Respirator-Attachable Lamp Unit
OwnerMike Lane, G. Albert Hreish +2inventors
InventorsMike Lane, G. Albert Hreish, Peter Abrahamson, Eric Abrahamson
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Abstract
A Respirator-Attachable Lamp Unit. The lamp unit is attachable to a conventional respirator mask or gas mask without obstructing the mask or modifying its operation. The lamp unit, once installed, provides the user with a hands-free light source. The lamp unit may be formed in a horseshoe-shaped housing having a translucent front lens surrounding the speech module of the mask. An external power source may be provided for extended use situations. A user is able to select from a variety of wavelengths for the light emitted from the lamp unit. LED light elements are one type of light source employed by the lamp unit.
Claims17
A lamp device, comprising:
- a horseshoe-shaped housing defined by a wall surrounding the horseshoe-shaped perimeter of said housing, said housing having an open front side opposing an open back side;
- a translucent lens covering said open front side;
- a rear cover covering said open back side;
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- light-producing means located within the interior chamber defined by said housing, said lens and said rear cover.
A combination face mask and lamp device, comprising:
- a face mask, comprising:
- a mask base configured to seal to the front of a human face;
- a view window formed to seal an aperture formed in said mask base;
- a speech bore formed through said mask base oriented to be juxtaposed over a human mouth when said mask base is worn on a human face;
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- a speech module attachable to said speech bore;
- a lamp device, comprising:
- a housing defining a central bore, said central bore formed such that said speech bore can protrude therethrough;
- a translucent lens forming an outer wall of said housing;
- and
- light-emitting means contained within said housing, behind said lens;
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- whereby said lamp device is attachable to said face mask by removing said speech module, placing said central bore of said housing over said speech bore and then reattaching said speech module to said speech bore.
An attachment for a gasmask, the gasmask defined by a mask base configured to seal to the front of a human face, a view window formed to seal an aperture formed in said mask base, a speech bore formed through said mask base oriented to be juxtaposed over a human mouth when said mask base is worn on a human face, a speech module attachable to said speech bore, said attachment comprising:
- a housing defining a central bore, said central bore formed such that said speech bore can protrude therethrough when said attachment is attached to said gasmask;
- a translucent lens forming an outer wall of said housing;
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- light-emitting means contained within said housing, behind said lens.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.