Abstract: A device is provided for preventing the inflow of air into a gas mask during the substitution of its filter in the presence of a contaminated atmosphere. The device includes a small plate having a central stem which passes through the support for a check valve admitting air to the respiratory tract of the user and a spring which pushes the small plate against the diaphragm of the check valve when the filter is removed from the mask to prevent inflow of air into the mask.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 6, 1988
Date of Patent:
June 12, 1990
Assignees:
Industrie Pirelli, Ministero Della Difesa
Abstract: A building block for constructing a floor or wall has a plurality of tile blocks bonded to a single synthetic resin base. Pieces of acoustical insulating material are dispersed in the resinous base and a strip or sheet substantially impermeable to the resin is placed between the resin base and tile blocks bridging the interface between edges of adjacent tile blocks to regulate flow of the base material into interface between the tile blocks.