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 Title: |
US5542128:
Headwear for supporting a breathing apparatus
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Lomas, Christiane; Randwick NSW 2031, Australia
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| Assignee: |
None
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| Published / Filed: |
1996-08-06
/ 1994-04-19
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| Application Number: |
US1994000229917
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
A61M 16/06;
A62B 18/08;
IPC-7:
A42B 1/04;
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| ECLA Code: |
A61M16/06S; A62B18/08B; K61M16/06A7; K61M210/06C;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
002/173;
002/171.2;
002/209.13;
128/207.11;
128/207.17;
Original:
002/173;
002/171.2;
002/209.13;
128/207.11;
128/207.17;
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| Field of Search: |
002/6.2,171,171.2,171.3,173,202,207,209.13,422,418,417,195.2,195.3
602/065,74
604/305
606/204.15
128/207.11,207.17,201.22,205.25
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| Priority Number: |
| 1993-04-20 |
AU1993000008358 |
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| Abstract: |
A hood or cap for a face mask breathing apparatus formed of flexible material having a narrow front piece which extends down the forehead of the wearer adjacent the nostril which merges into a wider back piece to encompass at least the rear of the head and the rear of the neck of the wearer the front piece and back piece being provided with straps to connect the hood to a face mask and correctly position and maintain the mask on the face of the wearer.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Amster, Rothstein & Ebenstein ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Biefeld, Diana;
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| Maintenance Status: |
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| Family: |
None
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First Claim:
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I claim:
1. A hood of flexible material for use with a face mask, said hood being formed of two halves of substantially crescent shape having a concave edge and a convex edge, the convex edges of the respective halves being secured together to form an apex at one end providing a narrow front piece adapted to extend over the top of the head of a wearer and having a front edge extending towards the forehead of a wearer adjacent the nostrils, the convex and concave edges of each of said halves and said front edge merging into a longitudinally extending arm having vertical connection means whereby the hood is vertically connectable to the top of the face mask, said halves merging into a wider back piece having a bottom edge to encompass at least the rear of the head and the rear of the neck of a wearer, the hood being provided with transverse connection means whereby the hood is connectable to each side of the face mask.
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