Patent ID: 8091553

Claim:
A face mask support for a continuous positive airway pressure apparatus, comprising: a circumferential band adapted to encircle the head of a patient; at least one stabilizing band attached to the circumferential band; and a biasing means support, at least a portion of which passes over the medial line of the head and defining a curve to accommodate the curvature of the cranium, the biasing means support secured to the circumferential band at a front end of the biasing means support and secured to the at least one stabilizing band at a back end of the biasing means support, the biasing means support secured to a medial band, the medial band extending over the medial line of the head and secured to the circumferential band and secured to the at least one stabilizing band, where the front end of the biasing means support is secured to the circumferential band by the medial band and the back end of the biasing means support is secured to the at least one stabilizing band by the medial band.