US 11,712,533 B2
Neck strap, crown strap assembly and headgear for a breathing mask
Amal Shirley Amarasinghe, Sydney (AU); Jessica Lea Dunn, Sydney (AU); Justin John Formica, Sydney (AU); and Christopher Scott Skipper, Sydney (AU)
Assigned to ResMed Pty Ltd, Bella Vista (AU)
Filed by ResMed Pty Ltd, Bella Vista (AU)
Filed on Nov. 12, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/524,859.
Application 17/524,859 is a continuation of application No. 16/299,269, filed on Mar. 12, 2019, granted, now 11,179,536.
Application 16/299,269 is a continuation of application No. 14/783,941, granted, now 10,335,568, issued on Jul. 2, 2019, previously published as PCT/AU2014/000379, filed on Apr. 9, 2014.
Claims priority of application No. 13163546 (EP), filed on Apr. 12, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2022/0072256 A1, Mar. 10, 2022
Int. Cl. A61M 16/06 (2006.01); A61M 16/00 (2006.01); A61M 16/16 (2006.01); A61M 16/20 (2006.01); A61M 16/08 (2006.01); A61M 16/10 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 16/0683 (2013.01) [A61M 16/009 (2013.01); A61M 16/0057 (2013.01); A61M 16/06 (2013.01); A61M 16/0616 (2014.02); A61M 16/0666 (2013.01); A61M 16/0069 (2014.02); A61M 16/0633 (2014.02); A61M 16/0825 (2014.02); A61M 16/0858 (2014.02); A61M 16/107 (2014.02); A61M 16/16 (2013.01); A61M 16/208 (2013.01); A61M 2016/0027 (2013.01); A61M 2016/0039 (2013.01); A61M 2205/21 (2013.01); A61M 2205/42 (2013.01); A61M 2205/7545 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. Headgear for use with a patient interface to deliver pressurised gas to a patient for use in providing positive airway therapy, comprising:
a crown strap assembly comprising a neck strap, a first lateral crown strap, a second lateral crown strap and a top crown strap,
wherein the neck strap, the first lateral crown strap, the second lateral crown strap, and the top crown strap are configured as separate strap elements,
wherein the top crown strap is joined to the first lateral crown strap at a first joint,
wherein the top crown strap is joined to the second lateral crown strap at a second joint,
wherein the neck strap is joined to the first lateral crown strap at a third joint, and
wherein the neck strap is joined to the second lateral crown strap at a fourth joint;
a first upper mask connection strap and a second upper mask connection strap, wherein the first upper mask connection strap and the second upper mask connection strap are each configured to in-use connect to the patient interface; and
a first lower mask connection strap and a second lower mask connection strap, wherein the first lower mask connection strap and the second lower mask connection strap are each configured to in-use connect to the patient interface,
wherein the neck strap is a one-piece main body structured to ensure that the neck strap does not include a joint located in the patient's sagittal plane when the headgear is in-use,
wherein the first upper mask connection strap and the second upper mask connection strap are configured as separate strap elements from the crown strap assembly,
wherein the first upper mask connection strap is joined to the first lateral crown strap and the top crown strap at the first joint and the second upper mask connection strap is joined to the second lateral crown strap and the top crown strap at the second joint,
wherein the first lower mask connection strap and the second lower mask connection strap are configured as separate strap elements from the crown strap assembly, and
wherein the first lower mask connection strap and the second lower mask connection strap are joined to the neck strap.