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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2015
Applicant:
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Christopher R. Kokaisel, Woodbury, MN (US);
Ian MacMurray, Darlington, GB;
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A62B 9/04 (2006.01); A62B 18/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A62B 9/04 (2013.01); A62B 18/08 (2013.01); A62B 18/084 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various embodiments of a breathing tube retainer and a respirator that utilizes the breathing tube retainer are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the breathing tube retainer can include a mask attachment portion configured to connect the retainer to a face mask of a respirator, and a tube attachment portion including an arm that connects the tube attachment portion to the mask attachment portion. The tube attachment portion can further include a tube receiver configured to receive a breathing tube of the respirator.