DE69842196D1 - LIFE-SAVING JACKET FOR AVALANTS WITH AIRBAG - Google Patents

LIFE-SAVING JACKET FOR AVALANTS WITH AIRBAG

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DE69842196D1
DE69842196D1 DE69842196T DE69842196T DE69842196D1 DE 69842196 D1 DE69842196 D1 DE 69842196D1 DE 69842196 T DE69842196 T DE 69842196T DE 69842196 T DE69842196 T DE 69842196T DE 69842196 D1 DE69842196 D1 DE 69842196D1
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airbag
user
avalanche
life jacket
gas
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Ariel R Visocekas
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Avagear Inc
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Avagear Inc
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A62—LIFE-SAVING; FIRE-FIGHTING
    • A62B—DEVICES, APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR LIFE-SAVING
    • A62B33/00—Devices for allowing seemingly-dead persons to escape or draw attention; Breathing apparatus for accidentally buried persons

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Pulmonology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Business, Economics & Management (AREA)
  • Emergency Management (AREA)
  • Professional, Industrial, Or Sporting Protective Garments (AREA)
  • Physical Or Chemical Processes And Apparatus (AREA)
  • Agricultural Chemicals And Associated Chemicals (AREA)
  • Respiratory Apparatuses And Protective Means (AREA)
  • Feeding, Discharge, Calcimining, Fusing, And Gas-Generation Devices (AREA)
  • Emergency Lowering Means (AREA)

Abstract

An avalanche life jacket having an airbag inflatable by a gas release system upon actuation is disclosed. The life jacket provides a torso strap and buckles for attaching the life jacket to the user. Prior to inflation, the airbag is folded and enclosed within the harness. The harness encloses the airbag via an enclosure mechanism which opens during inflation of the airbag to allow the airbag to fully expand. The life jacket further comprises a gas release system which may be automatically actuated by an accelerometer and/or manually actuated by the user's pulling of a release handle. Upon actuation, the gas release system releases gas into and inflates the airbag. The airbag inflates to surround at least the back and sides of the user's head to thereby provide physical protection and a thermal buffer between a portion of the user and the external environment, for example, during and after an avalanche and to facilitate search and rescue of the user after the avanlache. The inflated airbag also provides a buoyant force against the downward force exerted by the current of the avalanche as well as a supply of breathable gas. A hood or mesh is also included to shield the user from the external elements such as snow and thereby facilitate in preventing injury and/or suffocation during a fall or an avalanche.
DE69842196T 1998-12-02 1998-12-02 LIFE-SAVING JACKET FOR AVALANTS WITH AIRBAG Expired - Lifetime DE69842196D1 (en)

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PCT/US1998/025560 WO2000032274A1 (en) 1998-12-02 1998-12-02 Avalanche life-preserving jacket with airbag

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DE69842196D1 true DE69842196D1 (en) 2011-05-05

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EP (1) EP1171204B1 (en)
AT (1) ATE502679T1 (en)
AU (1) AU1619799A (en)
DE (1) DE69842196D1 (en)
WO (1) WO2000032274A1 (en)

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EP1171204A1 (en) 2002-01-16
AU1619799A (en) 2000-06-19
WO2000032274A1 (en) 2000-06-08
ATE502679T1 (en) 2011-04-15

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