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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2022
Applicant:
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Darrill L. Plummer, Midland, NC (US);
William E. Parson, Indian Trail, NC (US);
William K. Shaffer, Monroe, NC (US);
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A62B 9/04 (2006.01); A62B 7/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A62B 9/04 (2013.01); A62B 7/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A reducer for a self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA), comprising a primary air pathway with a primary metering valve and a secondary air pathway with a secondary metering valve. The reducer has an Emergency Breathing Support System (EBSS) outlet that is fluidly connected to a branch line of the secondary air pathway.