US1079251A

US1079251A - Fireman's mask.

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Publication number: US1079251A
Application number: US69653812A
Authority: US
Inventors: Alfred F Macrini
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1912-05-10
Filing date: 1912-05-10
Publication date: 1913-11-18
Anticipated expiration: 1930-11-18

Description

A. P. MACRINI.

FIREMANS MASK.

APPLICATION YILED MAY10,1912.

Patented Nov. 18, 1913 a snmvrs-s1uzm 1 H IZ Lf/ l,

A. F. MAGRINL FIREMANS MASK. AYPLIOATION mum MAY 10, 1912.

Patented Nov. 18, 1913.

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FIREMANS MASK. APPLICATION rum) MAY 10, 1912 Patented Nov. 18, 1913.

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ELJEREZUI. MACRINI, OF NEW! YORK, N. Y.

' IPIREEVIANS lpecificatien of Letters Patent. Application iilcil'Mey-H). 1912.

llo ten ted Nov. 18, 1913. Serial No. 696,538.

To all whom it may concern; I

Be it known that I, Aurore F. .lllsoxum, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New Ytuk, have invcrbcd new cud usc'l'ul Improvements in Firem 's Masks, of which the following spccil'i ion.

This invention relates to n'msks and more particularly to tireluenli musics.

The object of the invention to provide a simple and etiicient apparatus or device of this character which, when securely fusteued upon the head of "the wcurer, will permit with perfect safety, the wcurcr to enter rooms or other places wherein the air is surcharged with gas vapors, or the like.

A further object oi? theinvention is to ob viote the diiliculties heretofore rmcmuitcred in devices of this clmructer, that oi" ominteining the eye piece pc fectly clear at all times so t co'mlcn ition or e .vcurers breath or outside vupors only be readily removed from the eye piece glass without to moral of the mush.

A :iurthcr object oi the "Mon is the provision oi? a novel eye pi :0 having a lid hinged thereto whereby the some may be opened so that the operator con secure fresh air without removing the musk.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a novel respirator box adapted to contain air filtering members in such a manner that they may be rcudil y removed when necessary.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a device of this rluirucl'er carrying a sell. containing light which will not ignite explosive gases.

, Further objects of this invention will up pear as the following specific description is i read in connection with the accompanying drawing, cation, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the devic'e"shown applied. Fig. .2 is a vertical sectional View therethrough. Fig. 3 is a top plan view. Fig. t is u horizonhil section taken on the linedt of Fig Fig. 5 is a dctpil'verticalsectional view through the respirator box. Fig. 6 is a horizontal soctionul View taken therethrough. Fig. 7 is wl-lich forms it part of this oppli 1 l l I l casing o upon which are slidubly lug sleeves 1.6.

an enlarged vertical sectional view the cover and lining. l g. S is u detail perspective view of one of the cleaner pad clumps. Fig. 9 is :1. perspective view of the lump holding bruckct. .l ig. 10 is a detail perspective view oil the buckle.

'l iel'crring more particularly to thc drawing, 1 represents :1 mask or casing which is prctcrulily formed of flexible leather and is adopted to cover the top of the wearers heed, extend over the face and under the chin, as shown in Fig. 1. The device is held in placc by a. suitable buckle strap 2 which extcmls book of the wcurcfis neck and which is adapted to firmly hold the device in place. In the front of the casing the musk is pro vidcd with n pair of

openings

3 and 4, the former arranged in line with the wearers eyes and the latter in line with the nose or mouth.

Closing the opening 3 is o. casing 33' which through ing screws or bolts (3 which puss through the hinges and through the edges oi. the leather and are entered into flexible rctaining; strips 7, as shown in Figs. 9 and l, the heads being covered by :1 flexible pad or cushioning strip 8. The casing 3 has hin ed to one side thereof a lid 9 which is provided with separate pairs of outstanding lugs 10 at its :lrce edge which are adapted to be enguged by the )ivotcd bolts ll carried by the lllcsc bolts are provided with the usual wing nuts for clamping the bolts upon the lugs. The lid is provided with a central opening which is closed by n. glass 12 held in between separate gaskets 1.3 and. 14, the former bearing against the outer edge of the casing 3.

in order to keep the outer face of the glass 12 clear there is secured to the lid in any suitubic umnncr, :1 pair of parallel rods 15,

mounted the mountlhcsc sleeves carry'u rubber member 1'? in which is secured it felt pad or rubber 18 and which is provided with an opcruting handle 19, us showm so that the same may be moved over the glass. It will be noticed that the sleeves it; are enlarged at their ends, as shown at 20, so as to prevent disengagement oi the rubber member of the wearer, and means to constrict said end a spring embedded in the packing ring packing ring. for constricting the same. 10 5. A mask of the character described In testin'zol'ly whereof I aflix my signature comprising a hood, means to secure the same in presence of two Witnesses. 5 upon the head of the wearer, a packing ring ALFRED F. MACRINI.

arranged inside the hood and adapted to Witnesses: snrround the face of the wearer, said peck- OLLin E. THOMPSON,

ing ring being constructed. of natural wool, 'lneMAs CUSACK.