Headgear assembly for a respiratory mask assembly
First Claim
1. A respiratory mask assembly for delivering breathable gas to a patient, comprising:
- a frame; and
a headgear assembly removably attachable to the frame and including a pair of side portions and a rear portion that interconnects the pair of side portions,wherein;
the rear portion has at least one strap constructed to resist movement of the side portions in a first direction towards the patient'"'"'s ear in use,each of the pair of side portions includes an upper strap removably attachable to an upper portion of the frame and a lower strap removably attachable to a lower portion of the frame, the upper strap being adapted to extend above the patient'"'"'s ear and the lower strap being adapted to extend below the patient'"'"'s ear, andthe rear portion includes an upper strap, a lower strap, and an intermediate strap arrangement between the upper and lower straps of the rear portion.
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Abstract
A respiratory mask assembly for delivering breathable gas to a patient includes a frame and a headgear assembly removably attachable to the frame. The headgear assembly includes a pair of side portions and a rear portion that interconnects the pair of side portions. The pair of side portions includes at least one strap. The rear portion has at least one strap constructed of at least two layers of material. One of the layers of material has a more rigid construction than the other of the layers of material to resist compression of the at least one strap of the rear portion in a first direction which resists movement of the at least one strap of the pair of side straps in the first direction.
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20 Claims
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1. A respiratory mask assembly for delivering breathable gas to a patient, comprising:
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a frame; and a headgear assembly removably attachable to the frame and including a pair of side portions and a rear portion that interconnects the pair of side portions, wherein; the rear portion has at least one strap constructed to resist movement of the side portions in a first direction towards the patient'"'"'s ear in use, each of the pair of side portions includes an upper strap removably attachable to an upper portion of the frame and a lower strap removably attachable to a lower portion of the frame, the upper strap being adapted to extend above the patient'"'"'s ear and the lower strap being adapted to extend below the patient'"'"'s ear, and the rear portion includes an upper strap, a lower strap, and an intermediate strap arrangement between the upper and lower straps of the rear portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A headgear assembly for attachment to a frame of a respiratory mask assembly for delivering breathable gas to a patient, comprising:
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a pair of side portions; and a rear portion that interconnects the pair of side portions, wherein; the rear portion has at least one strap constructed to resist movement of the side portions in a first direction, each of the pair of side portions includes an upper strap removably attachable to an upper portion of the frame and a lower strap removably attachable to a lower portion of the frame, the upper strap being adapted to extend above the patient'"'"'s ear, and the rear portion includes an upper strap, a lower strap, and an intermediate strap arrangement between the upper and lower straps of the rear portion. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A headgear assembly for stabilizing and positioning a respiratory mask assembly on a patient'"'"'s head, comprising:
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a pair of side straps; at least two rear straps including at least an upper rear strap and a lower rear strap; and an intermediate strap arrangement positioned between the at least two rear straps, wherein the intermediate strap arrangement includes a pair of upper straps angled relative to the upper rear strap and a pair of lower straps angled relative to the lower rear strap. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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