US1648438A

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Publication number: US1648438A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1927-11-08
Anticipated expiration: 1944-11-08

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Nov, 8, 1927.

C. W. ARMBRU$T WATER COLLECTING DEVICE Filed Sept. 20, 1920 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 g HTIVENTORI M -X BY}U4 ATTORNEY Nov. 8, 1927.

c. w. ARMBRUST WATER COLLECTING DEVICE Filed Sept.20, 19 2 Sheets-Sheet 3 INVENTOR Patented Nov. 8, 1927.

UNITED STATES ATENT FFICE.

CHARLES W. ARMBRUST, OF ALBANY, NEW YORK, ASEiIGNOB TO INTERNATIONAL LIFE SAVING WATER MAKING CUP CORPORATION, OF IVASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE.

WATER-COLLECTING DEVICE.

Application filed September 20, 1920.

, This invention relates to water conserving .and collecting devices, and is especially directed towards providing a device foruse on ships in case of wrecks, or in deserts, or any place in fact where there is no available supply of water. v I p The object of my lnvention is to provide a device of this character which will permit one in need of water to condense and collect moisture in the breath of exhalation for use in emergency. 7 p

A further object of this invention is to provide a device of this nature wlnch s compact, economical of manufacture and etficient in operation.

I Further objects of the invention Wlll appear more fully hereinafter. h

The invention consists substantially in the construction, combination, location and relative arrangement of parts as will be more fully hereinafter set forth, as shown 1n the accompanying drawings, and hnally pointed out in the appended cla1ms.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 is a View in front elevat on of a water making deviceembodylng my inven tion, showing it applied to a human body 111 position for use. i

Fig. 2 is a view partially in section of the head or mouth piece portion of the device.

Fig. 3 is a view in section showing the saliva trap employed in accordance with my invention.

Fig. t is a sectional view taken on the l ne 4.--4 of Fig. 3, and looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 5 is a similar view taken on the l ne 5-5 of Fig. .3, and looking in the dnectlon of the arrows.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary view partially in.

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or, where such supply has been exhausted. It is among the special purposes of my present invention to provide a device for usein emergency, which will condense and collect the moisture contained in the breath of exhalation. Experiment has shown that constant inhalation through the nostrils and exhalation through the mouth, carries from the body a considerable amount of moisture, and that this moisture is chemically pure enough to drink, and is not harmful. Also that due to the great percentage of moisture contained in the breath of exhalation, a continual condensation of the breath of exhalation will result in a considerable quantity of water, at least sufficient to prevent death due to thirst for a considerable time.

In accordance with my invention, I provide a mouth piece 1 adapted to be permanently strapped in position in the mouth'of a human being, and which mouth piece is placed in communication through a flexible tube 12, and a saliva trap 3, to a condenser and container 4. While the mouth piece may be made of any desired material, I prefor to have the same ofhard rubber, and the device and parts making up what I consider to be my preferred type of apparatus is more clearly shown ,in Fig. 2, wherein the portion 5, which is retained in'the mouth of the user, is held in position by a. supporting portion which is made preferably of a soft metal or a slightly flexible fibre, or the like. In the form shown the piece 6, which, as shown in Fig. 1, is shaped to completely cover the lips, is provided at its ends with hooks or other devices 7 to detachably receive the ends of the head strap 8, detachably secured at the rear thereof in any suitable manner, for example, by means of a spring catch device 9.

When not in use, the mouth portion 5, may be plugged up by a suitable cork 10, which preferably is connected to a part of the head apparatus by means of a chain or other suitable device 11. The mouth piece 5 is either secured to or forms part of a tube 12, which may be made of any desired material, the end of which is secured to a saliva trap indicated generally at 3, and shown in sections in Figs. 8, 4r. and 5. The tube 12 in the form selected for illustration is detachably secured at its lower end to the top of the saliva tra which consists of the free as the tube 14, which leads to the container 4.

