Smoke removal system for vehicles
OwnerHerbert C. Law, Edward L. McIlvaineinventors
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Abstract
A smoke removal system for a vehicle includes a primary smoke exit vent and a secondary smoke exit vent associated with passenger locations inside a passenger compartment of a vehicle. Each exit vent is individually, selectively operable such that only the smokers inside the passenger compartment need actuate the smoke exit vents to maintain the passenger compartment substantially smoke free. The primary exit vent may be included on an articulated arm which may be positioned proximate the smoker's head to create a capture zone that will directly remove residual or exhaust smoke exhaled by the smoker.
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A smoke removal system for a passenger compartment of a vehicle, comprising:
- a plurality of smoke exit vent means located within a passenger compartment of a vehicle, each exit vent means being operatively interconnected to one another to form a primary smoke removal system, the exit vent means being located in close proximity to a potential smoke source or to an area adjacent a smoker's head where the smoke will be exhaled;
- means for creating suction at the exit vent means for capturing and drawing smoke-contaminated air from the smoke source and the area adjacent the smoker's head into the exit vent means before the smoke-contaminated air mixes with a substantial portion of clean air inside the vehicle;
- means for completely removing the smoke-contaminated air to the exterior of the vehicle;
- wherein the exit vent means adjacent the smoker's head is a primary exit vent means and a primary capture zone is created within a given distance from the primary exit vent means such that exhaled smoke is taken directly from the smoker's head and drawn into the primary exit vent means;
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- wherein the exit vent means adjacent the smoke source is secondary smoke exit vent and secondary capture zone is created around the secondary exit vent means.
A smoke removal system for a passenger compartment of a vehicle, comprising:
- a plurality of smoke exit vent means located within a passenger compartment of a vehicle, each exit vent means being operatively interconnected to one another to form a primary smoke removal system, the exit vent means being located in close proximity to a potential smoke source or to an area adjacent a smoker's head where the smoke will be exhaled;
- means for creating suction at the exit vent means for capturing and drawing smoke-contaminated air from the smoke source and the area adjacent the smoker's head into the exit vent means before the smoke-contaminated air mixes with a substantial portion of clean air inside the vehicle;
- means for completing removing the smoke-contaminated air to the exterior of the vehicle;
- wherein the position of the exit vent means is movable such that the exit vent means can be positioned in close proximity to the mouth of the passenger;
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- wherein the exit vent means is located at a distal end of an articulated arm extending from a passenger seat inside the passenger compartment, the articulated arm being movable between an extended, operating position and a retracted position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.