US5653225A
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Individual protective and breathing equipment for contaminated environments
Assignee: Safran Aerosystems SAS
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Filing: 1993-01-29
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Granted: 1997-08-05
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Expires: 2013-01-29
Abstract
Abstract The equipment comprises a helmet (10) having a rigid shell and inside padding, a balaclava-like hood (26) for separating the head from the environment and designed to be worn directly on the skin, and a mouth-and-nose breathing mask (20) provided with a duct (22) for coupling to an external source of breathable gas, and provided with means (16) for fastening to the helmet. The hood comprises a web (28) in which at least one opening is formed for placing over the eyes of the wearer, and removable transparent goggles (30) provided with means for fastening to the hood and/or to the helmet in a position where the edges of the goggles bear in airtight manner against the web around the opening.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert Schegerin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 17:30
CPC Classifications
A; A62; A62B; A62B17/00; A62B17/04; A62B18/00; A62B18/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
176 words
Individual protective and breathing equipment comprising a helmet having a rigid shell and inside padding, a balaclava-like hood for separating a wearer's head from the environment, the hood being designed to be worn directly on the skin, and a mouth-and-nose face-mask for breathing provided with a duct for connection to an external source of breathable gas and with means for fastening to the helmet, wherein the hood comprises a web having a first opening for placing over the eyes of the wearer, the equipment further comprising transparent goggles removably fastenable over the first opening to be either sealed thereover in an airtight manner or manually removed therefrom to uncover the first opening, said goggles being provided with fastening means for fastening to the hood and/or to the helmet in such a position that the edges of said goggles bear in said airtight manner against the web around the said first opening and wherein said web has a second opening spaced from the first opening by a portion of the web for sealingly receiving the mouth-and-nose face-mask.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
176 words
Individual protective and breathing equipment comprising a helmet having a rigid shell and inside padding, a balaclava-like hood for separating a wearer's head from the environment, the hood being designed to be worn directly on the skin, and a mouth-and-nose face-mask for breathing provided with a duct for connection to an external source of breathable gas and with means for fastening to the helmet, wherein the hood comprises a web having a first opening for placing over the eyes of the wearer, the equipment further comprising transparent goggles removably fastenable over the first opening to be either sealed thereover in an airtight manner or manually removed therefrom to uncover the first opening, said goggles being provided with fastening means for fastening to the hood and/or to the helmet in such a position that the edges of said goggles bear in said airtight manner against the web around the said first opening and wherein said web has a second opening spaced from the first opening by a portion of the web for sealingly receiving the mouth-and-nose face-mask.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
Equipment according to claim 1, wherein the goggles are placed outside the web and are provided with fastening means for fastening to the rigid shell of the helmet, which means are constituted by adjustable straps.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
Equipment according to claim 2, wherein the fastening means of the goggles are pierced by a feed channel for de-misting air and optionally by an exhaust channel therefor.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
Equipment according to claim 1, wherein the web of the hood is provided with sealing means around said second opening.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
Equipment according to claim 4, wherein the sealing means engage in a circumferential groove provided on said ridge shell of the mask.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
37 words
Equipment according to claim 1, wherein the web of the hood is made of a material that is impermeable to contamination solely in that portion of the hood which is situated outside the padding of the helmet.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
Equipment according to claim 6, wherein the web is constituted, at least in the portion thereof situated outside the padding of the helmet, of a material that is elastically stretchable.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
12 words
Equipment according to claim 7, wherein said elastically stretchable material is neoprene.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
12 words
Equipment according to claim 4, wherein said sealing means comprise a bead.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
13 words
Equipment according to claim 4, wherein said sealing means comprise a lip seal.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
13 words
Equipment according to claim 4, wherein said sealing means comprise an inflatable seal.
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