Abstract: A protective hood in a vacuum bag including a flexible shell that is folded when stored and when unfolded is pulled through an open base of the flexible shell and over the head of a user. The hood includes a visor and an articulated device rigidly attached to the open base to be placed around the neck of the user when the flexible shell is pulled over the head of the user. The articulated device includes at least two rigid portions connected by a joint that allows these two rigid portions to transition from folded, which inhibits the head of the user from entering the hood, to unfolded, which allows the head of the user to enter the hood. The hood includes a handle rigidly attached to the top of the flexible shell to be accessible to the user when the flexible shell is folded.

Abstract: An operability indicator device to be fitted to a packaging box inside which there is a bag containing a vacuum-packed protective hood includes a viewing port and a flag member including a first visual operability indicator and a second visual inoperability indicator. The flag member is movable between a nominal position in which the first visual operability indicator is visible through the viewing port and a warning position in which the second visual inoperability indicator becomes visible through the viewing port and replaces the first visual operability indicator. The flag member includes a bearing face against which, upon the inflation of this bag inside the packaging box, the bag presses and causes the flag member to move from the nominal position to the warning position.

Abstract: A cartridge for capturing or absorbing CO2 from a user's breath includes a storage space for an adsorbent product (P) to adsorb CO2. The product is in the form of grains, in particular soda lime. The storage space includes a bottom and an opening opposite the bottom, and a compression member arranged on the side of the opening in the storage space. The compression member is movable in the storage space towards the bottom and may tamp down the adsorbent product in the form of grains against the bottom of the storage space. The storage space includes a spring that may exert a force on the compression member tending to push the compression member towards the bottom of the storage space.

Abstract: The invention relates to a mechanical sprung anti-backoff device, capable of fixedly immobilizing or releasing a manual control handwheel (4) and a motor acting on one and the same rotation shaft, comprising a cylindrical spring (7, 16), a cylinder (9, 17) mounted so as to rotate on the rotation shaft, the spring being able to rotate with the cylinder, turns of the spring being in contact with a surface of the cylinder and its ends being capable of coming into contact with the handwheel. The ends of the spring (7, 16) are curved inward or outward, the handwheel (4) may act on the curve of one or other of the ends of the spring (7, 16), and the rotation of the spring (7, 16) is limited by a stop acting against one or other of the ends of the spring. Application can be to manual control and motorized control valves, for example on fluid pipes.

Abstract: The invention relates to a mechanical sprung anti-backoff device, capable of fixedly immobilizing or releasing a manual control handwheel (4) and a motor acting on one and the same rotation shaft, comprising a cylindrical spring (7, 16), a cylinder (9, 17) mounted so as to rotate on the rotation shaft, said spring being able to rotate with said cylinder, the turns of the spring being in contact with the surface of the cylinder and its ends being capable of coming into contact with said handwheel. The ends of the spring (7, 16) are curved inward or outward, said handwheel (4) may act on the curve of one or other of the ends of the spring (7, 16), and the rotation of the spring (7, 16) is limited by a stop acting against one or other of the ends of the spring. Application to manual control and motorized control valves, on fluid pipes.

Abstract: The method of the invention provides a process for a player to deploy cards in a card game. In particular, the invention provides a method for controlling the deployment of cards. In accordance with one embodiment of the method of the invention, character cards are divided into two groups. One group of character cards includes all the common cards. The common cards represent characters that there are “lots of” in a universe. A second group of character cards includes all the unique character cards. A unique character card may be stackable. A unique character card that is stackable indicates that multiple copies of that unique character card may be used in a particular fight, mission, location or any other event, depending on the particular card game. Alternatively, the common character cards may be stackable. Further, all cards in a playing deck of cards may be stackable, as is desirable, to control the use or deployment of the cards.