Mine Escape Self-Rescuer System and Method

摘要

A method for a miner in a mine to breathe in the mine having the steps of turning on an on off valve of a first air cylinder while in the mine so air flows from the first air cylinder connected to a first port of a connector to and through a third port of the connector and to a facemask on the miner's head. There is the step of the miner breathing air in the facemask from the third port. There is the step of connecting a second air cylinder to a second port of the connector. There is the step of turning on an on off valve of the second air cylinder while in the mine so air flows from the second air cylinder to and through the third port and to the facemask so the miner is breathing air in the facemask from the first and second air cylinders. There is the step of separating the first air cylinder from the first port while in the mine. A system for a miner in a mine to breathe in the mine.