Patent ID: 7967014

Claim:
An application device for a breathing mask arrangement, comprising: a headband assembly including an upper headband arrangement and a lower headband arrangement; a forehead support device including: a base portion; a right arm element pivotally mounted to the base portion for pivotal movement about a first pivot axis, the right arm having an end portion connected to the upper headband arrangement; and a left arm element pivotally mounted to the base portion for pivotal movement about a second pivot axis, the left arm having an end portion connected to the upper headband arrangement; the right and left arm elements each provided with a contact portion for bearing against a right and a left forehead zone respectively of a mask user; a holding portion structured to support the breathing mask arrangement and pivotally mounted to the base portion for pivotal movement about a third pivot axis, the holding portion including a pair of holding arms structured to connect to the lower headband arrangement; and an adjusting drive device structured to pivot the holding portion about its third pivot axis and the right and left arm elements about its respective first and second pivot axes into a predetermined pivot position; wherein the first and second pivot axes are spaced apart and substantially parallel to one another and the third pivot axis is adapted to extend substantially transverse to the first and second pivot axes.