Refuge chamber and method

Refuge chamber and method

Refuge Chamber and Method

A refuge chamber for miners in a mine includes a skid. The chamber includes a tent that is disposed in the skid in an undeployed state which is expandable to a deployed state and extends from the skid to provide a protected atmosphere for the miners. A method for providing a refuge chamber for miners in a mine including the steps of opening a skid made of metal. There is the step of expanding a tent that is disposed in the skid in an undeployed state to a deployed state that extends from the skid to provide a protected atmosphere for the miners. 5236028_1 (GHMatters) P80479.AU.2 ...

Refuge chamber and method

A refuge chamber for miners in a mine includes a skid. The chamber includes a tent that is disposed in the skid in an undeployed state which is expandable to a deployed state and extends from the skid to provide a protected atmosphere for the miners. A method for providing a refuge chamber for miners in a mine including the steps of opening a skid made of metal. There is the step of expanding a tent that is disposed in the skid in an undeployed state to a deployed state that extends from the skid to provide a protected atmosphere for the miners.

Refuge chamber and method

Refuge Chamber and Method

... - 19 A refuge chamber for miners in a mine includes a skid. The chamber includes a tent that is disposed in the skid in an undeployed state which is expandable to a deployed state and extends from the skid to provide a protected atmosphere for the miners. A method for providing a refuge chamber for miners in a mine including the steps of opening a skid made of metal. There is the step of expanding a tent that is disposed in the skid in an undeployed state to a deployed state that extends from the skid to provide a protected atmosphere for the miners. 30333731 (GHMatters) P80479 AUA - PRIOR ART F7 TO C) ...

Refuge chamber with inflatable tent

A refuge chamber for miners in a mind includes a skid. The chamber includes a tent that is disposed in the skid in an undeployed state which is expandable to a deployed state and extends from the skid to provide a protected atmosphere for the miners. The tent includes an inflatable support structure which is inflatable from an undeployed state to a deployed state and the skid contains a bank of compressed air bottles that are operable to inflate the support structure thereby expanding the tent to the deployed state. The tent may be sealed to the skid. A method for providing a refuge chamber for miners in a mine including the steps of opening the skid and inflating the support structure using the compressed air bottles thereby expanding the tent is also disclosed.

Refuge chamber comprising a skid and a tent and having an airlock

A refuge chamber for miners in a mine includes a skid which is a metal box that is explosion proof and portable in the mine. The chamber includes a tent that is disposed in the skid in an undeployed state which is expandable to a deployed state and extends from the skid to provide a protected atmosphere for the miners in the mine. The skid is accessible from inside the tent and the tent has an airlock. A method for providing a refuge chamber for miners in a mine including the step of moving the skid to desired locations in the mine and opening the skid is described. There is the step of expanding a tent that is disposed in the skid in an undeployed state to a deployed state that extends from the skid to provide a protected atmosphere for the miners, the tent having an airlock.

REFUGE CHAMBER AND METHOD

A refuge chamber for miners in a mine includes a skid. The chamber includ es a tent that is disposed in the skid in an undeployed state which is expan dable to a deployed state and extends from the skid to provide a protected a tmosphere for the miners. A method for providing a refuge chamber for miners in a mine including the steps of opening a skid made of metal. There is the step of expanding a tent that is disposed in the skid in an undeployed stat e to a deployed state that extends from the skid to provide a protected atmo sphere for the miners.

REFUGE CHAMBER AND METHOD

A refuge chamber for miners in a mine includes a skid. The chamber includes a tent that is disposed in the skid in an undeployed state which is expandable to a deployed state and extends from the skid to provide a protected atmosphere for the miners. A method for providing a refuge chamber for miners in a mine including the steps of opening a skid made of metal. There is the step of expanding a tent that is disposed in the skid in an undeployed state to a deployed state that extends from the skid to provide a protected atmosphere for the miners.

Refuge chamber and method

Refuge Chamber and Method

A refuge chamber for miners in a mine includes a skid. The chamber includes a tent that is disposed in the skid in an undeployed state which is expandable to a deployed state and extends from the skid to provide a protected atmosphere for the miners. A method for providing a refuge chamber for miners in a mine including the steps of opening a skid made of metal. There is the step of expanding a tent that is disposed in the skid in an undeployed state to a deployed state that extends from the skid to provide a protected atmosphere for the miners. 5236028_1 (GHMatters) P80479.AU.2 ...

Refuge chamber and method

A refuge chamber for miners in a mine includes a skid. The chamber includes a tent that is disposed in the skid in an undeployed state which is expandable to a deployed state and extends from the skid to provide a protected atmosphere for the miners. A method for providing a refuge chamber for miners in a mine including the steps of opening a skid made of metal. There is the step of expanding a tent that is disposed in the skid in an undeployed state to a deployed state that extends from the skid to provide a protected atmosphere for the miners.

Refuge chamber and method

A refuge chamber for miners in a mine includes a skid. The chamber includes a tent that is disposed in the skid in an undeployed state which is expandable to a deployed state and extends from the skid to provide a protected atmosphere for the miners. A method for providing a refuge chamber for miners in a mine including the steps of opening a skid made of metal. There is the step of expanding a tent that is disposed in the skid in an undeployed state to a deployed state that extends from the skid to provide a protected atmosphere for the miners.