CA2420627A1 - The breather - Google Patents
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- A62—LIFE-SAVING; FIRE-FIGHTING
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Abstract
The Breather is the tool created by number of short pieces of cylinders (2,3,4) which connected together form the pipeline (6) to carry the air to the mouth of the victim of avalanche and to remove the used air together with humidity.
Exhausted air also activates the whistle located in the head (1) of breather to signal the emergency staff the location of the victim.
The breather can be classified as human necessity.
Victim covered by the snow of avalanche can survive itself in average of 35 minutes and is suffocated by frozen exhaust humidity which covering it's face.
The invented tool, the Breather is solving this problem and as the result is allowing the emergency services more time to reach the victim.
Exhausted air also activates the whistle located in the head (1) of breather to signal the emergency staff the location of the victim.
The breather can be classified as human necessity.
Victim covered by the snow of avalanche can survive itself in average of 35 minutes and is suffocated by frozen exhaust humidity which covering it's face.
The invented tool, the Breather is solving this problem and as the result is allowing the emergency services more time to reach the victim.
Description
DESCRIPTION
a)The Title of Invention : A BREATHER
b)The technical field related to invention:
The invented tool is related to life saving equipment specially adapted for the human being trapped by the pile of snow created by avalanche. It can be classified as human necessity .
c)The Background of the Art:
Actually only one invention is trying to solve the problem : the limited time of survival of victim of avalanche which in average is ca 35 minutes. "Avalung" is the breathing device , which built into the ski jacket to extract the air from the snow allowing to increase the victim's survival time to 1 hour. The author of this invention is Mr. Thomas Crawley , professor at the University of Colorado in Denver, US. This is only one known to Applicant, case , when the solution of the problem is DIRECTED TO THE VICTIM instead of the to outsiders. The intention is solving the problem of extending the time of victim's existence by delivering the air and also allowing it's location.
d) Summary of Invention The device is pipeline built into the length of 2.Om to 2. Sm by about ten short cylinders (2,3,4) of the length about 25 cm each and located inside each other. On the top of the first one the head ( 1 ) is located . The head is built as the driller on the surface and the inlet of air inside (also whistle, flashing lamp and electronic bi-per - for more sophisticated apparatus).
The last cylinder is different than others in the bottom of which the mouthpiece (12) is located The device should be the part of the person's skiing equipment as for example jacket to be easy accessible . The victim trapped under the pile of snow , can develop it by drilling through the snow cover and consequently use it for breathing.
The problem for the previous solutions to help victim was that all efforts were put in enforcement of the outside emergency services which was limited by the victim survival time 35 minutes- after which the all mechanical equipment and training were useless. This invention is a different approach - it is a tool in the hands of the victim and giving the victim opportunity to extent survival time and by sound (whistler, bi-per) or flashing light to show he victim's location allowing emergency service to shorten the time of searching and reaching the victim.
e) Description of drawings The invention, as exemplified by preferred embodiment, is described with reference to the drawings in which Figure 1 - a perspective view of an embodiment of the Breather Figure 2 - is cross- section before development Figure 3 - a vertical section Figure 4 - a detail of location following cylinders Figure 5 - illustration to instruction of use the breather f)Detailed Description Refernng to the drawings , the embodiment of the invention shown, a breather -Figure 1 comprises pipe ( 1...11 ) which has the head ( 1 ) roofing the outlet-inlet and the outside shaped as driller. The head can be a home of whistle , flashing lamp , bi-per for more sophisticated modules. After removing the head , the first cylinder should be in dimension allowing to "quick connection " of hose from the bottle of compressed air or oxygen delivered by emergency service. On the bottom of the pipe ( it's last cylinder No. l l) should be rubber mouthpiece (12) In the body of this part the source of electric energy is located.
The pipe is created by short pieces -ca 25 cm, of cylinders (2,3....11) . The cylinder is in the same shape but different in dimensions allowing the following cylinder to be located inside the previous one by simple screw home movement as is shown in figure 5 .
The following cylinders are having the inner (8) outside (9) threads which when screw home together are creating of connection of two cylinders as is it shown on figure 4.
The last cylinder is different than others in the bottom ofwhich the mouthpiece (12) is located .
It has to be done from plastic or other light material - resistant to low temperature to avoid the painful freezing victim's mouth to the mouthpiece.
Because the parts of the breather : pipes, driller, whistler, mouthpiece, flashing lamps, bi-per, are widely used in different kind of equipments- they are not shown in details on drawings.
