Patent ID: 6394092
Filing Date: 2002-05-28
Classification: A61M,Y10S

Abstract:
A fastener for attachment to an assisted breathing apparatus, the fastener comprising:(A) a first fastening ring, comprising: (a) a disk-shaped body having generally oval outer sidewall with first and second opposed curving sides connected to first and second opposed blunt ends; (b) wherein the disk-shaped body defines a circular tube passage between an inner and an outer surface of the disk-shaped body; (c) wherein the first and second blunt ends define first and second tie passages; (d) first and second lock support surfaces adjacent to the first and second tie passages, respectively; and (e) wherein the outer sidewall adjacent to the first and second blunt ends defines first and second fastener passages, respectively; (B) a second fastening ring, comprising: (a) a disk-shaped body having generally oval outer sidewall with first and second opposed curving sides connected to first and second opposed blunt ends; (b) wherein the disk-shaped body defines a circular tube passage between an inner and an outer surface of the disk-shaped body; (c) wherein the first and second blunt ends define first and second tie passages; (d) first and second lock support surfaces adjacent to the first and second tie passages, respectively; and (e) wherein the outer sidewall adjacent to the first and second blunt ends defines first and second fastener passages, respectively; and (C) a fastening bracket, comprising: (a) a body defining a U-shaped opening; (b) first and second elongated legs, extending from the body and passing through the first and second fastener passages, respectively; and (c) first and second hooks, extending from the first and second elongated legs, respectively, and retained by the lock support surface of the first and second fastening rings, respectively.