Oxygen delivery system
OwnerJoan Skovgardinventor
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Abstract
Disclosed are apparatus and method for delivering oxygen from an oxygen supply to a person in a convenient, sanitary and organized manner. The oxygen delivery system includes a rail attached to a surface of the room and a sliding trolley attached to the rail. An oxygen supply tube is attached to the oxygen supply and the trolley for transferring oxygen from the oxygen supply to the trolley. The system enables the person to move to various locations in the room while receiving oxygen from the oxygen supply through the oxygen supply tube, the trolley, a drop tube and a nasal cannula, or other breathing device connected to the trolley. The person may guide the trolley around the room by pulling the drop tube in the desired direction of travel.
Claims14
An oxygen delivery system in a room for delivering oxygen from an oxygen supply to a person comprising:
- a rail attached to a surface of said room, said rail having a first end and a second end;
- a trolley movably attached to said rail;
- an oxygen supply tube attached to said supply and said trolley for transferring said oxygen from said supply to said trolley;
- a tube accumulator for gathering and dispensing said oxygen supply tube, said tube accumulator located between said supply and said trolley;
- a drop tube attached to said trolley for transferring said oxygen from said trolley to said person;
- a rack attached to said rail, said rack comprising a plurality of teeth;
- a motor disposed in said trolley and having a rotor;
- and a gear attached to said rotor adapted to engage with said rack such that rotation of said rotor causes said trolley to move along said rail.
A method of delivering oxygen from an oxygen supply to a person in a room comprising:
- providing a rail attached to a surface of said room, said rail defining a first end and a second end;
- providing a trolley movably attached to said rail;
- providing an oxygen supply tube attached to said oxygen supply and said trolley;
- moving said trolley on said rail in response to movement of said person;
- delivering said oxygen from said oxygen supply to said person through said oxygen supply tube;
- providing a rack adjoining said rail, said rack comprising a plurality of teeth;
- providing a motor disposed in said trolley;
- and providing a gear attached to said motor, said gear interfaced with said teeth of said rack whereby rotation of said motor causes said trolley to move along said rail between said rail first end and said rail second end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.