The novelty of an invention is the composition of existing elements from different industry into completely new life saving tool. Any manufacturer in any country can survey the existing market of this parts and after adjustment built a breather General intention of the drawings is the showing the invention , which is the tool allowing direct approach to the victim , giving him/her the chance to play active part in rescue mission, instead of being immobilized by heavy load of the snow and wait desperately for the outside help.
Basic use of the breather is * breaking the pile of the snow by using the head of the breather as driller * get the communication with the staff above the snow ( air, people) *get the air to the victim's lungs and remove the humidity from the air surrounding the victim * get the compressed air or oxygen to the victim from the emergency equipment *signal victim's location by way of whistle, bi-per, or flashing light To use the breather the victim has to develop it . The process of development is also the drilling process. The first move is to locate the breather to victim's face and direct the head in vertical direction to find the shortest way to the surface of the snow.
The next step is pulling and turning the first cylinder (2) with the head ( 1 ) to drill through the snow. At the end of the first cylinder the next cylinder (3) is going into the same action and is firmly connected to the first one. This action is continued till the surface of the snow is reached by head. Because the depth of the sow pile is only the victim's guess , every few connected cylinders the victim should try to breath out hard to remove the snow from inlet and to activate the signal and make quick contact with the emergency services.
Victim can also activate the bi-per and flashing light to save energy for breathing. the victim should limit movement the movement and amount breathing to extent the time of it's existence The process of selling should also include the demonstration the use of the breather to the buyer at it's every stage including information about up to date experience.
THERE SHOULD BE NO SALE WITHOUT DEMONSTRATION
INSTRUCTION FOR USERS SHOULD BE NLADE USING THE DRAWINGS
SHOWING THE FOLLOWING FAZES OF THE BREATHER
THE DRAWINGS SHOULD BE PRINTED ON THE SURFACE OF LAST CYLINDER
EVERY SKIER SHOULD HAVE THE BREATHER AS PART OF SKIING EQUIPMENT
Having in mind extremely expensive cost of rescue mission the breather should be compulsory for every skier as insurance is for the car driver.
a)The Title of Invention : A BREATHER
b)The technical field related to invention:
The invented tool is related to life saving equipment specially adapted for the human being trapped by the pile of snow created by avalanche. It can be classified as human necessity .
c)The Background of the Art:
Actually only one invention is trying to solve the problem : the limited time of survival of victim of avalanche which in average is ca 35 minutes. "Avalung" is the breathing device , which built into the ski jacket to extract the air from the snow allowing to increase the victim's survival time to 1 hour. The author of this invention is Mr. Thomas Crawley , professor at the University of Colorado in Denver, US. This is only one known to Applicant, case , when the solution of the problem is DIRECTED TO THE VICTIM instead of the to outsiders. The intention is solving the problem of extending the time of victim's existence by delivering the air and also allowing it's location.
d) Summary of Invention The device is pipeline built into the length of 2.Om to 2. Sm by about ten short cylinders (2,3,4) of the length about 25 cm each and located inside each other. On the top of the first one the head ( 1 ) is located . The head is built as the driller on the surface and the inlet of air inside (also whistle, flashing lamp and electronic bi-per - for more sophisticated apparatus).
The last cylinder is different than others in the bottom of which the mouthpiece (12) is located The device should be the part of the person's skiing equipment as for example jacket to be easy accessible . The victim trapped under the pile of snow , can develop it by drilling through the snow cover and consequently use it for breathing.
The problem for the previous solutions to help victim was that all efforts were put in enforcement of the outside emergency services which was limited by the victim survival time 35 minutes- after which the all mechanical equipment and training were useless. This invention is a different approach - it is a tool in the hands of the victim and giving the victim opportunity to extent survival time and by sound (whistler, bi-per) or flashing light to show he victim's location allowing emergency service to shorten the time of searching and reaching the victim.
e) Description of drawings The invention, as exemplified by preferred embodiment, is described with reference to the drawings in which Figure 1 - a perspective view of an embodiment of the Breather Figure 2 - is cross- section before development Figure 3 - a vertical section Figure 4 - a detail of location following cylinders Figure 5 - illustration to instruction of use the breather f)Detailed Description Refernng to the drawings , the embodiment of the invention shown, a breather -Figure 1 comprises pipe ( 1...11 ) which has the head ( 1 ) roofing the outlet-inlet and the outside shaped as driller. The head can be a home of whistle , flashing lamp , bi-per for more sophisticated modules. After removing the head , the first cylinder should be in dimension allowing to "quick connection " of hose from the bottle of compressed air or oxygen delivered by emergency service. On the bottom of the pipe ( it's last cylinder No. l l) should be rubber mouthpiece (12) In the body of this part the source of electric energy is located.
