Patent ID: 8689366

Claim:
A strap for use in a mask attachment assembly, comprising: a hook pad provided on a first portion of a surface of the strap, the first portion being located at an end of the strap and forming a terminal end portion of the strap, the hook pad having a first width extending perpendicularly to a longitudinal axis of the strap from a first terminal side of the hook pad to a second terminal side of the hook pad opposite the first terminal side of the hook pad, the hook pad having a plurality of hooks extending entirely across the first width from the first terminal side to the second terminal side such that an entirety of the surface of the hook pad is covered by the hooks; a plurality of loops provided on a second portion of the surface of the strap, the second portion having a second width extending perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the strap from a first terminal side of the strap at the second portion to a second terminal side of the strap at the second portion opposite the first terminal side, wherein the plurality of loops extend entirely across the second width from the first terminal side to the second terminal side such that an entirety of the surface of the strap at the second portion is covered by the loops, and wherein the plurality of loops are configured to engage the plurality of hooks in a releasable and engageable manner, wherein the second width is greater than the first width; and an outer edge portion of the first portion of the surface surrounding at least a portion of the hook pad, wherein the outer edge portion does not include any hooks, wherein the first portion has a third width extending perpendicularly to the longitude axis of the strap from a first terminal side of the strap at the first portion to a second terminal side of the strap at the first portion, wherein the third width is greater than the second width.