Customizable respiratory mask

A respiratory mask able to fit a plurality of differently-shaped human faces, the respiratory mask comprising:

• a frame portion comprising a perimeter portion and a conduit connection portion;
• a seal portion connected to the perimeter portion of the frame portion, the seal portion formed of a seal material and comprising a sealing surface and a connecting surface, the connecting surface being connected to the perimeter portion, the sealing surface forming a loop to encircle an interior space that is configured to receive one or both nostrils and/or a mouth of the human face and able to form a seal with a portion of a human face, the seal portion further comprising an inner wall defining a portion of the interior space and an outer wall on an opposite side of the sealing surface from the inner wall, the outer wall is configured to face an outside of the respiratory mask when the respiratory mask is being worn by the user;
• a granular chamber located in the seal portion and containing a granular material, the granular chamber configured to be transitioned between a conforming state and a fixed state;
• at least one structural layer within the granular chamber that is separate from and surrounded by the granular material, wherein the at least one structural layer extends from the inner wall of the seal portion to the outer wall of the seal portion, the at least one structural layer having a thickness defined between a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface;
• wherein the at least one structural layer is more rigid than the inner wall and the outer wall of the seal portion;
• wherein the granular material acts on a surface area of each of the first surface and the second surface of the at least one structural layer to provide a reaction force that is able to provide controlled deformation to the respiratory mask in response to the granular chamber transitioning from the conforming state to the fixed state.

A respiratory mask able to fit a plurality of differently-shaped human faces, the respiratory mask comprising:

• a frame portion comprising a perimeter portion and a conduit connection portion;
• a seal portion connected to the perimeter portion of the frame portion, the seal portion comprising a sealing surface and a connecting surface, the connecting surface being connected to the perimeter portion, the sealing surface able to form a seal with a portion of a human face;
• a granular chamber located in the seal portion and containing a granular material, the granular chamber configured to be transitioned between a conforming state and a fixed state;
• at least one internal structure within the granular chamber that is separate from and surrounded by the granular material, the at least one internal structure having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, wherein the granular material acts on a surface area of each of the first surface and the second surface of the at least one internal structure in response to deformation of the frame portion, and generates a reactionary force that is able to provide controlled deformation to the seal portion of the respiratory mask;
• wherein the controlled deformation comprises translation of deformation in a height dimension of the seal portion to movement or deformation in a width dimension of the seal portion, or vice-versa, as a result of the reactionary force generated by the at least one internal structure acting on the granular material, wherein the at least one internal structure is an internal skeleton, and the granular chamber forms an annular loop, wherein the internal skeleton extends around and along an entire length of the annular loop within the granular chamber.