Tube-positioning device for a breathing mask

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8978656
SERIAL NO

13338317

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A tube-positioning device mounted on a breathing mask and holding a breathing tube has a headgear buckle and a tube retainer. The headgear buckle has a pivot bracket formed thereon and having a pivot hole defined through the pivot bracket and an annular groove defined radially in the pivot bracket. The tube retainer is mounted detachably and rotatably on the headgear buckle and has two resilient arms, a clamping recess, a pivot shaft and two hooking arms. The resilient arms are curved and the clamping recess is formed between the resilient arms. The hooking arms are formed respectively on and protrude down from the resilient arms and detachably engage and hook in the annular groove of the pivot bracket. Pressing the resilient arms toward each other disengages the hooking arms from the annular groove to rapidly detach the tube retainer from the headgear buckle.

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APEX MEDICAL CORPNEW TAIPEI CITY 23679

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Chien, Chih-Tsan New Taipei, TW 16 150

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