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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2011
Joseph Benjamin Walker, Draper, UT (US);
David K. Blackwell, Murray, UT (US);
Derick J. Neffsinger, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
James Thomas Grutta, Sandy, UT (US);
Nathan Miles Kuder, Park City, UT (US);
Peter Thomas Gompert, Huntsville, UT (US);
Robert John Horacek, Park City, UT (US);
Joseph Benjamin Walker, Draper, UT (US);
David K. Blackwell, Murray, UT (US);
Derick J. Neffsinger, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
James Thomas Grutta, Sandy, UT (US);
Nathan Miles Kuder, Park City, UT (US);
Peter Thomas Gompert, Huntsville, UT (US);
Robert John Horacek, Park City, UT (US);
Black Diamond Equipmnt Ltd., Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention relates to a method for inflating a chamber within an inflatable avalanche safety system. The method includes providing an inflatable avalanche safety system including an inflatable chamber; receiving a user-triggered action intended to activate the avalanche safety system; transmitting ambient air from an external region to within the inflatable chamber; and inflating the inflatable chamber entirely with the transmitted external ambient air to a particular internal pressure and shape configured to protect the user from burial during an avalanche. The transmission of ambient air within the inflatable chamber may be accomplished with a fan or an electrical component.