Portable resuscitator

Claim 1

A completely self-contained portable resuscitator intended to be carried about by a person likely to require its use, said resuscitator comprising: a casing having an open top defined by the upper edges of wall structure; a lid hingedly mounted on said casing; a container of oxygen under pressure within said casing; a bellows pump in said casing; a conduit connecting said pump to said container; a pressure regulating, on/off valve included in said conduit; valve-operating means controllable by said lid; a motor in said casing operaTively connected to said pump; a battery in said casing powering said motor; air inlet means included in said pump; a flexible air hose having one end connected to said pump; a deformable face mask connected to the other end of said hose; a one way valve at the end of said hose where said mask is joined thereto permitting only outward flow of air and oxygen to said mask; a one way exhalation valve carried by said mask accommodating exhalation by a user; and an electric circuit for said motor and battery including a switch mounted in the upper edge of said wall structure and engaged by said lid to open said circuit, said switch closing the circuit when said lid is opened.