Patent ID: 7195018

Claim:
An adjustable support system for nasal breathing devices, comprising: a support member at least one clearance hole through said support member, structure on said support member for supporting said support member with respect to the face of the patient; a flexible supply tube, a nasal breathing device on one end of said supply tube, said supply tube extending through said clearance hole in said support member, said flexible supply tube having a spirally configured exterior surface over at least part of its length, a stop nut having an interior threaded surface sized and configured to be threadedly engaged with said spiral exterior surface of said flexible supply tube so that said stop nut can be rotated with respect to said supply tube and move along the length of said supply tube as said nut is rotated, said nut engaging said support member to limit axial motion of said supply tube through said support member away from the patient's nares, so that said nasal breathing device can be adjusted with respect to the patient's nares by rotation of said stop nut on said spiral flexible supply tube to urge said nasal breathing device toward the patient's nares.