Patent ID: 6802370
Filing Date: 2004-10-12
Classification: A62B

Abstract:
A method of reducing heat stress in firefighters onboard a ship comprising the steps of:providing a source of said pressurized cooling water at a first pressure from a shipboard pressurized water source; supplying said pressurized cooling water at said first pressure through a supply hose; switching portions of said pressurized cooling water at said first pressure through a plurality of on/off switches in a manifold block; reducing pressure of said portions of said pressurized cooling water at said first pressure to a second pressure in a plurality of parallel in-line flow regulators; feeding said portions of said pressurized cooling water at said second pressure through a plurality of feeder hoses connected to said in-line flow regulators; conducting said portions of said pressurized cooling water at said second pressure from said feeder hoses through a plurality of tube suits each worn by a firefighter; and reducing heat stress of each firefighter in each tube suit by said conducted portions of said pressurized cooling water at said second pressure.