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US 11,298,292 B2Granted
Emergency wash system
AssigneeMagarl, LLC
InventorsRobert B. Eveleigh, Thomas R. Baker, Cameron West, Lori Bolin
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Abstract
Apparatus and method for providing tempered water to an emergency wash system. Various embodiments include simple, reliable, low-cost flow regulators to reliably provide adequate emergency wash flows. Yet other embodiments include one or more features that consider the special needs of a person temporarily blinded, and include those persons having disabilities.
Claims22
An apparatus for an emergency eyewash, comprising:
- a thermostatically controlled valve having a valve body with a hot water inlet, a cold water inlet, and an outlet providing tempered water;
- an eyewash nozzle assembly having an inlet to receive the tempered water, a nozzle outlet for providing a flow of water for the eyewash nozzle assembly, and a housing including a first indexing feature located underneath said housing and located along a first centerline of said housing;
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- a drainage basin located underneath said eyewash nozzle assembly, said basin having a second indexing feature adapted and configured to mate with the first indexing feature, said drainage basin having a second centerline, the lateral sides of said basin each including a corner centered about the second centerline;
- wherein the mating of the first indexing feature and the second indexing feature align the first and second centerlines to be perpendicular to one another.
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