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Firefighters mask communication system

US5060308A · kind A · utility

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9Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 23, 1989
Grant dateOct 22, 1991
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 23, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA62B18/08
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A communication system for attachment to a standard type of firefighter's face mask. Generally speaking, the communication system is mounted on opposite sides of the glass/plastic lens portion without affecting the integrity of the mask seal or the breathing air conduits. An infra-red signal representative of the wearer's voice is transmitted through the mask lens to speaker-electronics for reproducing the amplified voice of the wearer out side the mask unit.

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