US 11,717,627 B2
Respiratory mask system
Janine Elizabeth Collins, Auckland (NZ); Max Leon Betteridge, Auckland (NZ); and Vitaly Kapelevich, Auckland (NZ)
Assigned to Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited, Auckland (NZ)
Appl. No. 16/640,695
Filed by Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited, Auckland (NZ)
PCT Filed Aug. 21, 2018, PCT No. PCT/IB2018/056297
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Feb. 20, 2020,
PCT Pub. No. WO2019/038662, PCT Pub. Date Feb. 28, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/549,273, filed on Aug. 23, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2020/0353193 A1, Nov. 12, 2020
Int. Cl. A61M 16/06 (2006.01); A61M 16/08 (2006.01); A61M 39/10 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 16/0616 (2014.02) [A61M 16/0683 (2013.01); A61M 16/0816 (2013.01); A61M 39/1011 (2013.01); A61M 39/1055 (2013.01); A61M 2039/1044 (2013.01); A61M 2039/1083 (2013.01); A61M 2205/0216 (2013.01)] 45 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A respiratory mask comprising:
a first component having a first connector defining an opening;
a second component having a second connector, the opening of the first connector configured to receive the second connector to couple the first and second components; and
at least one fastener configured to retain the first and second connectors together, each fastener comprising:
a base portion fixed to the first component; and
a moveable portion pivotally coupled to the base portion via a joint,
wherein the moveable portion is configured to toggle about the joint from a neutral orientation to a locked orientation when the second connector is coupled to the first connector, and wherein in the locked orientation, the moveable portion applies a retention force to the second connector to secure the second connector to the first connector.