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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 1992
Filed:
Sep. 09, 1991
Alfred Bauer, Parma, OH (US);
Thomas A Dobbins, Cleveland Heights, OH (US);
Actron Manufacturing Company, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
The invention provides a combined microphone and amplifier assembly that is releasably connected to the voice emitter passage of a conventional face mask without requiring any penetration or structural modification of the face mask including the voice emitter passage of the mask. The combined microphone and amplifier assembly includes a body mounting and enclosing within a main compartment an amplifier circuit board and a speaker. The body further includes one or more battery compartments having selectively removable covers which afford ready access to the batteries contained within the compartments. Connected to the body is a mounting bracket that facilitates the quick and easy releasable connection of the combined microphone and amplifier assembly to the mask without any penetration or structural modification of the mask being required.