Abstract: A pressure regulator for breathing apparatus controlled by a diaphragm, piston or bellows having one face exposed to a reference pressure which is automatically maintained at a level substantially the same as ambient pressure by means of a metering valve communicating with pressure at the regulator outlet and operated by a flexible diaphragm exposed to ambient pressure, and a pressure relief valve to vent excess reference pressure to the outside of the regulator.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 17, 2000
Date of Patent:
July 10, 2001
Assignees:
Liberty Group, Scuba Technologies, Inc.