CANTILEVER DEVICE AND METHOD FOR BREATHING DEVICES AND THE LIKE
First Claim
1. A device for positioning a breathing apparatus with a breathing orifice in a head of a person, the head of said person having an occipital lobe and an axis of symmetry, the device comprising:
- an occipital anchor structure for anchoring against the head of the person about the occipital lobe of the person;
a forward anchor member for anchoring against a corresponding portion of the person'"'"'s head at a forward anchoring position selected from the group consisting of a first portion of the person'"'"'s head proximally surrounding said orifice and a region located from a top portion of the person'"'"'s head to a forehead portion of the person'"'"'s head;
a biasing structure connecting the forward anchor and the occipital anchor, the biasing structure biasing the occipital anchor against the head of the person beneath occipital lobe and biasing the forward anchor against the corresponding portion of the person'"'"'s head so as to attach the device to the person'"'"'s head, wherein the occipital anchor, the forward anchor and the biasing structure are substantially aligned along the axis of symmetry of the person'"'"'s head; and
a mounting member connected to the biasing structure for mounting said apparatus so as to locate the apparatus over said orifice.
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Abstract
A device for positioning a breathing apparatus over a breathing orifice in the head of a person, the person having an occipital lobe and an axis of symmetry, includes an occipital anchor for anchoring against the head of the person beneath the occipital lobe of the person. The device further includes a forward anchor for anchoring against a forward portion of the person'"'"'s head. A spring connector connects the forward anchor and the occipital anchor, and biases the occipital anchor against the head of the person beneath the occipital lobe and the forward anchor against the corresponding portion of the person'"'"'s head so as to attach the device to the person'"'"'s head. The occipital anchor, the forward anchor and the spring connector are substantially aligned along the axis of symmetry of the person'"'"'s head. The mount is connected to the spring connector for mounting the apparatus so as to locate the apparatus over the orifice.
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24 Claims
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1. A device for positioning a breathing apparatus with a breathing orifice in a head of a person, the head of said person having an occipital lobe and an axis of symmetry, the device comprising:
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an occipital anchor structure for anchoring against the head of the person about the occipital lobe of the person;
a forward anchor member for anchoring against a corresponding portion of the person'"'"'s head at a forward anchoring position selected from the group consisting of a first portion of the person'"'"'s head proximally surrounding said orifice and a region located from a top portion of the person'"'"'s head to a forehead portion of the person'"'"'s head;
a biasing structure connecting the forward anchor and the occipital anchor, the biasing structure biasing the occipital anchor against the head of the person beneath occipital lobe and biasing the forward anchor against the corresponding portion of the person'"'"'s head so as to attach the device to the person'"'"'s head, wherein the occipital anchor, the forward anchor and the biasing structure are substantially aligned along the axis of symmetry of the person'"'"'s head; and
a mounting member connected to the biasing structure for mounting said apparatus so as to locate the apparatus over said orifice. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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