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Refuge chamber and method

a technology for hiding places and chambers, applied in safes, surface mining, artificial islands, etc., can solve the problems of limited application, new rooms to be built, and difficult to move into and out of mines

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-05-08
STRATA PRODS WORLDWIDE
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[0007] The present invention pertains to a refuge chamber for miners in a mine. The chamber comprises a skid. The chamber comprises a tent that is dispos

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This makes it difficult to move into a mine as well as move in a mine when they are deployed.
These have limited application and new rooms have to be built as the mines advance.

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[0035] Referring now to the drawings wherein like reference numerals refer to similar or identical parts throughout the several views, and more specifically to FIGS. 5-8 thereof, there is shown a refuge chamber 10 for miners in a mine. The chamber 10 comprises a skid 12. The chamber 10 comprises a tent 14 that is disposed in the skid 12 in an undeployed state which is expandable to a deployed state and extends from the skid 12 to provide a protected atmosphere for the miners.

[0036] Preferably, the skid 12 has a scrubber 16. The skid 12 preferably has a cooling system 18. Preferably, no external power is required to operate the scrubber 16 or cooling system 18. The skid 12 preferably has an inspection door 20.

[0037] Preferably, the skid 12 has a drawer system 22 that is accessed from the tent 14, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5. The tent 14 preferably includes an expandable support structure 24, as shown in FIG. 10, and a seal 26 which seals the tent 14 to the skid 12 in a deployed state...

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Abstract

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.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention is related to a refuge chamber that can easily be moved with a fork lift or front end loader. More specifically, the present invention is related to a refuge chamber that can easily be moved with a fork lift or front end loader having a skid and 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. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] Existing refuge chambers are typically a steel structure that is 6 foot high, 6 feet wide and can be from 14 to 20 feet in length, as shown in FIG. 1. This makes it difficult to move into a mine as well as move in a mine when they are deployed. [0003] Typically, coal mines advance at 50 to 75 feet per day. Obviously, in tunnel boring and other types of mining they tend to advance away from the surface opening and fresh air sources. In order to ensure that the refuge chamber is located...

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IPC IPC(8): E04H9/00E02D29/00E04H15/20E04H15/44
CPCE04H9/04E04H2001/1283E04H15/52E04H9/12E04H9/14E04H9/16E04H15/02E04H15/20
Inventor PATON-ASH, GREGORYBEITZEL, DONALDROHR, BRAD
Owner STRATA PRODS WORLDWIDE
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