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US 2011/0226255 A1Published application
Cushion coupling assembly
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
InventorsJustin Edward Rothermel, Michael EDWARD Hucko, Chad Zediker, RIichard T. Haibach
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Abstract
Various embodiments of a respiratory interface device, such as a mask, that includes a substantially rigid frame member and a cushion device wherein the frame member and cushion device are coupled together using a clip assembly wherein the clip assembly includes a plurality of tabs and a plurality of detents. The detents and tabs engage with one another to removably couple the cushion device to the frame member.
Claims15
A respiratory interface device comprising:
- a frame member having a plurality of tabs spaced apart on a peripheral edge of the frame member and projecting outwardly therefrom;
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- a cushion device including a plurality of detents, each of the plurality of detents having an opening formed therein and each of the plurality of detents having a scalloped recess formed on an inside surface thereof, the plurality of detents being spaced apart on a peripheral edge of the cushion device and projecting forwardly relative to the peripheral edge of the cushion device, wherein each of the plurality of detents engages with a corresponding one of the tabs to removably couple the cushion device to the frame member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.