Patent ID: 6347631
Filing Date: 2002-02-19
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
A device for positioning a breathing apparatus over a breathing orifice in a person's head without the use of straps, the device consisting essentially of:an occipital anchor adapted to fit against the head of a person about an occipital lobe of the person; a forward anchor adapted to fit against a corresponding portion of a person's head at a forward anchoring position proximally surrounding a breathing orifice in the person's head; a biasing structure connecting said forward anchor and said occipital anchor, said biasing structure adapted to bias said occipital anchor against a person's head beneath an occipital lobe and to bias said forward anchor against a corresponding portion of the person's head so as to attach the device to the person's head without the need for straps, wherein said occipital anchor, said forward anchor and said biasing structure are adapted to be substantially aligned along an axis of symmetry of the person's head; and a mounting member connected to said biasing structure for mounting the apparatus so as to locate the apparatus over a breathing orifice; wherein said occipital anchor and said forward anchor are the only portions of said device adapted to contact the person's head.