Patent ID: 8705189

Claim:
An emergency vision apparatus, comprising: a) an inflatable first enclosure, said first enclosure being made of airtight material and having an expanded form when deployed and a deflated form when not in use; b) first and second clear members disposed at respective first and second ends of said first enclosure to enable a user to see through said first enclosure when expanded and observe a source of information at a distal end of said first enclosure while smoke or other particulate matter is in the environment; c) said first enclosure including an opening configured to allow a user to operate a touch sensitive screen or hardware visible through said first enclosure when the user's hand is inserted through said opening; d) a sealable closure for closing said opening and sealing said opening around the user's arm to reduce gas from escaping from within said first enclosure; e) said closure including an elastic first sheet partly covering said opening, leaving an uncovered portion; f) said first sheet including a first edge disposed over said opening; g) an elastic second sheet disposed over said uncovered portion, said second sheet including a first portion overlapping said first sheet, said first portion including a second edge; and h) said first and second edges are oriented in substantially the same direction.