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US 7,841,344 B2Granted
Jacket and method for surviving an avalanche
OwnerSara E. Schlosserinventor
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Abstract
A jacket and method for surviving an avalanche. The method includes inflating an expandable member to generally encapsulate a head of a person. The jacket may comprise a pair of expandable members disposed in pockets of the jacket, and a canister communicating with one of the expandable members. Apparel comprising an inflated expandable member having a depending inflated portion that at least partly covers another inflated expandable member.
Claims13
A method for surviving an avalanche comprising:
- inflating a first expandable member to generally encapsulate a head of a person;
- said first expandable member comprises an outer layer, and an inner layer disposed distantly from a face of a person whose head is generally encapsulated by the inflated first expandable member, such as to provide a space between the face of the person and the inner layer;
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- releasing an oxygen-containing substance through an opening in the inner layer and into the space between the face of the person and the inner layer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.