Patent ID: 8678001
Filing Date: 2014-03-25
Classification: A62B

Abstract:
1. A rebreathing apparatus comprising: a human-torso-wearing configured vest having a front and a back, the front including a first front portion having a first front closure edge and a second front portion having a second front closure edge, the back including a back portion, the vest defining an internal cavity, the cavity being divided into a series of passageways that form a single continuous channel that passes through the first front portion, the second front portion and the back portion, the channel having a commencement point and a termination point, the channel configured to be in fluid communication with at least one container of gas; an inlet port located on the first front portion of the vest at the commencement point; an outlet port located on the second front portion of the vest at the termination point; a carbon dioxide scrubbing material disposed within the channel, a first part of the carbon dioxide scrubbing material being located in the first front portion adjacent to the first front closure edge, a second part of the carbon dioxide scrubbing material being located in the second front portion adjacent to the second front closure edge, a third part of the carbon dioxide scrubbing material being located in the back portion of the vest; a mouthpiece configured to receive breath exhaled from a wearer; at least one tube fluidly connected to the mouthpiece, the at least one tube being in fluid communication with the inlet port and the outlet port; a first valve positioned within the at least one tube, the first valve being configured to direct the breath toward the inlet port; and a second valve positioned within the at least one tube, the second valve being configured to direct at least part of the gas and at least part of the breath toward the mouthpiece after the part of the breath has flowed past the carbon dioxide scrubbing material.