Nasal mask

- Respironics, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of a nasal mask in accordance with our new design.

FIG. 2 is an additional perspective view of a first embodiment of a nasal mask in accordance with our new design.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the nasal mask shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a back view of the nasal mask shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a side view of the nasal mask shown in FIG. 1. The opposite side is identical and not separately illustrated herein.

FIG. 6 is a top view of the nasal mask shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the nasal mask shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of second embodiment of a nasal mask in accordance with our new design, wherein the mask includes a lining.

FIG. 9 is an additional perspective view of second embodiment of a nasal mask in accordance with our new design, wherein the mask includes a lining.

FIG. 10 is a front view of the nasal mask shown in FIG. 7.

FIG. 11 is a back view of the nasal mask shown in FIG. 7.

FIG. 12 is a side view of the nasal mask shown in FIG. 7. The opposite side is identical and not separately illustrated herein.

FIG. 13 is a top view of the nasal mask shown in FIG. 7; and,

FIG. 14 is a bottom view of the nasal mask shown in FIG. 7.

The portions drawn in broken lines are shown for illustrative purposes only and do not form part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D431077
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 5, 1999
Date of Patent: Sep 19, 2000
Assignee: Respironics, Inc. (Pittsburgh, PA)
Inventors: Gerald E. McGinnis (Export, PA), Eugene N. Scarberry (Trafford, PA), Patrick M. Handke, deceased (late of Monroeville, PA), Andrew Serowski (Plantsville, CT)
Primary Examiner: Ian Simmons
Law Firm: Reed Smith Shaw & McClay LLP
Application Number: 0/101,555
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D24/1104
International Classification: 2902;