Breathing apparatus filling station and filling station recharging device

1. A filling station for a breathing apparatus, the filling station comprising:

a cradle comprising a fill panel, a pneumatic circuit, a manifold and a cascade bank system, wherein:

the fill panel comprises four sequence valves for controlling filling of one or more compressed air breathing apparatus with air stored in the cascade bank system;

the pneumatic circuit and the manifold connects the fill panel to the cascade bank system;

the cascade bank system comprises a cylinder store comprising five banks; and

the filling station operates without a need of any electronic components.

2. The filling station of claim 1 , wherein one or more of the sequence valves comprise a lock to secure the sequence valve.

3. The filling station of claim 2 wherein the lock comprises a locknut.

4. The filling station of claim 1 , wherein the five banks comprise a first bank comprising six cylinders, a second bank comprising four cylinders, a third bank comprising four cylinders, a fourth bank comprising three cylinders and a fifth bank comprising three cylinders.

5. The filling station of claim 1 , wherein the five banks comprise a configuration selected from the following:

Number of cylinders

First

Second

Third

Fourth

Fifth

Bank

Bank

Bank

Bank

Bank

6

4

4

3

3

5

4

4

4

3

5

4

5

3

3

5

5

3

4

3

5

5

4

3

3

5

5

4

4

2

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

5

4

3

4

5

4

4

3

4

5

5

3

3

7

3

4

3

3

7

4

3

3

3

7

4

3

4

2

7

4

4

3

2

6

3

3

4

4

6

3

4

3

4

6

3

4

4

3

6

3

5

3

3

6

3

5

4

2

6

4

3

3

4

6

4

3

4

3

6

4

3

5

2

6

4

4

4

2

6

4

5

2

3

6

4

5

3

2

6

5

3

3

3

6

5

3

4

2

6

5

4

2

3

6

5

4

3

2

6

6

3

3

2.

6. A method of filling a compressed air breathing apparatus, the method comprising the steps of:

providing a filling station comprising a cradle comprising a fill panel, a pneumatic circuit, a manifold and a cascade bank system, wherein the fill panel comprises four sequence valves for controlling filling of one or more compressed air breathing apparatus with air stored in the cascade bank system, the pneumatic circuit and the manifold connects the fill panel to the cascade bank system and the cascade bank system comprises a cylinder store comprising five banks, wherein the filling station operates without a need of any electronic components; and

connecting the compressed air breathing apparatus to the filling station.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein two or more compressed air breathing apparatus are filled simultaneously.

8. The method of claim 6 further comprising using a lock to secure one or more of the four sequence valves.

9. A method of filling a compressed air breathing apparatus, the method comprising the steps of:

connecting the compressed air breathing apparatus to a filling station; and

controlling the filling from air stored in a cascade bank system, the cascade bank system comprising a cylinder store comprising five banks and four sequence valves, the four sequence valves being connected to the cascade bank system by a manifold and a pneumatic circuit, wherein the filling is operated without a need of any electronic components.

10. A filling station assembly comprising

a filling station comprising a cradle comprising a fill panel, a pneumatic circuit, a manifold and a cascade bank system, wherein the fill panel comprises four sequence valves for controlling filling of one or more compressed air breathing apparatus with air stored in the cascade bank system, the pneumatic circuit and the manifold connects the fill panel to the cascade bank system and the cascade bank system comprises a cylinder store comprising five banks, wherein the filling station operates without a need of any electronic components; and

a filling station recharging device comprising a cradle comprising a control panel, a manifold, a cylinder store and a pump, wherein the control panel comprises one or more valves for controlling recharging of one or more breathing apparatus filling station with air stored in the cylinder store, the pump and cylinder store at least partially powering the recharging.

11. The filling station of claim 1 , wherein the manifold further comprises a recharging connection for connecting the filling station to a compressor or other recharging device to allow recharging the cylinder store.

12. The filling station of claim 1 , wherein the fill panel comprises a main shut off valve which can be turned to either an on position or an off position to activate and deactivate the filling station.

13. The filling station of claim 1 , wherein the fill panel comprises a pressure indication gauge which displays a pressure that is supplied to the one or more compressed air breathing apparatus for filling.

14. The filling station of claim 1 , wherein the fill panel comprises five bank isolation valves which may be operated to open or shut off a respective bank of the five banks.

15. The filling station of claim 14 , wherein each of the five bank isolation valves are lockable to be secured at a setting.

16. The filling station of claim 1 , wherein the fill panel comprises a pressure regulator and orifice, the orifice restricting flow to create a delay so the four sequence valves can sense a pressure.

17. The method of claim 9 , wherein the five banks comprise a configuration selected from the following:

Number of cylinders

First

Second

Third

Fourth

Fifth

Bank

Bank

Bank

Bank

Bank

6

4

4

3

3

5

4

4

4

3

5

4

5

3

3

5

5

3

4

3

5

5

4

3

3

5

5

4

4

2

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

5

4

3

4

5

4

4

3

4

5

5

3

3

7

3

4

3

3

7

4

3

3

3

7

4

3

4

2

7

4

4

3

2

6

3

3

4

4

6

3

4

3

4

6

3

4

4

3

6

3

5

3

3

6

3

5

4

2

6

4

3

3

4

6

4

3

4

3

6

4

3

5

2

6

4

4

4

2

6

4

5

2

3

6

4

5

3

2

6

5

3

3

3

6

5

3

4

2

6

5

4

2

3

6

5

4

3

2

6

6

3

3

2.

18. The filling station assembly of claim 10 , wherein the recharging device operates without a need of any electronic components.