Portable, personal breathing apparatus
OwnerEverett D. Hougeninventor
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Abstract
A breathing apparatus and method of using the apparatus for exercising the lungs of a user. The breathing apparatus has a main body with a generally cylindrical inner cavity. The main body has a main aperture for the user to breathe into and at least two sets of outer openings. An inner cylinder is coaxially disposed within the inner cavity of the main body and is adapted to move relative to the main body. The inner cylinder has an open end adjacent the main aperture, and at least two sets of inner openings selectively matable with the openings in the main body upon movement of the inner cylinder with respect to the main body. By selecting the appropriate alignment of openings, either resistive, percussive, or pulsing breathing exercises can be performed.
Claims11
A lung exercising apparatus comprising:
- a main body having an inner cavity, a main aperture communicating with the inner cavity, and at least two sets of dissimilar openings, each set being dissimilar to the other sets;
- an inner member disposed within the inner cavity of the main body and adapted to move relative to the main body, the inner member having a plurality of grooves spaced about the inner member, an open end communicating with the main aperture and at least two sets of apertures selectively matable with the openings upon movement of the inner member with respect to the main body;
- a locking member positioned on the main body for selectively engaging the grooves, the grooves being associated with the two sets of dissimilar openings to permit selective alignment and restrict subsequent movement;
- said inner member being adapted to move relative to the main body to selectively align at least one of the sets of the openings with at least one of the sets of the apertures to provide various sized exits for air inhaled into or exhaled from the main aperture by the user;
- whereby breathing exercises can be selectively performed.
A lung exercising apparatus comprising:
- a outer and inner member adapted to move with respect to one another, a mouthpiece communicating with the outer and inner members to permit a user to inhale and exhale through the mouthpiece and outer and inner members;
- each of the outer and inner members having dissimilar openings which are adapted to be aligned by moving the outer and inner members with respect to one another to provide varied resistance to the user inhaling and exhaling through the mouthpiece;
- the dissimilar openings including at least one outer hole and at least one outer slot formed in the outer member and a plurality of inner holes and at least one inner slot formed in the inner member;
- the plurality of inner holes having different diameters;
- at least one of the inner holes being adapted to mate with at least one outer hole to vary resistance to inhaling and exhaling, the inner member being longitudinally moveable with respect to the main body to further vary resistance by sliding the inner hole with respect to the outer hole to partially open and close the inner and outer holes as a result of inhaling and exhaling;
- the outer slot and the inner slot being adapted to be aligned to permit limited rotation of the inner cylinder with respect to the main body to permit both resistive and percussive exercises to be performed by the user by manipulating the position of the outer and inner members with respect to one another.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.