Cooling, heating, bladder relief, gas, hydration and nutrition chem-bio suit connectivity system
View Patent ↗This invention is a Cooling, Heating, Bladder Relief, Gas, Hydration and Nutrition Chem-Bio Suit Connectivity System used connecting various life function support systems in Chemical-Biological Protective Suits. The connectivity system provides means to quick connect and disconnect various user desired support systems including cooling and heating, bladder relief, gas, hydration and nutrition and external to a user that is inside a Chem-Bio Suit. The connectivity system is capable of allowing a user to use any of the support systems either in any combination thereof or individually. The connectivity system self perforates and self seals upon installation in the Chem-Bio Suit and seals upon connection and disconnection of life support systems to prevent contamination from entering inside the Chem-Bio Suit and threatening the health or safety of the user. The connectivity system is easily field installed with no tools required and contains internal electrical, electronic and fiber optic communications capability.
1. A cooling, heating, bladder relief, gas, hydration and nutrition chem-bio suit connectivity system comprised of:
an external face plate;
the external face plate having a life support connection side and a chem-bio protective suit side;
the life support connection side having at least one life support connection means;
the external face plate having at least one life support channel that passes through the external face plate from the life support connection side to the chem-bio protective suit side;
at least one locking tab attached to the external face plate on the chem-bio protective suit side;
a cutting means attached to the external face plate on the chem-bio protective suit side such that when the cutting means contacts the external surface of a chem-bio protective suit and pressure is applied to the life support connection side of the external face plate the chem-bio protective suit is perforated thereby;
an external gasket between the external face plate and the external surface of the chem-bio protective suit forming a seal thereby;
an internal face plate;
the internal face plate having a user interface side and an interior chem-bio protective suit side;
the interior chem-bio protective suit side having at least one life support user connection means;
the internal face plate having at least one life support channel that passes through the internal face plate from the user interface side to the interior chem-bio protective suit side wherein the life support channel of the internal face plate aligns with the life support channel of the external face plate once assembled forming a seal thereby further forming a completed life support channel capable of having gases or fluids pass through the completed life support channel;
an internal gasket between the internal face plate and the internal surface of the chem-bio protective suit forming a seal thereby;
at least one locking tab receptor attached to the internal face plate on the interior chem-bio protective suit side wherein the locking tab receptor of the internal face plate aligns with the locking tab of the external face plate once assembled wherein as assembled the locking tab locks into the locking tab receptor;
at least one life support means removably attached to the life support connection means wherein a source of life support may pass through the life support connection means and the completed life support channel;
at least one user life support interface means removably attached to the life support user connection means wherein a source of life support may pass through the life support user connection means to or from the user;
at least one communication transmission means.
2. The cooling, heating, bladder relief, gas, hydration and nutrition chem-bio suit connectivity system of claim 1 wherein the life support means is a source of hydration.
3. The cooling, heating, bladder relief, gas, hydration and nutrition chem-bio suit connectivity system of claim 1 wherein the life support means is a source of nutrition.
4. The cooling, heating, bladder relief, gas, hydration and nutrition chem-bio suit connectivity system of claim 1 wherein the life support means is a source of air.
5. The cooling, heating, bladder relief, gas, hydration and nutrition chem-bio suit connectivity system of claim 1 wherein the life support means is a source of heating.
6. The cooling, heating, bladder relief, gas, hydration and nutrition chem-bio suit connectivity system of claim 1 wherein the life support means is a source of cooling.
7. The cooling, heating, bladder relief, gas, hydration and nutrition chem-bio suit connectivity system of claim 1 wherein the life support means is a means of urine transport and storage.
8. The cooling, heating, bladder relief, gas, hydration and nutrition chem-bio suit connectivity system of claim 1 wherein the user life support interface means is an open gas port.
9. The cooling, heating, bladder relief gas, hydration and nutrition chem-bio suit connectivity system of claim 1 wherein the user life support interface means is a gas mask.
10. The cooling, heating, bladder relief, gas, hydration and nutrition chem-bio suit connectivity system of claim 1 wherein the user life support interface means is a hose.
11. The cooling, heating, bladder relief, gas, hydration and nutrition chem-bio suit connectivity system of claim 10 wherein the hose has a valve means.
12. The cooling, heating, bladder relief, gas, hydration and nutrition chem-bio suit connectivity system of claim 1 wherein the user life support interface means is a heating and cooling vest.
13. The cooling, heating, bladder relief, gas, hydration and nutrition chem-bio suit connectivity system of claim 1 wherein the user life support interface means is a heating and cooling means attached to the internal surface of the chem-bio protective suit.
14. The cooling, heating, bladder relief, gas, hydration and nutrition chem-bio suit connectivity system of claim 1 wherein the user life support interface means is a urine collection means.
15. The cooling, heating, bladder relief, gas, hydration and nutrition chem-bio suit connectivity system of claim 1 wherein the communication transmission means is fiber optic cable.
16. The cooling, heating, bladder relief, gas, hydration and nutrition chem-bio suit connectivity system of claim 1 wherein the communication transmission means is a conductive cable selected from the group of conductors including aluminum, copper, nickel, silver, or gold.
17. The cooling, heating, bladder relief, gas, hydration and nutrition chem-bio suit connectivity system of claim 1 wherein the communication transmission means is a USB cable.
18. The cooling, heating, bladder relief, gas, hydration and nutrition chem-bio suit connectivity system of claim 1 wherein the communication transmission means is a coaxial cable.
19. The cooling, heating, bladder relief, gas, hydration and nutrition chem-bio suit connectivity system of claim 1 wherein the communication transmission means is a cable carrying a telephonic signal.
20. The cooling, heating, bladder relief, gas, hydration and nutrition chem-bio suit connectivity system of claim 1 wherein the communication transmission means is a cable carrying a radio signal.