Patent ID: 7802573
Filing Date: 2010-09-28
Classification: A61M,A62B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A headgear for securing and positioning a mask suitable for the treatment of sleep disordered breathing, comprising: a back portion; a pair of elongated upper straps connected to the back portion on opposing sides of the back portion and extending away from the back portion, the upper straps having attachment portions positioned at free ends thereof for attaching to the mask; and a pair of elongated lower straps connected to the back portion below the upper straps on opposing sides of the back portion and extending away from the back portion, the lower straps having attachment portions positioned at free ends thereof for attaching to the mask; wherein a portion of each strap adjacent the back portion and extending approximately half a length of the strap has a first width and the attachment portion of each strap has a second width substantially narrower than the first width, and wherein in use each lower strap angles downward from the back portion at a position near the back portion to displace a length of each lower strap, outboard from the angled portion, downward with respect to the back portion.