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US 12,291,377 B2Granted
Lid construction for breathing apparatus
AssigneeFisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
InventorsJeremy Livingston Miller, Arjen David Kat
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Abstract
A breathing assistance apparatus has a lid and latch assembly configured for one-handed operation. The apparatus also includes a hinge assembly that separates when over-rotated but that reengages upon closing of the lid onto the main body of the apparatus.
Claims20
A breathing assistance apparatus comprising:
- a main body comprising a cavity, the main body comprising a front side and a rear side, the rear side being rearward of the front side;
- and
- a lid configured to be detached from the main body in a detached configuration and attached to the main body in an attached configuration, the lid configured to be rotatable between an opened position and a closed position in the attached configuration, the lid enclosing the cavity when in the closed position;
- the lid comprising a post;
- the main body comprising a support and a clip on the rear side of the main body, the support comprising a recess and a groove rearward of the recess, the recess configured to receive at least a portion of the post, the recess comprising a rearwardly-opening mouth and an end surface, the end surface being forward of the mouth, the recess comprising an axis defined between the mouth and the end surface;
- wherein the post is configured to slide forward toward the front side of the main body as the lid transitions from the detached configuration to the attached configuration.
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A breathing assistance apparatus comprising:
- a main body;
- a lid configured to be detachable from the main body;
- and
- at least one hinge assembly configured to attach the lid to a rear portion of the main body, the at least one hinge assembly comprising:
- a post mounted to the lid;
- a support mounted to the main body, the support comprising a support recess comprising a mouth that opens in a rearward direction, the support recess configured to receive at least a portion of the post, and
- a clip mounted to the main body, the clip comprising a clip recess and a groove rearward of the clip recess, the clip being positioned on an opposite side of the post from the support such that the post is received by the groove in the clip in an open attachment position and the post is captured between the support recess and the clip recess in a closed attachment position;
- wherein the lid can be separated from the main body with application of a sufficient force without breakage of either the at least one support or the at least one post.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.