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1. Headgear for a respiratory mask, the headgear comprising:
a strap arrangement comprising front strap portions adapted to be disposed over a patient's cheeks, each front strap portion having a connector adapted for attachment to an airway interfacing portion; and a cover provided to each front strap portion and structured to at least partially encapsulate the front strap portion, the cover including a face contacting side arranged on one side of the front strap portion and a non-face contacting side arranged on an opposite side of the front strap portion, the face contacting side having a face contacting surface adapted to contact a patient's skin and the non-face contacting side having an outwardly facing surface adapted to face away from the patient's skin, wherein the face contacting side of the cover is constructed from a different material than the non-face contacting side of the cover, wherein lateral edges of the face contacting and non-face contacting sides are fixedly attached to one another to fix the face contacting and non-face contacting sides in an operative position and thereby securely enclose the front strap portion between the face contacting and non-face contacting sides and prevent removal of the front strap portion along an axis extending perpendicular to the face contacting and non-face contacting sides in the operative position, and wherein one end portion of the cover is structured and arranged to accommodate top and back strap portions of the strap arrangement. |