The pipe is created by short pieces -ca 25 cm, of cylinders (2,3....11) . The cylinder is in the same shape but different in dimensions allowing the following cylinder to be located inside the previous one by simple screw home movement as is shown in figure 5 .
The following cylinders are having the inner (8) outside (9) threads which when screw home together are creating of connection of two cylinders as is it shown on figure 4.
The last cylinder is different than others in the bottom ofwhich the mouthpiece (12) is located .
It has to be done from plastic or other light material - resistant to low temperature to avoid the painful freezing victim's mouth to the mouthpiece.
Because the parts of the breather : pipes, driller, whistler, mouthpiece, flashing lamps, bi-per, are widely used in different kind of equipments- they are not shown in details on drawings.
The novelty of an invention is the composition of existing elements from different industry into completely new life saving tool. Any manufacturer in any country can survey the existing market of this parts and after adjustment built a breather General intention of the drawings is the showing the invention , which is the tool allowing direct approach to the victim , giving him/her the chance to play active part in rescue mission, instead of being immobilized by heavy load of the snow and wait desperately for the outside help.
Basic use of the breather is * breaking the pile of the snow by using the head of the breather as driller * get the communication with the staff above the snow ( air, people) *get the air to the victim's lungs and remove the humidity from the air surrounding the victim * get the compressed air or oxygen to the victim from the emergency equipment *signal victim's location by way of whistle, bi-per, or flashing light To use the breather the victim has to develop it . The process of development is also the drilling process. The first move is to locate the breather to victim's face and direct the head in vertical direction to find the shortest way to the surface of the snow.
The next step is pulling and turning the first cylinder (2) with the head ( 1 ) to drill through the snow. At the end of the first cylinder the next cylinder (3) is going into the same action and is firmly connected to the first one. This action is continued till the surface of the snow is reached by head. Because the depth of the sow pile is only the victim's guess , every few connected cylinders the victim should try to breath out hard to remove the snow from inlet and to activate the signal and make quick contact with the emergency services.
Victim can also activate the bi-per and flashing light to save energy for breathing. the victim should limit movement the movement and amount breathing to extent the time of it's existence The process of selling should also include the demonstration the use of the breather to the buyer at it's every stage including information about up to date experience.
THERE SHOULD BE NO SALE WITHOUT DEMONSTRATION
INSTRUCTION FOR USERS SHOULD BE NLADE USING THE DRAWINGS
SHOWING THE FOLLOWING FAZES OF THE BREATHER
THE DRAWINGS SHOULD BE PRINTED ON THE SURFACE OF LAST CYLINDER
EVERY SKIER SHOULD HAVE THE BREATHER AS PART OF SKIING EQUIPMENT
Having in mind extremely expensive cost of rescue mission the breather should be compulsory for every skier as insurance is for the car driver.
Claims (5)
1) Introductory phrase:
Invention is a new tool called a breather/communicator as device to save the life of the victim of avalanche by:
a) giving the victim possibility to breath using the above the snow air b) signaling the location of the victim of avalanche c)giving the emergency services possibility to locate the victim and supply the compressed air or oxygen A breather is in category of human necessity
Invention is a new tool called a breather/communicator as device to save the life of the victim of avalanche by:
a) giving the victim possibility to breath using the above the snow air b) signaling the location of the victim of avalanche c)giving the emergency services possibility to locate the victim and supply the compressed air or oxygen A breather is in category of human necessity
2) Transitional phrase The parts consisting essentially of:
Set of cylinders, head as driller- inlet/ outlet of air and mouthpiece which comprises together create the new tool : THE BREATHER
Set of cylinders, head as driller- inlet/ outlet of air and mouthpiece which comprises together create the new tool : THE BREATHER
3) The body of the claim no 2.
LIST OF MAIN ELEMENTS
ITEM QTY PART NUMBER DESCRIPTION
Length Diameter 1 1 Head 1 5cm 3.00cm 2 1 Cylinder 2 25 cm 1.5cm 3 1 Cylinder 3 25cm 1.75cm
LIST OF MAIN ELEMENTS
ITEM QTY PART NUMBER DESCRIPTION
Length Diameter 1 1 Head 1 5cm 3.00cm 2 1 Cylinder 2 25 cm 1.5cm 3 1 Cylinder 3 25cm 1.75cm
4 1 Cylinder 4 25cm 2.0cm 1 Cylinder 5 25cm 2.25cm 6 1 Cylinder 6 25 cm 2.50cm 7 1 Cylinder 7 25 cm 2.75cm 8 1 Cylinder 8 25cm 3.00cm 9 1 Cylinder 9 25cm 3.25cm 1 Cylinder 10 25cm 3.50cm 11 1 Cylinder 11 25cm 3.75cm 12 1 Mouthpiece 12 Rubber mouthpiece The device is an extendable pipeline that has adjustable length from 2 metres to 2.5 metres.
