US 12,226,581 B2
Headgear with covered edge
Michiel Kooij, Sydney (AU); Rupert Christian Scheiner, Sydney (AU); Annie Yu, Hong Kong (CN); Tzu-Chin Yu, Sydney (AU); Kit Lun Yick, Hong Kong (CN); Yiu Wan Yip, Hong Kong (CN); and Jessica Lea Dunn, Sydney (AU)
Assigned to ResMed Pty Ltd, Bella Vista (AU)
Filed by ResMed Pty Ltd, Bella Vista (AU)
Filed on Feb. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/114,335.
Application 18/114,335 is a continuation of application No. 16/903,437, filed on Jun. 17, 2020, granted, now 11,590,311.
Application 16/903,437 is a continuation of application No. 15/745,492, granted, now 10,722,673, previously published as PCT/AU2016/050650, filed on Jul. 21, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/321,053, filed on Apr. 11, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/196,329, filed on Jul. 24, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2023/0211107 A1, Jul. 6, 2023
Int. Cl. A61M 16/06 (2006.01); A61M 16/20 (2006.01); A61F 9/02 (2006.01); A61M 16/10 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 16/0683 (2013.01) [A61M 16/06 (2013.01); A61M 16/0611 (2014.02); A61M 16/0616 (2014.02); A61M 16/0633 (2014.02); A61M 16/0688 (2014.02); A61M 16/0694 (2014.02); A61M 16/208 (2013.01); A61F 9/02 (2013.01); A61M 16/109 (2014.02); A61M 2205/0216 (2013.01); A61M 2210/0618 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A patient interface for delivering pressuring breathing gas to a patient, the patient interface comprising:
a breathing mask configured to interface with the patient to deliver breathable gas to the patient's airways; and
a headgear assembly configured to support the breathing mask on the patient's face, the headgear assembly including:
a first flexible strap portion with a first end;
a second flexible strap portion with a second end attached to and fixed relative to the first end at a joint to form a first headgear section, the first flexible strap portion and the second flexible strap portion defining an elongate edge of the first headgear section;
the first end defining a first short edge of the first flexible strap portion that is transverse to the elongate edge, and the second end defining a second short edge of the second flexible strap portion that is transverse to the elongate edge;
a first covering material covering the joint along the first short edge and the second short edge; and
a second covering material folded over and running along the elongate edge of the first headgear section.