Respirator and wall mount for a respirator

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9468784-B2
Application number	US-201213716627-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 17, 2012
Priority date	Mar 20, 2012
Publication date	Oct 18, 2016
Grant date	Oct 18, 2016

Abstract

A respirator ( 1 ) and a mount for a respirator are provided including a mounting device for a cylinder ( 2 ), preferably an oxygen cylinder. The mounting device forms an upper housing half ( 4 ) and a lower housing half ( 3 ) of the respirator ( 1 ) and includes at least one grip ( 6 ), which makes transportation of the respirator ( 1 ) possible. The upper housing half ( 4 ) and lower housing half ( 3 ) are provided with a connection mechanism ( 5 ), which connects the upper housing half ( 4 ) and the lower housing half ( 3 ).

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A respirator comprising a mounting device for a breathing gas cylinder, the mounting device comprising:
an upper housing half;
a lower housing half, said lower housing half being a separate distinct movable part from said upper housing half, said lower housing half comprising elevated structural elements, each of said elevated structural elements being located at a spaced location from another one of said elevated structural elements;
a grip for grasping the mounting device to transport the respirator; and
a connection mechanism provided with the upper housing half and the lower housing half and connecting the upper housing half and the lower housing half at least indirectly to one another, wherein the cylinder is located in a mounted position between the upper housing half and the lower housing half, said elevated structural elements being in contact with the cylinder with the cylinder in the mounted position, said lower housing half comprising a lower half housing portion connected to said elevated structural elements, said lower housing half portion comprising a shape corresponding to a shape of the cylinder, said connection mechanism fixing a position of said upper housing half relative to said lower housing half and fixing the cylinder therebetween with the cylinder in the mounted position, said connection mechanism comprising a strap, at least a portion of said strap bridging an opening between said upper housing half and said lower housing half with the cylinder in the mounted position, the mounting device being adaptable to different cylinder diameters by providing the elevated structural elements to achieve adaptability to the different cylinder diameters, wherein a length of said portion of said strap varies based on different cylinder diameters, said lower housing half being freely movable independently from said upper housing half, said elevated structural elements comprising a first structural element, a second structural element and a third structural element, said second structural element being arranged between said first structural element and said third structural element, said first structural element and said third structural element defining a first arrangement of structural elements for engaging the cylinder when the cylinder is mounted between said lower housing half and said upper housing half, the cylinder having a first cylinder diameter, said first structural element, said second structural element and said third structural element defining a second arrangement of structural elements for engaging another cylinder when the another cylinder is mounted between said lower housing half and said upper housing half, the another cylinder comprising a second cylinder diameter, said second cylinder diameter being less than said first cylinder diameter, wherein at a given instance only one cylinder is arranged between said lower housing half and said upper housing half.

2. A respirator in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the grip is arranged on the upper housing half, wherein said lower housing half and said upper housing half surround the cylinder after tightening the strap such that the cylinder is fixed between said lower housing half and said upper housing half.

3. A respirator in accordance with claim 1 , further comprising another grip to provide a plurality of grips which have different orientations in relation to one another in order to make different carrying positions possible, at least one of said lower housing half and said upper housing half comprising a storage compartment for carrying electronics, wherein one or more of said lower housing half and said upper housing half has another storage compartment for storing gas carrying components.

4. A respirator in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the mounting device comprises a plastic material, said upper housing half and said lower housing half defining an opening with the cylinder located in the mounted position, said at least said portion of said strap extending between said upper housing half and said lower housing half, said at least said portion of said strap being located adjacent to the cylinder.

5. A respirator in accordance with claim 1 , further comprising a belt system connected to the mounting device, the belt system including an ergonomic transportation interface distributing load so that no point loads occur during carrying.

6. A respirator in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the connection mechanism comprises at least one of:
a magnetic connection means connecting the upper housing half and the lower housing half by magnetic force and comprising at least one of a permanent magnet with opposing electric magnet or an electromagnet with power switch-off;
a tensioning means applying tension for connecting the upper housing half and the lower housing half; and
a frictional engagement between the mounting device and the cylinder comprising one of suction cups and material pairing with soft elastic plastic of the mounting device frictionally engaging the cylinder.

7. A respirator in accordance with claim 1 , further comprising a safety strap ensuring protection of a cylinder head in the mounted state.

8. A respirator in accordance with claim 1 , further comprising a pair of holding means with a first holding element and a second holding element and corresponding guide elements, said first holding element and said second holding element being connected to said lower housing half, said first holding element being located opposite said second holding element, each holding element being movable to mesh with the corresponding guide element, wherein said first structural element and said third structural element engage the cylinder with the first cylinder diameter when the cylinder is mounted between the first housing half and the second housing half, said second structural element being located at a spaced location from the cylinder with the first cylinder diameter when the cylinder is mounted between the first housing half and the second housing half, said first structural element, said second structural element and said third structural element engaging said another cylinder when the another cylinder is mounted between the first housing half and the second housing half.

9. A respirator in accordance with claim 8 , wherein the first holding element and the second holding element each form a bolt, arranged in a longitudinal direction of the cylinder and guided at opposite ends along an elongated hole and fixed in a first position by means of a prestressing element and moved into a second position against the force of the prestressing element, said first holding element being arranged on one side of said lower housing half, said second holding element being arranged on another side of said lower housing half, said lower housing half comprising another lower housing half portion, said another lower housing half portion comprising a lower planar surface.

10. A respirator in accordance with claim 9 , wherein the guide elements are of a hook-shaped design and are arranged such that they are directed away from each other, wherein said guide elements can be overcome in the second position, so that the first holding element and second holding element come to lie in the guide elements in the first position.

11. A respirator in accordance with claim 8 , further comprising a basic body connectable to a patient stretcher, a wall mount site or a storage site in an ambulance or in a rescue helicopter, wherein the first holding element and the second holding element are arranged on the lower housing half and the guide elements are arranged on the basic body.

12. A respirator in accordance with claim 8 ,

Assignees

• Dräger Medical GmbH
• Draegerwerk Ag & Co Kgaa

Inventors

• Löser Judith
• Otte Tobias
• Reimann Uwe
• Rossen Thomas

Classifications

• A61M2016/0027

  pressure meter · CPC title

• A61M2202/0208

  Oxygen · CPC title

• A61M2016/0036

  in the breathing tube and used in both inspiratory and expiratory phase · CPC title

• A61M2209/086

  Docking stations · CPC title

• A61M16/0051

  with alarm devices · CPC title