INTEGRATED PROTECTIVE ACTION SYSTEM

• Main Authors: GROVES, KENNETH, BRUCE, ABADILLA, THOMAS, TITO, PEREZ, SUTTON, DEBRA, LYNNE, WONG, YUE, MIN, HOUSE, LAMAR, LEE, JR, FAUL, JEFFREY, CHARLES, MCTAMANEY, LOUIS, STICKNEY, JORDHEIM, RANDAL, NEAL, MCCOMAS, JERRY, LEE, MAGNO, FRANCISCO, ADDAUAN, HOFFMAN, RALPH, JOHN, KOSLOW, EVAN
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 03.04.1997
• Edition: 6
• Subjects: BUILDING; BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; DEVICES, APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR LIFE-SAVING; FENCING; FIRE-FIGHTING; FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; HUMAN NECESSITIES; LIFE-SAVING; MASTS; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ARTCOLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL

An enclosure for housing people in the event of a serious air quality degradation is provided. A pressurized enclosure, either permanent or temporary, includes an air supply system for filtering and subsequently supplying clean air to the interior of the enclosure. The structure will be deployable and/or activated from a remote control station or from the protective structure itself. Life support elements are stored in the enclosure for use as needed. L'invention concerne une structure fermée servant à loger des personnes dans le cas d'une grave dégradation de la qualité de l'air. Cette structure fermée sous pression, de façon temporaire ou permanente, comprend un système d'alimentation en air servant à filtrer l'air, puis à l'introduire à l'intérieur de la structure. Cette dernière sera déployable et/ou mise en place depuis un poste de commande à distance ou depuis la structure de protection elle-même. Des éléments de survie sont disponibles à l'intérieur de la structure.