The pipeline itself is made of 10 short hollow cylinders each 25 cm long and made of strong plastic, aluminum or stainless steel. Each cylinder's diameter is smaller of the previous cylinder's diameter in such a way that can be completely inserted inside the previous
The pipeline itself is made of 10 short hollow cylinders each 25 cm long and made of strong plastic, aluminum or stainless steel. Each cylinder's diameter is smaller of the previous cylinder's diameter in such a way that can be completely inserted inside the previous
5 cylinder. Therefore all cylinders can be fit inside the first (the largest) cylinder.
The smallest cylinder has one end covered with conical head (driller). It's head is made of transparent strong plastic with a tread on the outside surface. The upper part of the cone has a compartment for micro- electronics, battery, switch and a small light bulb of high illuminance. Micro-electronics consist of circuitry for low power transmittance commonly found in pager designs and to power a small light bulb to illuminate slow pulses of light.
The conical head bottom part has two holes that lead to upper end of the hollow cylinder.
The first largest cylinder has one end connected to a mouthpiece made of rubber or plastic material. All cylinders can be pushed into the largest cylinders to form one piece cylinder, mouthpiece and head. Furthermore, it can be extended by pushing first cylinder out until is snapped by hatching mechanism (commonly found drug plastic bottles) inside the previous cylinder or by threads. Then the process of pushing another cylinder is repeated until all cylinders are pushed out. The conical head allows the victim to puncture the pile of snow.
The extension of the cylinders allows the puncture to travel further until the end of pile is reached. Once the conical head is outside, the holes allows air to be drawn inside the cylinders toward the mouthpiece. The miniaturized transmitter is continuously transmitting short FM signal for help (S.O. S Morse Code - a series of 3 short and 3 long pulses). A small light bulb (red coloured)is flashing slowly to provide guidance for emergency service crew luring the rescue at day time and night time.
The smallest cylinder has one end covered with conical head (driller). It's head is made of transparent strong plastic with a tread on the outside surface. The upper part of the cone has a compartment for micro- electronics, battery, switch and a small light bulb of high illuminance. Micro-electronics consist of circuitry for low power transmittance commonly found in pager designs and to power a small light bulb to illuminate slow pulses of light.
The conical head bottom part has two holes that lead to upper end of the hollow cylinder.
The first largest cylinder has one end connected to a mouthpiece made of rubber or plastic material. All cylinders can be pushed into the largest cylinders to form one piece cylinder, mouthpiece and head. Furthermore, it can be extended by pushing first cylinder out until is snapped by hatching mechanism (commonly found drug plastic bottles) inside the previous cylinder or by threads. Then the process of pushing another cylinder is repeated until all cylinders are pushed out. The conical head allows the victim to puncture the pile of snow.
The extension of the cylinders allows the puncture to travel further until the end of pile is reached. Once the conical head is outside, the holes allows air to be drawn inside the cylinders toward the mouthpiece. The miniaturized transmitter is continuously transmitting short FM signal for help (S.O. S Morse Code - a series of 3 short and 3 long pulses). A small light bulb (red coloured)is flashing slowly to provide guidance for emergency service crew luring the rescue at day time and night time.
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Cited By (3)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB2437813A (en) * | 2006-05-05 | 2007-11-07 | No Fuss Ltd | Breathing conduit for avalanche |
| GB2484553A (en) * | 2010-10-15 | 2012-04-18 | Richard Smith | Self driven burrowing device |
| US9925399B1 (en) | 2017-03-01 | 2018-03-27 | Sophie Rose Goldberg | Emergency avalanche breathing device |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB2437813A (en) * | 2006-05-05 | 2007-11-07 | No Fuss Ltd | Breathing conduit for avalanche |
| WO2007129014A1 (en) * | 2006-05-05 | 2007-11-15 | No Fuss Limited | Emergency breathing apparatus |
| GB2437813B (en) * | 2006-05-05 | 2008-09-17 | No Fuss Ltd | Emergency breathing apparatus |
| GB2484553A (en) * | 2010-10-15 | 2012-04-18 | Richard Smith | Self driven burrowing device |
| GB2484553B (en) * | 2010-10-15 | 2016-09-14 | Smith Richard | A tunnelling device |
| US9925399B1 (en) | 2017-03-01 | 2018-03-27 | Sophie Rose Goldberg | Emergency avalanche breathing device |
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