Encon Safety Products, Inc.

Stephen F Tanner

Christopher J Bollas

An eyewash fountain, particularly useful in industrial and laboratory environments, includes a pair of spray heads mounted on a distribution arm that is connected to a valve. The valve has a rotatable body that is connected to a base by a reversible retainer permitting the valve to be installed on either the left or right side of a sink or drain, and the distribution arm along with the spray heads swung or, alternatively, lowered to a position over the sink. The single action of moving the distribution arm over the sink is sufficient to initiate a flow of fluid to the eyes. Each of the spray heads has an internal volumetric flow regulator, a fluid pressure distributor or diffuser, and a large number of small apertures in the face of each head which direct a uniform, evenly distributed, low pressure flow of fluid to the eyes. Each of the spray heads also have an individual protective cover, mounted at a selectively variable position on each head, that is moveable away from its protective position in response to a flow of fluid from the apertures in the face of the spray head. The emergency eyewash fountain solves problems associated with ease of operation, fluid pressure and distribution control, protective enclosure of the spray heads during potentially long periods of nonuse, cleanability, serviceability, and adaptability to plural mounting positions.

Emergency eyewash fountain

Disclosed is an a mobile emergency eyewash and bodysplash apparatus for delivering water for cleaning chemical irritants from eyes or skin. The apparatus includes a water tank housing which holds a water tank. A second housing contains a drench nozzle and eyewash fountain, both of which are connected by tubing to the water tank. The second housing is slidably and rotatably mounted on top of the water tank housing. The apparatus generally is positioned in the back of a pickup truck, so that during operation, the drench nozzle and eyewash fountain housing is slidably moved from the top of the water tank housing and rotated into place on the side of the truck. A panel on the second housing is opened to reveal the drench nozzle and eyewash fountain.

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Houston, TX, United States of America

Stephen F Tanner