Cushioned Sleep Apnea Mask

• US 20160287829A1
• Filed: 01/26/2016
• Published: 10/06/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Tina Whitehead, Tom Whitehead
• Original Assignee: Tina Whitehead, Tom Whitehead
• Inventors: Whitehead, Tom, Whitehead, Tina
• Application Number:
  US15/006,330
• Publication Number:
  US 20160287829A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 16/0683 Holding devices therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 16/0688 by means of an adhesive

Abstract

A cushioned sleep apnea mask to provide comfort to the user while wearing the sleep apnea mask. The cushioned sleep apnea mask provides a body that can be secured around the user'"'"'s head so as to cushion portions of the user'"'"'s head contacted thereby. The sleep apnea mask includes a rear portion to be positioned on the rear of the user'"'"'s head, wherein a pad is disposed on the interior surface thereof. An upper strap extends around the user'"'"'s forehead and a lower strap extends around the user'"'"'s face. The front of the body includes a breathing device that can be placed over the user'"'"'s nose, wherein the breathing device is connected to the upper strap and lower strap of the sleep apnea mask.

Claims

1. ) A sleep apnea mask, comprising:

a body having a rear portion adapted to be positioned on a back of a head of a user, wherein the rear portion includes a pad on an interior surface thereof;

an upper strap extending from said rear portion and adapted to encircle said head of said user in an area corresponding to a forehead of said user;

a lower strap extending from said rear portion and adapted to encircle said head of said user in an area corresponding to a lower portion of said head of said user, such that said upper strap and said lower strap are spaced from one another;

a breathing device connected to said lower strap and adapted to be positioned over a nose of the user.

2. ) The sleep apnea mask of claim 1, wherein the body comprises a flexible material adapted to contour to the head of the user.

3. ) The sleep apnea mask of claim 1, wherein the breathing device is connected to the lower strap at a front portion of the body.

4. ) The sleep apnea mask of claim 3, wherein the breathing device is further connected to the upper strap.

5. ) The sleep apnea mask of claim 1, wherein the pad on the interior surface of the rear portion of the body extends along an interior surface of the upper strap.

6. ) The sleep apnea mask of claim 1, wherein the pad is composed of a foam material.

7. ) The sleep apnea mask of claim 1, wherein the breathing device comprises a CPAP mask.