Forehead supports for facial masks

A face mask assembly comprising a mask frame;

• a facial cushion attached to the mask frame;
• and a forehead support, and wherein said forehead support is capable of arcuate movement so as to be positionable at any point along the length of a predetermined target line, wherein:
• the target line is defined by a substantially straight line that extends vertically when the patient is sitting upright, and
• the target line is about 30 mm long and about 40 mm from an average patient's nasion region.

A face mask assembly for supplying breathable gas to a wearer, said face mask assembly comprising:

• a mask frame;
• a facial cushion attached to the mask frame;
• and
• a forehead support, said forehead support including:
• (i) a receiver attached to the mask frame including spaced-apart arcuately shaped channels that define an elongated central finger and outer guide rails;
• (ii) an arcuately shaped elongate slider bar which is slidably received within said channels of the receiver for movements between retracted and extended positions, said slider bar being supported on said central finger and guided by said outer guide rails;
• and
• (iii) a forehead cushion assembly attached to a distal end of the slider bar.

A face mask assembly for supplying breathable gas to a wearer, said face mask assembly comprising:

• a mask frame;
• a facial cushion attached to the mask frame;
• and
• a forehead support, said forehead support including a forehead cushion assembly and an adjustment knob operatively coupled to the forehead cushion assembly such that turning movement of the adjustment knob causes the forehead cushion assembly to be moved between retracted and extended positions.

A face mask assembly for supplying breathable gas to a wearer, said face mask assembly comprising:

• a mask frame including a support;
• a facial cushion attached to the mask frame;
• and
• a forehead support, said forehead support including a forehead cushion assembly and an adjustment knob operatively coupled to the forehead cushion assembly,
• wherein the adjustment knob is threadably engaged with the forehead cushion assembly such that turning movement of the adjustment knob causes the mask frame to be moved between retracted and extended positions with respect to the forehead cushion assembly.

A face mask assembly for supplying breathable gas to a wearer, the face mask assembly comprising:

• a mask frame;
• a facial cushion attached to the mask frame;
• and
• a forehead support, the forehead support including a forehead cushion support movably mounted to the mask frame for movements between retracted and extended positions and a forehead cushion attached to the forehead cushion support,
• wherein the forehead cushion support includes a first connector that engages a second connector provided by the forehead cushion, and the first and second connectors each include a connector side wall with one or more slots through the connector side wall that allows the first and second connectors to compress in use.

A forehead cushion support for a forehead support of a mask assembly, comprising:

• forehead cushion support plates to support forehead cushions;
• and
• a slider provided to the support plates,
• wherein the slider includes a resilient tab to provide quick-release assembly to a mask frame.

A forehead support for a mask assembly, comprising:

• a support provided to a mask frame;
• a forehead cushion support movably mounted to the support for generally linear movement between retracted and extended positions with respect to the support;
• and
• an adjustment knob threadably engaged with the forehead cushion support such that turning movement of the adjustment knob causes the forehead cushion support to be moved between the retracted and extended positions.

A face mask assembly for supplying breathable gas to a wearer, said face mask assembly comprising:

• a mask frame;
• a facial cushion attached to the mask frame;
• and
• a forehead support, said forehead support including:
• (i) a receiver attached to the mask frame and defining an arcuately shaped channel;
• (ii) an arcuately shaped elongate slider bar which is slidably received within said channel of the receiver for movement between retracted and extended positions;
• and
• (iii) a forehead cushion assembly rigidly connected to a distal end of the slider bar.

A face mask assembly for supplying breathable gas to a wearer, said face mask assembly comprising:

• a mask frame;
• a facial cushion attached to the mask frame;
• and
• a forehead support, said forehead support including a forehead cushion assembly and an adjustment knob operatively coupled to the forehead cushion assembly such that turning movement of the adjustment knob causes the forehead cushion assembly to be moved between retracted and extended positions,
• wherein the adjustment knob is operatively coupled to the forehead cushion assembly by a screw mechanism, the adjustment knob including internal threads that are meshed with a threaded shaft such that turning movement of the adjustment knob causes adjustable movement of the forehead cushion assembly.

A facial mask for continuous positive airway pressure treatment of sleep disordered breathing, comprising:

• a frame defining a cavity to receive a nose and mouth of a patient;
• a soft cushion attached to the mask frame and adapted to form a seal against the face of the patient in use;
• a headgear assembly comprising an arrangement of straps adapted to hold the frame and cushion in position on the patient's face;
• and
• a forehead support structure adapted to be adjusted between an extended position and a retracted position, said forehead support comprising:
• a curved link,
• an adjustment knob constructed and arranged to be turned manually in both clockwise and counterclockwise directions so as to adjust said curved link between said extended position and said retracted position,
• a forehead cushion support plate carrying at least one forehead cushion for placement against a wearer's forehead region, said forehead cushion support plate pivotally connected to said curved link so that pivoting movement of the forehead cushion support plate allows the at least one forehead cushion to be positioned flat against the wearer's forehead region through the range of adjustment between said extended position and said retracted position.

A face mask assembly for supplying breathable gas to a wearer, said face mask assembly comprising:

• a mask frame;
• a facial cushion attached to the mask frame;
• a forehead support, said forehead support including:
• a support provided to the mask frame;
• a forehead cushion support movably mounted to the support for movement between retracted and extended positions;
• a forehead cushion attached to the forehead cushion support;
• and
• an adjustment knob operatively coupled to the forehead cushion support such that turning movement of the adjustment knob causes the forehead cushion support to be moved between the retracted and extended positions;
• and
• an elbow connector coupled to the mask,
• wherein the mask frame includes connection structures adapted to connect to headgear clips associated with headgear, and
• wherein the forehead cushion support includes a forehead cushion support plate to support the forehead cushion, the forehead cushion support plate pivotally mounted for pivoting movement.