Patent · US Expired

Mask and headgear connector

US6374826B1 · kind B1 · utility

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9Claims

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Assignee

ResMed Corp. · AU

Inventors

Michael Kassipillai Gunaratnam · Chatswood, AU
Philip Rodney Kwok · Chatswood, AU

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 15, 2000
Grant date	Apr 23, 2002
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 15, 2020

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T24/45529
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A connector arrangement joining a respirator mask and headgear is adapted for single-handed disengagement by the patient, A first, rigid connector part 470 is formed into the rigid mask frame 400, with a mating second connector 600 attached to a strap of the headgear. The connectors are held away from the patient's face by the connection to the mask frame.

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