Disposable face mask
First Claim
1. A face mask formed by a blank piece of material composed of a plurality of fibers having a substantially constant thickness throughout and di-molded into a generally cup-shaped configuration to fit over the mouth and nose of a wearer and for filtering the air passing through the fibers, including,a nose bridge portion,nose pad portions to either side of the nose bridge portion to fit against the sides of the nose and against the cheekbones of the wearer, anda central portion of the face mask below the nose bridge portion and the nose pad portions and with the fibers of the nose pad portions more lightly compacted during molding and thereby having a greater thickness than the fibers in at least the central portion of the face mask to have the nose pad portions thicker and more flexible than at least the central portion of the face mask for providing a seal against the sides of the nose and the cheekbones for preventing the passage of air between the mask and the face of the wearer.
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Abstract
A face mask formed by a plurality of fibers and generally having a cup shape to fit over the mouth and nose of a wearer and for filtering the air passing through the fibers, including, a nose bridge portion, nose pad portions to either side of the nose bridge portion to fit against the sides of the nose and against the cheekbones of the wearer, and a central portion of the face mask below the nose bridge portion and the nose pad portions and with the fibers of the nose pad portions more lightly compacted than the fibers in at least the central portion of the face mask to have the nose pad portions thicker and more flexible than at least the central portion of the face mask for providing a seal against the sides of the nose and the cheekbones for preventing the passage of air between the mask and the face of the wearer.
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19 Claims
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1. A face mask formed by a blank piece of material composed of a plurality of fibers having a substantially constant thickness throughout and di-molded into a generally cup-shaped configuration to fit over the mouth and nose of a wearer and for filtering the air passing through the fibers, including,
a nose bridge portion, nose pad portions to either side of the nose bridge portion to fit against the sides of the nose and against the cheekbones of the wearer, and a central portion of the face mask below the nose bridge portion and the nose pad portions and with the fibers of the nose pad portions more lightly compacted during molding and thereby having a greater thickness than the fibers in at least the central portion of the face mask to have the nose pad portions thicker and more flexible than at least the central portion of the face mask for providing a seal against the sides of the nose and the cheekbones for preventing the passage of air between the mask and the face of the wearer.
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8. A face mask for filtering air to a wearer, including,
a blank piece of material composed of a plurality of non-woven fibers having a substantially constant thickness throughout and die-molded into a generally cup-shaped configuration for fitting over the mouth and nose of the wearer and with the molded cup-shaped configuration including a nose bridge portion for laying along the bridge of the nose of the wearer, nose pad portions lying to either side of the nose bridge portion for fitting against the sides of the nose and cheekbones of the wearer, and a central portion lying below the nose bridge and nose pad portions and with the fibers of the nose pad portions more lightly compacted during molding and thereby having a greater thickness than the fibers of the nose bridge and central portions for providing sealing of the face mask along the sides of the nose and the cheekbones of the wearer.
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14. A face mask for filtering air to a wearer, including,
a blank piece of material composed of a plurality of non-woven fibers having a substantially constant thickness throughout and die-molded into a generally cup-shaped configuration for fitting over the mouth and nose of the wearer and with the cup-shaped configuration including a nose bridge portion for laying along the bridge of the nose of the wearer, nose pad portions lying to either side of the nose bridge portion for fitting against the sides of the nose and cheekbones of the wearer, a central portion lying below the nose bridge and nose pad portions, and a peripheral edge pad portion extending around the periphery of the face mask and with the fibers of the edge pad portion more lightly compacted during molding and thereby having a greater thickness than the fibers of at least the central portion for providing sealing of the face mask around the edge of the face mask.
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