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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 21, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Mitchell P Pomerantz, Highland Park, IL (US);
Assignee:
Johnson Worldwide Associates, Sturtevant, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M / ; A62B / ; F16K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
12820426 ; 12820524 ;
Abstract
A breathing regulator for scuba diving includes a housing having a high pressure gas inlet and a discharge outlet in conjunction with a pressure regulator valve assembly operatively connected to the inlet. The valve assembly includes a valve support, a valve movably coupled to the valve support at a first location for movement between a first high pressure gas inlet closing position and a second high pressure gas inlet opening position and a layer of material disposed adjacent to the first location to insulate the first location.