Lung controlled pressure gas respirator for use with an oxygen mask and valving mechanism therefor
US4378011A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 11, 1981 |
| Grant date | Mar 29, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 11, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/783
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A valving mechanism for a lung controlled pressure respirator system which uses a mask which fits to the head of a person and includes an outer mask portion adapted to be sealed around the periphery of the person's face and an inner mask portion arranged within the outer mask portion, comprises a housing wtih a flexible diaphragm which extends across the interior of the housing. On one side of the diaphragm the housing is exposed to atmospheric pressure and on the opposite side it is connected to a pressure space defined between inner and outer mask portions of the oxygen mask. The housing also has a control valve portion in communication with the opposite side of the diaphragm. A respirator breathing air supply conduit is connected to the control valve portion. The closing piston valve is movable in the control valve portion and has a port which is alignable with the breathing air supply conduit to permit flow from the breathing air supply conduit to the control valve portion and through the communication of the control valve to the pressure space between the inner and outer mask of the oxygen breathing mask. The construction includes a control tipping lever which is pivotally mou…
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