An emergency vision device, comprising:
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a) a collapsible tube made of airtight material and having an expanded form and a deflated stowage form; b) first and second clear members disposed at respective first and second ends of said tube to enable a user to see through said tube and observe a source of information at a distal end of said tube while smoke or other particulate matter is in the environment; c) a portable gas cylinder having compressed clear gas; d) a valve assembly connected to said gas cylinder and having an outlet operably connected to the interior of said tube; e) said valve assembly being operable to release said clear gas to fill the interior of said tube to expand said tube to said expanded form; f) a hollow handle operably secured to said tube; and g) said cylinder is disposed within said handle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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