Patent ID: 8316477
Filing Date: 2012-11-27
Classification: A61H

Abstract:
1. A cartridge for an emergency eyewash stations, comprising: a housing, said housing having a front section and a back section that couple together, said front section having a surface defining an opening into said housing; a sealed, fluid-containing bladder contained within said housing, said badder having a dispensing port thereon; a bracket configured and arrange to couple to said opening on said front section wherein said dispensing port is captured in a fixed position between said bracket and said surface defining said opening; a platen positioned within said housing and adjacent to said bladder, said platen freely movable between an upper position wherein said bladder is uncompressed and a lower position wherein said bladder is compressed; and at least one strap connected to said platen; said at least one strap configured and arranged to be drawn out from said housing thereby moving said platen from said upper uncompressed position to said lower compressed position thereby compressing said bladder with said platen when said emergency eyewash station is activated.