Support for a breathing assistance apparatus and/or accessories
AssigneeFisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
InventorsAndrew Paul Maxwell Salmon, Kevin Peter O'Donnell, Andre Van Schalkwyk
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Abstract
A support apparatus for a breathing assistance apparatus has a base, a mount, and a handle. The mount is configured to releasably couple the support apparatus with the breathing assistance apparatus by lowering the breathing assistance apparatus relative to the mount. The handle is configured to enable the support apparatus and a releasably coupled breathing assistance apparatus to be lifted and carried by a user.
Claims17
A support apparatus for supporting an accessory of a breathing assistance apparatus, the support apparatus comprising:
- a mount configured to couple with a portion of the breathing assistance apparatus;
- a lower upstanding member extending upwardly from the mount, an intermediate connecting portion at an upper end of the lower upstanding member, and an upper upstanding member extending upwardly from the intermediate connecting portion, wherein the upper upstanding member is offset from the lower upstanding member and is substantially parallel to the lower upstanding member;
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- a mechanical feature on the upper upstanding member for holding the accessory of the breathing assistance apparatus.
A support apparatus for supporting an accessory of a breathing assistance apparatus, the support apparatus comprising:
- a mount that is configured to releasably couple the support apparatus with the breathing assistance apparatus;
- an upstanding component extending upwardly from the mount, the upstanding component comprising a handle, the handle configured to enable the support apparatus and the breathing assistance apparatus to be lifted and carried by a user when the breathing assistance apparatus is releasably coupled with the support apparatus;
- a first mechanical feature on the upstanding component, the first mechanical feature extending in a first direction;
- a second mechanical feature on the upstanding component, the second mechanical feature extending in a second direction that is substantially opposite to the first direction;
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- an accessory support extension that is configured to couple to the first mechanical feature;
- wherein the first and second mechanical features are configured so that the accessory of the breathing assistance apparatus can be wrapped around the first and second mechanical features in a loop.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.