Abstract: The present invention provides a respirator hood assembly that has a bag, half mask and a respirator assembly. The assembly includes a filtration unit and at least one inlet pipe containing a filter. The assembly of the invention allows for flexible filter design and also defines a rigid external structure that supports the hood and allows the user to quickly don the hood.

Abstract: The breathing system includes an annular filtration unit having apertures opening radially through inner and outer walls thereof, a central passageway and filtration material between the walls. The filtration unit is disposed in a canister containing a hood, a mouthpiece, a closure and an annular filter in the annular space between the filtration unit and the wall of the canister. Upon removal of the closure, the hood and mouthpieces are deployed and the hood is drawn about an individual's head through an opening in the hood. With the mouthpiece in the individual's mouth, ambient air from a toxic gas or smoke-filled environment is drawn into the canister through the annular filter, and passes radially inwardly through the filtration unit into the central passageway, where the filtered air reverses direction for flow axially into the mouthpiece such that the individual may breathe filtered air. Exhaled air passes into the hood and out through the hood opening.

Abstract: The breathing system includes an elastic, non-porous body housed within an outer protective shell. The body terminates at its forward end in a protective cap and an air inlet passage and at its inner face in oral and nasal cavities. An air filter is disposed in the body and a mouthpiece, including a bite block, is provided for communicating filtered air into the individual's mouth. The bite block has converging surfaces for biasing the mask toward the individual's face when the individual bites down on the block. A hood attached to the mask surrounds the individual's head and receives exhaled air through exhalation ducts communicating between the mouthpiece and the hood.

Abstract: The personal emergency breathing system includes a canister carrying a layered filtration unit, a mouthpiece, a hood, a cover and a lid at opposite ends. Upon removal of the cover, the mouthpiece and hood are deployed. By placing the mouthpiece in the user's mouth and donning the hood, the user may breathe filtered ambient air. At the opposite end of the canister is a demand valve having an oxygen supply line. Upon removal of the lid at the opposite end of the canister and coupling the supply line to an oxygen bottle, oxygen may be supplied the user, augmenting the supply of ambient filtered air. Thus, the user may clip the oxygen bottle along with the canister to his/her belt and escape from toxic gases and smoke-filled environments. The demand valve supplies oxygen to the user only upon inspiratory effort and closes upon exhalation, thereby extending a given supply of oxygen up to 150% as compared to a continuous supply of oxygen.

Abstract: An air filtration unit is carried within a closed canister whereby upon removal of the cover, ambient air may be filtered through the filtration unit and supplied to a user. In one form, the canister is applied to a fitting of a fireman's gas mask or hose portion of the fireman's supplied air respiratory system such that in the event of system failure or exhaustion of the supplied air, the supplied air system can be disconnected and the canister applied to the gas mask or air hose fitting. A locator in the form of an apertured nose cone is projected under spring bias from the canister body to guide the canister into securement with the face mask or hose fitting. The filtration unit is also provided in the canister with shock-resistant mountings. In another form, the canister is provided with a mouthpiece, a plenum having inhalation and exhalation valves, and a hood.

Abstract: The breathing system comprises a canister carrying layered filtering material, including activated carbon granules, a dessicant, a catalyst for the catalyzation of carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide, optionally lithium peroxide, for conversion of CO.sub.2 to O.sub.2, and electrostatically charged filters between the layers of filtering material. A mouthpiece carrying a noseclip, and inhalation and exhalation check valves and a whistle is disposed within a flexible, substantially completely transparent hear-through hood, both the mouthpiece and hood being disposed in the canister between the filtering material and a cover for the canister. An air flow conduit is connected to an external source of air for supplying air to the mouthpiece and bypassing the filtration unit. In use, the canister is deployed from a compartment, the cover is removed and the hood is drawn about an individual's head and substantially sealed about the neck.

Abstract: The breathing system comprises a canister carrying layered filtering material, including activated carbon granules, a dessicant, a catalyst for the catalyzation of carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide, optionally lithium peroxide, for conversion of CO.sub.2 to O.sub.2, and electrostatically charged filters between the layers of filtering material. A mouthpiece carrying a noseclip, and inhalation and exhalation check valves and a whistle is disposed within a flexible, substantially completely transparent hear-through hood, both the mouthpiece and hood being disposed in the canister between the filtering material and a cover for the canister. In use, the cover is removed, air inlet apertures are uncovered, and the hood is drawn about an individual's head and substantially sealed about the neck. With the mouthpiece in the individual's mouth, and noseclip closing off the user's nose, inhalation causes air to flow through the filtering material and the inhalation check valve and past the exhalation check valves.

Abstract: The breathing system comprises a canister carrying layered filtering material, including activated carbon granules, a desiccant, a catalyst for the catalyzation of carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide, and electrostatically charged filters between the layers of filtering material. A mouthpiece carrying a noseclip, and inhalation and exhalation check valves and a whistle is disposed within a flexible, substantially completely transparent hear-through hood, both the mouthpiece and hood being disposed in the canister between the filtering material and a cover for the canister. In use, the cover is removed, air inlet apertures are uncovered, and the hood is drawn about an individual's head and substantially sealed about the neck. With the mouthpiece in the individual's mouth, and noseclip closing off the user's nose, inhalation causes air to flow through the filtering material and the inhalation check valve and past the exhalation check valves.