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Title: Protective supplied breathing air garment

Abstract

A breathing air garment is disclosed for isolating a wearer from hostile environments containing toxins or irritants includes a suit and a separate head protective enclosure or hood engaging a suit collar in sealing attachment. The hood and suit collar are cylindrically shaped and dimensioned to enable the wearer to withdraw his hands from the suit sleeves to perform manual tasks within the hood interior. Breathing air is supplied from an external air line with an air delivery hose attached to the hood interior. The hose feeds air into an annular halo-like fiber-filled plenum having spaced discharge orifices attached to the hood top wall. A plurality of air exhaust/check valves located at the suit extremities cooperate with the hood air delivery system to provide a cooling flow of circulating air from the hood throughout the suit interior. A suit entry seal provided on the suit rear torso panel permits access into the suit and is sealed with an adhesive sealing flap. 17 figs.

Inventors:
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Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
7145918
Patent Number(s):
US 4458680; A
Application Number:
PPN: US 6-383048
Assignee:
Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:  
AC04-76DP03533
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 28 May 1982
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; DESIGN; RESPIRATORS; AIR POLLUTION; TOXIC MATERIALS; CLOTHING; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; MATERIALS; POLLUTION; 540120* - Environment, Atmospheric- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (1990-)

Citation Formats

Childers, E L, and Hortenau, E.F. von. Protective supplied breathing air garment. United States: N. p., 1984. Web.
Childers, E L, & Hortenau, E.F. von. Protective supplied breathing air garment. United States.
Childers, E L, and Hortenau, E.F. von. 1984. "Protective supplied breathing air garment". United States.
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title = {Protective supplied breathing air garment},
author = {Childers, E L and Hortenau, E.F. von.},
abstractNote = {A breathing air garment is disclosed for isolating a wearer from hostile environments containing toxins or irritants includes a suit and a separate head protective enclosure or hood engaging a suit collar in sealing attachment. The hood and suit collar are cylindrically shaped and dimensioned to enable the wearer to withdraw his hands from the suit sleeves to perform manual tasks within the hood interior. Breathing air is supplied from an external air line with an air delivery hose attached to the hood interior. The hose feeds air into an annular halo-like fiber-filled plenum having spaced discharge orifices attached to the hood top wall. A plurality of air exhaust/check valves located at the suit extremities cooperate with the hood air delivery system to provide a cooling flow of circulating air from the hood throughout the suit interior. A suit entry seal provided on the suit rear torso panel permits access into the suit and is sealed with an adhesive sealing flap. 17 figs.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jul 10 00:00:00 EDT 1984},
month = {Tue Jul 10 00:00:00 EDT 1984}
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