EP2700433A3 - Systems and methods for inflatable avalanche protection with reinflation - Google Patents

Systems and methods for inflatable avalanche protection with reinflation Download PDF

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EP2700433A3
EP2700433A3 EP13181476.6A EP13181476A EP2700433A3 EP 2700433 A3 EP2700433 A3 EP 2700433A3 EP 13181476 A EP13181476 A EP 13181476A EP 2700433 A3 EP2700433 A3 EP 2700433A3
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inflatable chamber
reinflation
inflated state
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James Thomas Grutta
Nathan Kuder
Peter Thomas Gompert
Derrick Noffsinger
Horacek Robert John
Joseph Benjamin Walker
Kulhmann Blackwell David
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    • A62—LIFE-SAVING; FIRE-FIGHTING
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    • A62B33/00—Devices for allowing seemingly-dead persons to escape or draw attention; Breathing apparatus for accidentally buried persons

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One embodiment of the present invention relates to an avalanche safety system (100) having an inflatable chamber (140), activation system, inflation system (160), and a harness (120). The inflatable chamber (140) is a three-dimensionally, partially enclosed region having an inflated state and a compressed state. The inflated state may form a particular three dimensional shape configured to protect the user from burial and provide flotation during an avalanche. The activation system is configured to receive a user-triggered action to activate the system. The activation system also includes a reinflation algorithm configured to automatically reactivate the inflation system after a period of time to maintain the inflated state of the inflatable chamber. The inflation system may include an air intake (180), battery (166), fan (164), and internal airway channel (168). The inflation system is configured to transmit ambient air into the inflatable chamber.
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