US 12,291,377 B2
Lid construction for breathing apparatus
Jeremy Livingston Miller, Auckland (NZ); and Arjen David Kat, Auckland (NZ)
Assigned to Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited, Auckland (NZ)
Filed by Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited, Auckland (NZ)
Filed on Sep. 19, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/470,302.
Application 18/470,302 is a continuation of application No. 18/146,719, filed on Dec. 27, 2022, granted, now 11,858,695.
Application 18/146,719 is a continuation of application No. 17/842,154, filed on Jun. 16, 2022, granted, now 11,565,856.
Application 17/842,154 is a continuation of application No. 16/929,662, filed on Jul. 15, 2020, granted, now 11,390,430.
Application 16/929,662 is a continuation of application No. 16/280,753, filed on Feb. 20, 2019, granted, now 10,752,409.
Application 16/280,753 is a continuation of application No. 15/405,847, filed on Jan. 13, 2017, granted, now 10,252,837.
Application 15/405,847 is a continuation of application No. 14/667,499, filed on Mar. 24, 2015, granted, now 9,546,025.
Application 14/667,499 is a continuation of application No. PCT/NZ2013/000175, filed on Sep. 23, 2013.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/705,340, filed on Sep. 25, 2012.
Prior Publication US 2024/0262578 A1, Aug. 8, 2024
Int. Cl. B65D 43/16 (2006.01); A61M 16/16 (2006.01); B65D 43/26 (2006.01); E05B 65/52 (2006.01); E05D 3/02 (2006.01); E05D 7/10 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 43/166 (2013.01) [A61M 16/16 (2013.01); B65D 43/26 (2013.01); E05B 65/52 (2013.01); A61M 16/162 (2013.01); A61M 2209/06 (2013.01); E05D 3/022 (2013.01); E05D 7/1066 (2013.01); E05Y 2999/00 (2024.05); Y10T 29/4984 (2015.01); Y10T 292/57 (2015.04)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A breathing assistance apparatus comprising:
a main body comprising a cavity, the main body comprising a front side and a rear side, the rear side being rearward of the front side; and
a lid configured to be detached from the main body in a detached configuration and attached to the main body in an attached configuration, the lid configured to be rotatable between an opened position and a closed position in the attached configuration, the lid enclosing the cavity when in the closed position;
the lid comprising a post;
the main body comprising a support and a clip on the rear side of the main body, the support comprising a recess and a groove rearward of the recess, the recess configured to receive at least a portion of the post, the recess comprising a rearwardly-opening mouth and an end surface, the end surface being forward of the mouth, the recess comprising an axis defined between the mouth and the end surface;
wherein the post is configured to slide forward toward the front side of the main body as the lid transitions from the detached configuration to the attached configuration.