Customizable facial sealing segment for respiratory device and method of customizing
OwnerSandy Jane Shaferinventor
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Abstract
A facial sealing segment for a respiratory device includes a sealing flap adapted to sealingly engage the face of a user. The sealing flap is disposed about, and defines, a cutout adapted to receive one or both of the mouth or nares of the user. The facial sealing segment further includes a number of selectively removable portions formed in the sealing flap about the cutout. Each removable portion is defined in the sealing flap by a tear portion. The facial sealing segment may be customized by a method that includes removing at least one of the removable portions by separating the at least one removable portion from the remainder of the sealing flap by severing along the tear portion thereof.
Claims12
A facial sealing segment for a respiratory device, the sealing segment comprising:
- a sealing flap adapted to sealingly engage the face of a user, the sealing flap having an inner edge that is disposed about, and defines a cutout adapted to receive one or both of the mouth or nares of the user;
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- a number of selectively removable portions formed in the sealing flap about the cutout, each removable portion being defined in the sealing flap by a tear portion that extends along a smooth curving line from a first location on the inner edge of the sealing flap to a different second location on the inner edge of the sealing flap.
A method of customizing a sealing segment of a respiratory device, the method comprising:
- providing a sealing segment comprising:
- a sealing flap adapted to engage the face of a user, the sealing flap having an inner edge that is disposed about, and defines a cutout adapted to receive one or both of the mouth or nares of the user, and
- a number of selectively removable portions formed in the sealing flap about the cutout, each removable portion being defined in the sealing flap by a tear portion that extends along a smooth curving line from a first location on the inner edge of the sealing flap to a different second location on the inner edge of the sealing flap;
- and
- removing at least one removable portion of the number of selectively removable portions by separating the at least one removable portion from the remainder of the sealing flap by severing along the tear portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.