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Cold weather breathing apparatus

US5706802A · kind A · utility

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13References
18Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 24, 1996
Grant dateJan 13, 1998
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 24, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA62B9/003
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A breathing device including a heat exchanger module retained adjacent the mouth of a user by a fabric holder. The heat exchanger module includes a wall surrounding a non-linear, tubular flow passage extending between a first air vent and a second air vent. A heat exchanging medium comprising a woven copper cloth is disposed within the flow passage. The flow passage includes a larger cross-sectional area adjacent the first air vent than adjacent the second air vent.

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