Patent ID: 7726313
Filing Date: 2010-06-01
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A process for adapting a sealing frame of a breathing mask to the shape of a face, the process comprising the steps of: detecting the contours of the face of the mask user with a distance-measuring device; making the sealing frame of a plastically deformable material; providing an embossing device with a plurality of stamps for deforming the sealing frame; and deflecting the stamps on the basis of the distance values determined in the area in which the sealing frame is in contact with the face of the mask user such that the sealing frame corresponds to a negative mold of the contours of the face, wherein: the breathing mask is formed of a plastic mask body, said plastically deformable sealing frame and a sealing lip; said plastically deformable sealing frame is formed of a soft plastic material with embedded metal strips; said sealing lip is formed of plastic material arranged on a side of said sealing frame facing the user of the mask; said sealing frame is annular and connected to said mask body; and said plastically deformable sealing frame has a plastic material thickness greater than a thickness of said mask body and greater than a thickness of said sealing lip.