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Anti-fogging surgical mask

  • US 4,419,993 A
  • Filed: 12/10/1981
  • Issued: 12/13/1983
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/10/1981
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An anti-fog surgical mask for covering at least the nose, mouth and a portion of the chin of the wearer, comprising:

  • (a) a main body portion having an upper edge and a lower edge and comprising a filter portion between said upper edge and said lower edge, said filter portion comprising a filter means extending from about said upper edge to a location at about the chin of the wearer, said filter means divided into an upper region and a lower region, said upper region of said filter means being located at about said upper edge and providing between about 25 and 70 percent of the total area of said filter means, and said lower region of said filter means being adjacent to said upper region of said filter means and providing substantially the remainder of the total area of said filter means;

    said filter means being further characterized in that said upper region and said lower region of said filter means are permeable substantially throughout, the average permeability of said upper region of said filter means is at least about 6 cubic feet of air per square foot per minute, and the average permeability of said lower region of said filter means is at least about 22.25 cubic feet of air per square foot per minute and is greater than the average permeability of said upper region of said filter means by at least about 2.25 cubic feet of air per square foot per minute, the permeabilities being measured in accordance with ASTM D 737-75 (Reapproved

         1980) using a pressure differential of 0.5 inch of water across said filter means;

    (b) means at said upper edge for providing an effective seal between said upper edge of said main body portion and the nose of the wearer; and

    (c) means attached to said main body portion for securing said mask over the mouth and the nose of the wearer;

    said mask being substantially flexible and said upper region being oriented with respect to said lower region such that exhaled air is directed away from the eyes of the wearer of said mask in order to reduce the possibility of fogging eyeglasses.

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