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Disposable safety hood having unique air supply connector

US6240567A · kind A · utility

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11Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 3, 1999
Grant dateJun 5, 2001
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Expiry dateAug 3, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA62B17/04
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A safety hood for use in toxic ambient atmospheres, wherein the hood has a head portion and is formed in an economic manner and is entirely fabricated of a polymeric material and thus, is wholly disposable, and wherein an air passageway is integral with the head portion of the hood, and contains an air-permeable member throughout the substantial length thereof in order to prevent the collapse of the air passageway.

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