Social Interaction Face Mask

a face mask and social technology, applied in the field of personal protection equipment, can solve the problems of preventing the individual wearer from being able, inconvenient to remove the mask, and additional irritation of the face and ears of the individual

Inactive Publication Date: 2022-02-24
MORTON AMANDA
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[0013]By providing personal protective equipment as described in the present specification, a user is able to maintain his or her requirements of having a face covering while at the same time being able to engage in social activity or permit testing, which is currently conducted through the nasal cavity, without having to fully remove the protective covering. The configuration of the face ma

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However, such face coverings typically prevent the individual wearer from being able to engage in certain social activities, and even in such basic functions as eating or drinking without completely removing the mask or, alternatively, lifting up the mask over one's nose or pulling down the mask below one's chin.
Regardless of what the wearer does with the face mask or other covering, it is inconvenient to have to remove the mask and then reposition the mask after engaging in whatever everyday task may be at hand.
In addition, the movement of the face mask up and down can cause additional irritation to the face and ears of the individual, as well as cause damage to the mask over time.
Further, having to remove or reposition the entire mask each time causes unnecessary exposure of other portions of t

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[0022]The innovation is now described with reference to the drawings, wherein like reference numerals are used to refer to like elements throughout. In the following description, for purposes of explanation, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding thereof. It may be evident, however, that the innovation can be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, well-known structures and devices are shown in block diagram form in order to facilitate a description thereof. Various embodiments are discussed hereinafter. It should be noted that the figures are described only to facilitate the description of the embodiments. They are not intended as an exhaustive description of the invention or do not limit the scope of the invention. Additionally, an illustrated embodiment need not have all the aspects or advantages shown. Thus, in other embodiments, any of the features described herein from different embodiments may be combined.

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This present application relates to personal protective equipment, namely a face mask which allows an individual to engage in social activities without fully compromising the protection offered by the personal protective equipment. More specifically, the face mask has a moveable flap that may be secured in one of three different positions to permit the individual flexibility in using the face mask. The face mask may further have a hinged portion to allow for easily movement of the flap.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]The present application claims priority to, and the benefit of, U.S. Provisional Application No. 63 / 067,474, which was filed on Aug. 19, 2020 and is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates generally to the field of personal protection equipment. More specifically, the present invention relates to a social interaction face mask which provides protection for the wearer of the face mask, while also allowing the individual wearing the mask to enjoy social and other functional activities without having to completely remove the mask. Accordingly, the present specification makes specific reference to the presently described invention. However, it is to be appreciated that certain aspects of the present invention are also equally amenable to other like applications, devices and methods of manufacture.[0003]During a pandemic or in other situations where respiratory difficulties...

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IPC IPC(8): A41D13/11
CPCA41D13/1107
Inventor MORTON, AMANDA
Owner MORTON AMANDA
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