Vertical drop out box method and apparatus
AssigneeAVOX Systems Inc.
InventorChristopher F. Gill
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for storing breathing masks in a tall and narrow space and deploying the masks from that space. The apparatus may be embodied as a removable cartridge containing a breathing mask assembly housed within a frame. The cartridge is comprised of a first side and second side which can move relative to the frame. The first side includes a hinge. In operation, the cartridge slides relative to the frame and rotatably opens via the hinge after the cartridge substantially exits the frame. A breathing mask is released to a user after the first and second halves rotatably separate.
Claims20
A breathing gas deployment system, comprising:
- a frame;
- a removable cartridge housed within the frame, the cartridge displaceable in relation to the frame and including a first side having a first hinge, and a second side;
- a breathing mask housed within the cartridge;
- and
- wherein the first side rotatably separates from the second side about the hinge to release the breathing mask from the cartridge;
- wherein the cartridge is configured to displace in relation to the frame during deployment of the breathing mask.
A method for deploying a breathing mask, comprising the steps of:
- providing a cartridge housed in a frame, the cartridge having a first side and a second side;
- moving the cartridge substantially out of a frame;
- rotating the first side and the second side about at least one hinge to separate the cartridge;
- and
- deploying a breathing mask from within the separated cartridge;
- wherein the cartridge is moved substantially out of the frame during deployment of the breathing mask.
A cartridge for use with a breathing gas deployment system having a frame, the cartridge comprising:
- an end wall having a catch member for mating with a latch mechanism and having an aperture sized to allow a tubing to pass through the end wall;
- a first side of a clamshell hingedly connected to the end wall;
- a second side of a clamshell hingedly connected to the end wall and disposed opposite the first side, the first side and the second side forming a cavity within the clamshell;
- a breathing mask housed within the cavity of the clamshell;
- wherein the cartridge is configured for slidable insertion into the frame of the breathing gas deployment system;
- wherein rotation of the first side of the clamshell relative to the second side of the clamshell releases the breathing mask housed within the cavity of the clamshell;
- and
- wherein the first side of the clamshell has a substantially similar shape as the second side of the clamshell.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.