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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:
Jun. 04, 1996
Filed:
Dec. 27, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
John F McNaughton, Fullerton, CA (US);
Assignee:
H. Koch & Sons Co., Anaheim, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
441 88 ; 441116 ; 441118 ; 2-61 ;
Abstract
An aviator has a protective helmet and an oxygen mask releasably attached to the helmet by a mask release which automatically releases one of the mask connections to the helmet upon water immersion. An inflatable life preserver worn by the aviator has two spaced projections mounted on its upper outer surface directly beneath the mask. These projections contact the lower portion of the mask during life preserver inflation and gradually forcibly push the released mask away from the aviator's face as the life preserver further inflates.