Portable oxygen system
OwnerStephen Juaireinventor
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Abstract
A container for storing oxygen under pressure is disclosed that includes a chamber adapted to be worn around a user's waist and adapted for supplying oxygen to the user; the chamber defining a volume to contain oxygen under pressure; wherein the chamber is defined by a central portion extending between opposite side portions; wherein each of the opposite side portions has a height greater than a maximum height of the central portion that further defines a void between the side portions and above the central portion; and wherein the chamber is further defined by an exterior surface of the chamber adjacent the user.
Claims15
A container for storing oxygen under pressure comprising:
- a chamber adapted to be worn partially around a user's waist and adapted for supplying oxygen to the user;
- the chamber defining a volume sized to contain at least 0.50 liquid liter of oxygen under pressure;
- wherein the chamber is defined by a central portion extending between opposite side portions;
- wherein each of the opposite side portions has a height greater than a maximum height of the central portion that further defines a void between the side portions and above the central portion, such that the chamber is generally U-shaped;
- and
- wherein the chamber is further defined by an exterior surface of the chamber adjacent the user, and either
- a) the side portions are configured to wrap at least partially around the user's waist such that the exterior surface of the chamber adjacent the user is substantially concave, or
- b) the exterior surface of the chamber adjacent the user is substantially planar.
A portable oxygen delivery system comprising:
- a chamber adapted to be worn partially around a user's waist, the chamber defining a volume sized to contain at least 0.50 liquid liter of oxygen under pressure, wherein the chamber is defined by a central portion extending between opposite side portions, wherein each of the opposite side portions has a height greater than a maximum height of the central portion that further defines a void between the side portions and above the central portion, such that the chamber is generally U-shaped,
- an oxygen delivery system disposed in the void between the opposite side portions of the chamber, the oxygen delivery system including:
- an oxygen supply line coil connected to an output port of the chamber,
- a flow control valve configured to regulate a flow of gaseous oxygen to the user, and
- a lumen connector configured to receive a lumen for delivering the flow of gaseous oxygen to the user;
- and
- wherein the chamber is further defined by an exterior surface of the chamber adjacent the user, and either
- a) the side portions are configured to wrap at least partially around the user's waist such that the exterior surface of the chamber adjacent the user is substantially concave, or
- b) the exterior surface of the chamber adjacent the user is substantially planar.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.