Oxygen concentrating aroma mixing breathable air delivery apparatus and method

An apparatus for concentrating the oxygen content of and injecting aroma into a stream of air and adapted to deliver a stream of air to nostrils of a person, comprising:

• an air compressor and a compressor motor drivably connected to said air compressor for drawing a stream of air out of the atmosphere surrounding the apparatus;
• first and second sieve beds in fluid communication with said air compressor, each said sieve bed containing a quantity of nitrogen absorption material;
• sieve input valve means and sieve output valve means in fluid communication with each of said first and second sieve beds and having an air stream nipple;
• a cycle timer connected to sieve input valve means and to said sieve output valve means;
• and valve switching means connected to said cycle timer and to said sieve input valve means, alternately delivering the stream of air into said first sieve bed and into said second sieve bed;
• such that each of said first and second sieve beds extracts nitrogen from the air stream, such that the proportion of oxygen in the air stream exiting said sieve beds is elevated, and as said input valve closes for each said sieve bed, sieve bed output valve means of each said sieve bed opens and vents nitrogen to the atmosphere;
• an aroma chamber containing aroma releasing material in fluid communication with said first and second sieve beds, such that the stream of air is delivered through said aroma chamber and receives and retains an aroma;
• an outer housing with said air stream nipple in fluid communication with said sieve beds, wherein said aroma chamber is connected to said air stream nipple.

An apparatus for concentrating the oxygen content of and injecting aroma into a stream of air and adapted to deliver a stream of air to nostrils of a person, comprising:

• an air compressor and a compressor motor drivably connected to said air compressor for drawing a stream of air out of the atmosphere surrounding the apparatus;
• first and second sieve beds in fluid communication with said air compressor, each said sieve bed containing a quantity of nitrogen absorption material;
• sieve input valve means and sieve output valve means in fluid communication with each of said first and second sieve beds and having an air stream nipple;
• a cycle timer connected to sieve input valve means and to said sieve output valve means;
• and valve switching means connected to said cycle timer and to said sieve input valve means, alternately delivering the stream of air into said first sieve bed and into said second sieve bed;
• such that each of said first and second sieve beds extracts nitrogen from the air stream, such that the proportion of oxygen in the air stream exiting said sieve beds is elevated, and as said input valve closes for each said sieve bed, sieve bed output valve means of each said sieve bed opens and vents nitrogen to the atmosphere;
• an aroma chamber containing aroma releasing material in fluid communication with said first and second sieve beds, such that the stream of air is delivered through said aroma chamber and receives and retains an aroma;
• and a canula in fluid communication with said aroma chamber with said aroma chamber and comprising an exit port with a nose delivery nozzle;
• wherein said canula comprises a first flexible mounting segment, a curved ear engaging segment and a second flexible segment extending from said ear engaging segment and a detachable nasal tip with air passages.

An apparatus for concentrating the oxygen content of and injecting aroma into a stream of air and adapted to deliver a stream of air to nostrils of a person, comprising:

• an air compressor and a compressor motor drivably connected to said air compressor for drawing a stream of air out of the atmosphere surrounding the apparatus;
• first and second sieve beds in fluid communication with said air compressor, each said sieve bed containing a quantity of nitrogen absorption material;
• sieve input valve means and sieve output valve means in fluid communication with each of said first and second sieve beds and having an air stream nipple;
• a cycle timer connected to sieve input valve means and to said sieve output valve means;
• and valve switching means connected to said cycle timer and to said sieve input valve means, alternately delivering the stream of air into said first sieve bed and into said second sieve bed;
• such that each of said first and second sieve beds extracts nitrogen from the air stream, such that the proportion of oxygen in the air stream exiting said sieve beds is elevated, and as said input valve closes for each said sieve bed, sieve bed output valve means of each said sieve bed opens and vents nitrogen to the atmosphere;
• an aroma chamber containing aroma releasing material in fluid communication with said first and second sieve beds, such that the stream of air is delivered through said aroma chamber and receives and retains an aroma;
• an apparatus electric circuit, said electrical circuit comprising an activation switch connected to a delivery duration timer adjustable to a selected treatment duration.

An apparatus for concentrating the oxygen content of and injecting aroma into a stream of air and adapted to deliver a stream of air to nostrils of a person, comprising:

• an air pump means for drawing a stream of air out of the surrounding atmosphere;
• a sieve bed in fluid communication with said air pump means, said sieve bed containing a quantity of nitrogen absorption material and having sieve bed input and output valve means;
• such that said sieve bed extracts nitrogen from the air stream such that the proportion of oxygen exiting said sieve bed is elevated, and as said input valve means closes, said sieve bed output valve means opens and vents absorbed nitrogen from said sieve bed to the atmosphere;
• an aroma chamber containing aroma releasing material in fluid communication with said output valve means such that the stream of air is delivered through said aroma chamber and receives and retains an aroma;
• and a canula comprising an exit port having a nose delivery nozzle;
• and a flow control valve in fluid communication with said sieve bed and with said nose delivery nozzle, permitting selection of an air stream flow rate.

A method of delivering air to a person, comprising the steps of:

• providing first and second sieve beds;
• creating an air stream, compressing the air in the air stream;
• selecting an air stream flow rate with flow control valve means in fluid communication with said first and second sieve beds and with an air stream nozzle;
• extracting a portion of the nitrogen from air within the air stream;
• delivering aroma material into the air stream;
• and adapted to deliver a air stream to nostrils of a person.

An apparatus for concentrating the oxygen content of and injecting aroma into a stream of air and adapted to deliver a stream of air to nostrils of a person, comprising:

• an air pump means for drawing a stream of air out of the surrounding atmosphere;
• a sieve bed in fluid communication with said air pump means, said sieve bed containing a quantity of nitrogen absorption material and having sieve bed input and output valve means;
• such that said sieve bed extracts nitrogen from the air stream such that the proportion of oxygen exiting said sieve bed is elevated, and as said input valve means closes, said sieve bed output valve means opens and vents absorbed nitrogen from said sieve bed to the atmosphere;
• an aroma chamber containing aroma releasing material and comprising a chamber tube having a tube first end in fluid communication with said output valve means and having a tube second end such that the stream of air is delivered through said aroma chamber and receives and retains an aroma, and comprising a diffuser adaptor fitted into and secured within said tube second end, said diffuser adaptor comprising a mass of material fitted into said chamber tube and impregnated with the aroma releasing material;
• and a canula comprising an exit port having a nose delivery nozzle.