Patent ID: 8596274

Claim:
A patient interface system comprising: (a) a patient interface assembly comprising: (1) a frame, (2) a patient circuit connector disposed on a first side of the fame, (3) a seal member disposed on a second side of the frame opposite the first side and adapted to seal against a surface of a user, and (4) a coupling assembly extending from the frame, the coupling assembly being separate from and not extending from the patient circuit connector, wherein the coupling assembly is directed toward a forehead of a user responsive to the patient interface assembly being worn by such a user, the coupling assembly including a support arm, a forehead arm provided at a distal end of the support arm, and a forehead pad coupled to a bottom surface of the forehead arm; and (b) a headgear assembly comprising: (1) an elongated pad support, (2) a headgear attachment element (associated with the pad support, (3) a headgear strap coupled to the headgear attachment element, (4) an elongated headgear pad coupled to a bottom surface of the pad support, wherein the pad support and the headgear pad are configured so as to extend from a forehead region of a user generally along a centerline of such a user and terminate proximate to a top of a head of such a user responsive to the patient interface assembly being worn by such a user, the pad support and the headgear pad each having a cutout portion provided in an outer perimeter thereof that is sized and configured to generally match a size and shape of the forehead arm and the forehead pad, wherein the forehead arm and the forehead pad are fit and received within the headgear assembly at the cutout portion of the pad support and the headgear pad responsive to the patient interface assembly being assembled with the headgear assembly in manner wherein an outer edge of the forehead pad is adjacent to and in an abutting relationship with an outer edge of the headgear pad, and wherein the headgear pad and the forehead pad have a uniform height, and (5) a coupling assembly attachment assembly operatively coupled to the pad support and adapted to couple the coupling assembly of the patient interface device to the headgear assembly.