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| | Breathing apparatus (US4964404) |
 | | Gas addition closed circuit systems may be one of two types, a pure oxygen version, which is limited to operating environments where the partial pressure of oxygen is less than two atmospheres, and a mixed gas version, normally used for underwater work at great depths. |
 | | It has now been discovered that the work of breathing is dependent upon the user orientation angle and is directly related to static lung loading, which is the vertical distance, in centimeters of water, from the diver's or "user's" suprasternal notch, and the center of gravity of the inflated counterlung. |
 | | The second stage diluent gas addition valve is equipped with an adjustable in-line flow restricter which permits the user to adjust the pressure drop required to trigger an opening of the valve and, should the need arise, completely close off the flow, thus providing diluent shut-off capability within easy, quick reach of the user. |
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