Valve manifold assembly for oxygen mask dispensing container
AssigneeAVOX Systems Inc.
InventorsScott J. Tokasz, Jeffrey M. Sabin
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Abstract
A valve manifold assembly with a valve body having at least one inlet and at least one outlet. The outlet has an opening disposed inside a chamber formed in the valve body. The valve body has at least one groove defined therein. A valve member is attached to the valve body. A retaining member is disposed in at least one groove in the valve body so that the retaining member engages with the valve member to cause it to sealingly engage with the outlet opening. The retaining member is capable of being removed from the groove such that it no longer engages with the valve member and it causes the valve member to disengage from the outlet opening.
Claims23
A valve manifold assembly, comprising:
- a valve body having at least one inlet and at least one outlet, the outlet having an opening disposed inside a chamber formed in the valve body, the valve body having at, least one groove defined therein;
- a valve member attached to the valve body;
- and,
- a retaining member disposed in the at least one groove in the valve body so that the retaining member engages with the valve member to cause it to sealingly engage with the outlet opening, the retaining member capable of being removed from the groove such that it no longer engages with the valve member and causes the valve member to disengage from the outlet opening.
A valve manifold assembly, comprising:
- a valve body having at least one inlet and at least one outlet, the valve body having a chamber defined therein, the outlet having a first opening disposed inside the chamber, the valve body having a second opening with at least one groove disposed adjacent to the second opening;
- a valve member attached to the valve body adjacent to the outlet opening and capable of being disposed in face seal engagement with the outlet opening;
- and,
- a retaining member slidingly disposed inside the at least one groove and capable of engaging with the valve member to cause the valve member to sealingly engage the outlet opening when the retaining member is positioned inside the at least one groove.
A breathing gas delivery system, comprising:
- a mask dispensing container having an automatically releasable door;
- a valve body disposed inside the container and having an inlet connected to a source of breathing gas, the valve body having at least one outlet, the outlet having an opening disposed inside the valve body, the valve body having at least one valve member capable of engaging the outlet openings, the valve body having a at least one groove disposed adjacent to the outlet opening;
- at least one breathing conduit in fluid communication between the at least one outlet and at least one mask stowed in the container;
- at least one retaining member disposed in the at least one groove in the valve body, the retaining member engaging with the valve member to cause the valve member to engage with the outlet opening, the retaining member slidingly received in the groove such that when the retaining member is removed from the groove it disengages from the valve member;
- a user pulled lanyard connected to the retaining member;
- and,
- wherein when the door to the container opens the mask drops down such that when the user pulls the mask toward their face the tension on the lanyard pulls the retaining member from the groove such that the valve member disengages from the outlet opening enabling breathing gas to flow from the breathing source to the mask through the breathing conduit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.