发明名称 |
Refuge Shelter, Coupler and Method |
摘要 |
A refuge shelter includes a container. The shelter includes a tent that is disposed in the container in an undeployed state. The tent includes an inflatable support structure which is inflatable from an undeployed state in the container to a deployed state, and a seal which seals the tent to the container in a deployed state. The support structure has a plurality of hoses interconnected by couplers. The hoses have an inside diameter of less than 5 inches. A gas flow apparatus. A refuge shelter for miners in a mine includes a container and a tent that is disposed in the container. The tent has a test support to which a sample of the external environment can be obtained from inside the tent when the tent is deployed. A method for providing a refuge chamber for miners in a mine. |
申请公布号 |
US2014300174(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2014.10.09 |
申请号 |
US201414242502 |
申请日期 |
2014.04.01 |
申请人 |
Maust David Emerson;Fike Shawn L.;Bishoff Michael Scott |
发明人 |
Maust David Emerson;Fike Shawn L.;Bishoff Michael Scott |
分类号 |
E21F11/00;F16L41/02;E04H15/20 |
主分类号 |
E21F11/00 |
代理机构 |
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代理人 |
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主权项 |
1. A refuge shelter for miners in a mine comprising:
a container; and a tent that is disposed in the container in an undeployed state which is expandable to a deployed state and extends from the container to provide a protected atmosphere for the miners, the container accessible from inside the tent; wherein the tent includes an inflatable support structure which is inflatable from an undeployed state to a deployed state, and a seal which seals the tent to the container in a deployed state, the support structure having a plurality of hoses interconnected by couplers, the hoses having an inside diameter of less than 5 inches; wherein the container includes a bank of compressed gas bottles that are operable to inflate the support structure thereby expanding the tent to the deployed state. |
地址 |
Grantsville MD US |