Emergency eye wash system
AssigneeEncon Safety Products
InventorsRobert James Johnson, David G. Key, Kenneth J. Buras, Jr., Troy A. Della Fiora, Jim R. Dulaney
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Abstract
An emergency eye wash system having a support panel and a pair of brackets for holding two bag assemblies containing sterile and sealed eye wash solution. The bag assemblies are connected by hoses to a pair of nozzles mounted on a pivotal tray assembly. When the system is dormant, the tray assembly is in a vertical closed position. When there is an emergency, a user pulls on a pivotal handle to puncture membranes in the hoses and to lower the tray assembly to cause flow from the bags to the nozzles to the user's face.
Claims25
An eye wash station comprising:
- a source of eye wash fluid;
- a spray nozzle;
- a movable conduit defining a flow path between the source of eye wash fluid and the spray nozzle, the flow path being closed to fluid flow when the conduit is in a first position and being opened to enable the eye wash fluid to flow to the spray nozzle by movement of the conduit from the first position to a second position;
- a housing having a movable tray, the source of eye wash fluid being mounted in the housing and the spray nozzle being mounted on the tray;
- a handle mounted to the tray for moving the conduit from the first position to the second position;
- a connector assembly connected to an end portion of the conduit, the connector assembly operatively engaging the handle;
- a membrane in the conduit for closing the flow path;
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- a membrane piercing element disposed for engagement with the membrane upon movement of the conduit.
An eye wash station comprising:
- a source of eye wash fluid;
- a spray nozzle;
- a movable conduit defining a flow path between the source of eye wash fluid and the spray nozzle, the flow path being closed to fluid flow when the conduit is in a first position and being opened to enable the eve wash fluid to flow to the spray nozzle by movement of the conduit from the first position to a second position;
- a housing having a movable tray, the source of eye wash fluid being mounted in the housing and the spray nozzle being mounted on the tray;
- a handle mounted to the tray for moving the conduit from the first position to the second position, wherein the tray is pivotal and supports the nozzle, the handle and the movable conduit and wherein the tray is movable between a generally vertical closed position and a generally horizontal open position;
- a membrane in the conduit for closing the flow path;
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- a membrane piercing element disposed for engagement with the membrane upon movement of the conduit;
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- a latch structure engaging the tray for maintaining the tray in the generally vertical closed position.
An eye wash station comprising:
- at least one bag providing a source of eye wash fluid;
- a spray nozzle;
- a conduit defining a flow path between the source of eye wash fluid and the spray nozzle, the flow path being closed to fluid flow when the conduit is in a first position and being opened to enable the eye wash fluid to flow to the spray nozzle by movement of the conduit from the first position to a second position;
- a housing having a movable tray;
- the source of eye wash fluid being mounted in the housing, and the spray nozzle being mounted on the tray;
- a handle mounted to the housing for moving the conduit from the first position to the second position;
- a connector assembly connected to an end portion of the conduit, the connector assembly operatively engaging the handle;
- a membrane in the conduit for closing the flow path;
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- a membrane piercing element disposed for engagement with the membrane upon movement of the conduit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.