An auxiliary chamber 15 is provided with a lip 16, projecting into the passage 13, and located at the rear portion thereof, so that any saliva running by gravity down the tube 12, will automatically be caught by the lip 16, and thus directed into the chamber 15, which is separated at its bottom from the passage 13, by means of a wall 17 A removable ping 18 controls a drain passageout of the bottom of the chamber 15. The top of the passage 13 is controlled by a valve, which consists of a fixed disk 20 rigidly'secured to the upper end of thesaliva trap 13 and having holes 20 and a movable disk 40 spaced apart from disk 20. The mov able-disk 40 has holes '41 outof register with holes 20, so that the passage is normally open, but :is closed when the receptacle is held upside down. As shown in Fig. 5 the movable "disk'40 is secured to a stem 41 which passes through an opening in the center of the fixed disk 20 and is free to slide therein, so that when there is exhalation through the tube 1 2, the valve is opened, but in case of in halation through the mouth piece 5, the valve through suction is closed.

The tube '14 communicates with the con tamer 4, which is made preferably of a metal coated With any suitable material which "tends to preserve the metal and to retain the same in a @001 state. The container 4, may be of anysu'itable shape, and, if desired. may be secured to a strap 30, to be strapped into position around the waist of the user.

In accordance with my invention, I provide event or outlet for the container which will permit the moisturedaden breath to escape, but which at the same time will prevent water or other material from entering into the container to thus pollute the liquid condensed and retained therein. One arrangement embodying my inventionwhich 1 have illustrated as suitable and efficient for this purpose isshown in Fig. 6, wherein the container is provided with an outlet nozzle 81, into which is screwed a plug 32, which is 'cone shaped, and open at its top.

A similarly shaped piece of rubber 33 is located within the cone of the plug 32, to, when seated, completely close the passage 34 thereof. A removable cap 35 provided with perforations 36 therein is adapted to screw over the outer end of the plug 32. Thus it will be seen that when pressure due to the breath exhalation is supplied to the container through the tube 14, the rubber valve 33 is forced away from its seat, and the breath is allowed to escape past the valve seat and through the perforations 36. A spindle 37, extending between the valve and the cover or cap 35, normally tends to retain the valve on its seat.

Vfhen it is desirable to use the water condensed and contained in the container 4, it is merely necessary to disconnect the tube 14, and inlet plug 39, from the container 4, and pour out the desired amount of fluid.

To avoid losing the various removable parts of the apparatus thus far described,

especially at a time when it is most needed,

1 have shown each of such parts connected by a suitable chain or other similar device to a permanent or non-movable part of the apparatus. If desired, "however, the valve assembly 32, 33,35, maybe unscrewed-to perunit the egress of the condensed water through the nozzle 31, without affecting the valve assembly per se, and also to permit cleaning the container 4.

It will be seen from the foregoing that I have provided an exceedingly simple, efficien't and compact device of this, character. It will be understood, of course, that to "pre vent deterioration of the various parts'of the apparatus that it is preferable to pack the same in hermetically sealed'containerswhich may be readily opened in any suitable way when .an emergency arises which'necessitates the use thereof. 4

Many modifications and changes in details will readily occur to those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention as defined in the claims. Therefore, having now set forth the objects and nature of my invention, whatI olaim as new and useful andof my ownimvention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a device of the character described for condensing the vapor in human breath, the combination with a container having an inlet and an outlet, a flexible tube commulr eating with said inlet, and provided with a mouthpiece, and means carried by "the'mouth piece for normally retaining thesame in'the mouth of the user, and a removable stopper for the mouth piece.

'2. In a device of the character described for condensing the vapor in human "breath, the combination with a container having an inlet and an outlet, a flexible tube communicating with said inlet, and provided with a mouth piece, and means carried by the mouth piece for normally retaining the same in the mouth of the user, said means including "a covering for the lips of the user.

3. In, a device of the character described tor-condensing the vapor in human breath, the combination with acontainer having an inlet and an outlet, a flexible tube communicating with said inlet, and provided with *a mouth piece, and means carried by the mouth 1 the combination with a container having an inlet and an outlet, a flexible tube communieating with said inlet, and provided with a mouth piece, and a saliva trap, means carried by the mouth piece for normally retaining the same in the mouth of the user, and an automatic valve carried by said saliva trap for controlling the passage of air thereto.

5. In a device of the character described for condensing the vapor in human breath,

' the combination with a container having an inlet and an outlet, a flexible tube communieating with saidinlet, and'provided witha mouth piece, and a Valve controlled chamber locatedin said flexible tube to automatically collect the saliva therein, and means for drawing off the saliva collected in said chamber.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand on this 14: day of September A. 1)., 1920.

CHARLES W. ARMBRUST.