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US 11,253,667 B2Granted
Cushion member and method of manufacturing same
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips N.V.
InventorsDaniel Steed, Adam LeVern Bell, Robert Edward O'Grady, Jonathan Paul McCaslin
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Abstract
A cushion member (10) for a mask structured to be worn on a face of a user. The cushion member includes a cushion portion (12) having a sealing portion (13) and a body portion (14) extending from the sealing portion, the sealing portion being structured to engage the face of the user; and at least one mesh member (22) embedded in at least one of the sealing portion and the body portion.
Claims13
A cushion member for a mask structured to be worn on a face of a user, the cushion member comprising:
- a cushion portion having a sealing portion, a body portion extending from the sealing portion, a first orifice for allowing a gas to flow into the cushion portion and a second orifice for allowing the gas to flow out of the cushion portion and to the user's airways, the sealing portion being structured to engage the face of the user;
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- at least one mesh member embedded within at least one of the sealing portion and the body portion, wherein the at least one mesh member is made of a fabric material, wherein the cushion portion is made of an elastomeric material, and wherein the at least one mesh member does not occlude the second orifice such that the gas will not pass through the at least one mesh member when the gas flows out of the cushion portion.
A method of manufacturing a cushion member comprising the steps of:
- providing at least one mesh member;
- and
- overmolding a cushion portion on the at least one mesh member, the cushion portion having a sealing portion, a body portion extending from the sealing portion, a first orifice for allowing a gas to flow into the cushion portion and a second orifice for allowing the gas to flow out of the cushion portion and to the user's airways, the sealing portion being structured to engage a face of a user, the at least one mesh member being embedded within at least one of the sealing portion and the body portion, wherein the at least one mesh member is made of a fabric material, and wherein the cushion portion is made of an elastomeric material, and wherein the at least one mesh member does not occlude the second orifice such that the gas will not pas through the at least one mesh member when the gas flows out of the cushion portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.