Respiratory mask facial seal
First Claim
1. A flexible, resilient respiratory mask facial seal adapted for confronting engagement with a face of a human user to form an annular sealed interface encompassing a predetermined portion of a user'"'"'s face, said facial seal being adapted for operative connection to a source of breathing gas and comprising:
- a peripheral wall portion having an annular inner end and an outer end opposite said inner end;
a generally annular inturned flap seal portion integral with said peripheral wall portion and located adjacent said outer end, said flap seal portion projecting radially inwardly of said peripheral wall portion and defining a contoured sealing surface adapted for confronting and sealing engagement with said predetermined portion of a user'"'"'s face, said flap seal portion further defining a surface opposite said contoured sealing surface against which a flow of breathing gas delivered from a breathing gas source urges said contoured sealing surface into said confronting and sealing engagement with said predetermined portion of a user'"'"'s face; and
means formed in said flap seal portion for continuously and matingly conforming to the front and side contours of a nose of a user responsive to a breathing gas flow against said surface opposite said contoured sealing surface, said means for matingly conforming comprising a recessed area integral and contiguous with said flap seal portion and corresponding substantially in shape to that of a human nose.
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Abstract
A flexible, resilient respiratory mask facial seal adapted for confronting engagement with the face of a user to form an annular sealed interface encompassing a predetermined portion of the user'"'"'s face. The facial seal includes a peripheral wall and an inturned flap seal. The flap seal projects radially inwardly of the peripheral wall and defines a contoured sealing surface adapted for confronting and sealing engagement with the user'"'"'s face. The flap seal includes a recessed area corresponding substantially in the shape to a human nose for continuously and matingly conforming to the front and side contours of the user'"'"'s nose when the facial seal is brought into confronting engagement with the user'"'"'s face. The facial seal may be adapted for attachment to a respiratory mask body or may be removably placeable over the facial seal of an existing respiratory mask.
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Citations
8 Claims
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1. A flexible, resilient respiratory mask facial seal adapted for confronting engagement with a face of a human user to form an annular sealed interface encompassing a predetermined portion of a user'"'"'s face, said facial seal being adapted for operative connection to a source of breathing gas and comprising:
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a peripheral wall portion having an annular inner end and an outer end opposite said inner end; a generally annular inturned flap seal portion integral with said peripheral wall portion and located adjacent said outer end, said flap seal portion projecting radially inwardly of said peripheral wall portion and defining a contoured sealing surface adapted for confronting and sealing engagement with said predetermined portion of a user'"'"'s face, said flap seal portion further defining a surface opposite said contoured sealing surface against which a flow of breathing gas delivered from a breathing gas source urges said contoured sealing surface into said confronting and sealing engagement with said predetermined portion of a user'"'"'s face; and means formed in said flap seal portion for continuously and matingly conforming to the front and side contours of a nose of a user responsive to a breathing gas flow against said surface opposite said contoured sealing surface, said means for matingly conforming comprising a recessed area integral and contiguous with said flap seal portion and corresponding substantially in shape to that of a human nose. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A respiratory mask adapted for operative connection to a source of breathing gas and comprising:
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a respiratory mask body; and a flexible, resilient respiratory mask facial seal adapted for confronting engagement with a face of a human user to form an annular sealed interface encompassing a predetermined portion of a user'"'"'s face, said facial seal comprising; a peripheral wall portion having an annular inner end sealingly attached to said respiratory mask body, and an outer end opposite said inner end; a generally annular inturned flap seal portion integral with said peripheral wall portion and located adjacent said outer end, said flap seal portion projecting radially inwardly of said peripheral wall portion and defining a contoured sealing surface adapted for confronting and sealing engagement with said predetermined portion of a user'"'"'s face, said flap seal portion further defining a surface opposite said contoured sealing surface against which a flow of breathing gas delivered from a breathing gas source urges said contoured sealing surface into said confronting and sealing engagement with said predetermined portion of a user'"'"'s face; and means formed in said flap seal portion for continuously and matingly conforming to the front and side contours of a nose of a user responsive to a breathing gas flow against said surface opposite said contoured sealing surface, said means for matingly conforming comprising a recessed area integral and contiguous with said flap seal portion and corresponding substantially in shape to that of a human nose. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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