High-pressure passthrough for protective suit

A protective suit having a high-pressure passthrough comprising:

• a protective suit;
• a high-pressure passthrough having a penetrator body connected to the protective suit, wherein a first half of the penetrator body is positioned exterior of the protective suit and receives high pressure gas from a high pressure source, and a second half of the penetrator body is positioned interior of the protective suit;
• a high-pressure self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) outlet positioned on the second half of the penetrator body and receiving air from the first half of the penetrator body and supplying air to a head portion of the protective suit;
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• a high-pressure passthrough valve positioned on the second half of the penetrator body within an interior space of the protective suit, wherein high-pressured air is supplied to the interior space of the protective suit through the high-pressure passthrough valve, and wherein the high-pressure passthrough valve further comprises a service pressure range of between 900 PSI and 6,500 PSI.

A method of supplying a quantity of high-pressure air to an interior of a chemical protective suit, the method comprising:

• supplying a quantity of high-pressure air from a high pressure source to a first half of a high-pressure passthrough positioned on an exterior of a chemical protective suit;
• receiving said quantity of high-pressure air from said first side of said high-pressure passthrough at a second half of said high-pressure passthrough positioned on an interior of said chemical protective suit;
• releasing at least a first portion of the quantity of high-pressure air to a self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) outlet positioned on said second half of said high-pressure passthrough and supplying said first portion to a head portion of the chemical protective suit;
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• releasing at least a second portion of the quantity of high-pressure air to an interior space of the chemical protective suit with a high-pressure passthrough valve, wherein the high-pressure passthrough valve further comprises a service pressure range of between 900 PSI and 6,500 PSI.