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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2012
Applicant:
Gregory Paton-ash, Marietta, GA (US);
Inventor:
Gregory Paton-Ash, Marietta, GA (US);
Assignee:
Strata Products Worldwide, LLC, Sandy Springs, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21F 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A refuge chamber for miners in a mine includes a skid. The chamber includes a tent that is disposed in the skid in an undeployed state which is expandable to a deployed state and extends from the skid to provide a protected atmosphere for the miners. A method for providing a refuge chamber for miners in a mine including the steps of opening a skid made of metal. There is the step of expanding a tent that is disposed in the skid in an undeployed state to a deployed state that extends from the skid to provide a protected atmosphere for the miners.