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US6868852:
Cold weather breathing apparatus
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Gaschke, Paul; Wappinger Falls, NY, United States of America 12590
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| Assignee: |
None
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| Published / Filed: |
2005-03-22
/ 2001-04-02
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| Application Number: |
US2001000822606
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| IPC Code: |
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A62B 9/00;
IPC-7:
A62B 18/08;
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| ECLA Code: |
A62B9/00A;
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| U.S. Class: |
128/201.13;
128/201.29;
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| Field of Search: |
128/200.24,200.27,200.28,201.13,201.15,201.17,201.22,201.23,201.24,201.25,201.26,201.29,202.11,205.25,206.12,206.18,206.19,206.21,206.28,206.29,207.13,202.16,204.17,857,863
002/171,173,202,206,207,208,424
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| Priority Number: |
| 2001-04-02 |
US2001000822606 |
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| Abstract: |
A cold weather breathing device that protects the face including the mouth and nostril area from direct exposure to the external environment, prevents a user's goggles from fogging in cold environments, and keeps moist exhaled breath away from the user's face. In a preferred embodiment, the device is configured to provide separate breathing channels for exhaled air from the mouth and nose. To promote ease of cleaning, the breathing device can be attached to a head garment with a simple interlocking design that allows its removal and separate cleaning. The breathing device provides a nose-channel-forming member and mouth disc that are mounted on the head garment and inset into a mouth-channel-forming member which is thus attached to the head garment.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Woodard, Emhardt, Moriarty McNett & Henry LLP ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Bennett, Henry; Mitchell, Teena
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First Claim:
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1. An apparatus for covering a portion of a user's face, comprising: a garment adapted and configured to fit over a portion of a user's face and to substantially surround the user's neck: a first member defining a first hole in fluid communication with the nostrils of the user and a first channel adapted and configured for accepting air flowing from the first hole, the first channel diverting the air laterally from the nostrils, said first member being attached to said garment; and a second member defining a second hole in fluid communication with the mouth of the user and a second channel adapted and configured for accepting air flowing from the second hole, said second member being attached to said garment; wherein a portion of the first channel is received within the second channel, and the air from the nostrils mixes with the air from the mouth in the second channel.
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