Pickup piece, mask and mask set

Abstract

To provide a mask pickup piece for separating a cover part of a mask from a face with the mask on, and to provide the mask and a mask set.SOLUTION: A mask pickup piece 20 is attached to an outside surface 12a of a cover part 12 of a mask 10 that covers at least a mouth so as to protrude outward.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a mask gripping piece, a mask equipped with a mask gripping piece, and a mask set. [Background technology]

[0002] Recently, to prevent infectious diseases, wearing a mask is recommended not only outdoors but also in all situations involving contact with others, such as indoor meetings and when eating and drinking. However, wearing a mask can sometimes feel suffocating, so people may temporarily remove the mask from their face to breathe. They may also temporarily remove the mask when speaking using a microphone. Furthermore, to prevent the spread of droplets when eating or drinking, it is recommended that people remove the mask only when putting food or drink in their mouths, and then put it back on afterward, repeating this process. When removing the mask from their face, it is advisable to avoid touching the surface of the mask as much as possible to prevent viruses from adhering to the mask. However, frequent mask removal and wearing can lead to inadvertent touching of the surface of the mask.

[0003] For this reason, for example, Patent Document 1 provides a mask with a grip formed under the covering part of the mask body that covers the wearer's nose and mouth. The grip allows the wearer to put on and take off the mask without touching the mask body. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Utility Model Registration No. 3231308 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] However, in the mask described in Patent Document 1, the grip part is provided on the lower edge of the mask body so as to protrude downward, and the mask body is shifted downward by pulling the grip part downward to put on or take off the mask. For example, it is difficult to create a gap between the face and the covering part while wearing the mask, for example, to breathe, speak, or put food or drink in the mouth. When the gripping part of the mask is pulled in the opposite direction from the face, only the lower part of the mask body separates from the face, and a sufficient gap cannot be formed.

[0006] The present invention was made in consideration of the above-mentioned problems, and aims to provide a mask gripping piece, a mask, and a mask set that allow the covering portion of the mask to be sufficiently pulled away from the face while the mask is still being worn. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] The mask gripping piece according to the present invention is attached to the outer surface of at least the covering portion of the mask that covers the mouth so as to protrude outward.

[0008] While wearing the mask, the wearer grasps the mask gripping tab (hereinafter simply referred to as "grip tab") that protrudes from the surface of the mask's covering portion and pulls the covering portion outward, i.e., in the direction away from the face. This separates the face from the mask covering portion. In this way, the mask has a simple structure in which the grip tab is simply attached to the mask covering portion, and by pulling the grip tab, the wearer can separate the mask covering portion from the face while still wearing the mask, with minimal contact with the surface of the mask.

[0009] In a preferred embodiment, the mask gripping piece includes an attachment portion for attachment to the covering portion, and a gripping portion protruding from the attachment portion.

[0010] In a preferred embodiment, the mask gripping piece is made of a strip of tape with one side being an adhesive surface coated with adhesive, the gripping portion is a portion that is folded in half lengthwise with the adhesive surface of the tape facing inward, and the attachment portion is both ends of the tape in the lengthwise direction.

[0011] In a preferred embodiment, the attachment portion is a fastener that clamps and engages a part of the covering portion of the mask.

[0012] In a preferred embodiment, the mask gripping piece is detachably attached to the outer surface of the covering portion.

[0013] The mask of the present invention comprises a mask body having a covering part that covers at least the mouth, left and right ear loops attached to the covering part, and any of the mask gripping pieces described above attached to the covering part.

[0014] In a preferred embodiment, the mask gripping piece is attached to the center of the covering part of the mask body.

[0015] The mask set of the present invention comprises any one of the mask gripping pieces described above, a mask body having a covering part that covers at least the mouth, and left and right ear loops attached to the covering part. [Effects of the Invention]

[0016] According to the mask tab, mask, and mask set of the present invention, simply by attaching the tab to the covering portion of the mask, the covering portion can be pulled away from the face while the mask is still being worn. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0017] [Figure 1] 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which a mask with a gripping piece according to one embodiment of the present invention is worn. FIG. [Figure 2] 1A is a perspective view of the tab, and FIG. 1B is a plan view of the tab before it is folded in half. [Figure 3] FIG. 1 is a plan view of a mask with a gripping piece. [Figure 4] FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the gripping piece. [Figure 5] FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a mask set according to the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0018] An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, a mask 10 of this embodiment comprises a mask body 11 and mask gripping pieces 20 (also referred to as "grip pieces 20"). The mask body 11 comprises a horizontally elongated covering portion 12 that covers the wearer's nose and mouth, and left and right ear loops 13 attached to the left and right edges of the covering portion 12. The shape and configuration of the mask body 11 are not particularly limited, and a commercially available mask may be used. The material used for the mask body 11 is also the same as that used for existing masks, such as nonwoven fabric and cloth. In the following description, the "outside" refers to the side opposite the face when the mask 10 is worn, the "inside" refers to the face side, and the left and right direction refers to the lateral direction as seen from the wearer's perspective.

[0019] The gripping piece 20 is detachably attached to the outer surface 12a of the covering portion 12 so as to protrude outward. The gripping piece 20 is attached to the center. Note that the "center" does not mean the exact center point, but rather roughly the center. The attachment position of the gripping piece 20 may be any of a position corresponding to the nose, a position corresponding to the mouth, and a position corresponding to the area between the nose and mouth when the wearer wears the mask 10, and may be within the central region of the outer surface 12a of the covering portion 12 that includes these positions.

[0020] As shown in FIG. 2(A), the gripping piece 20 of this embodiment includes an attachment portion 21 that is attached to the covering portion 12 and a gripping portion 22 that protrudes outward from the attachment portion 21. As shown in FIG. 2(B), the gripping piece 20 is composed of a colorless, transparent, strip-shaped tape 23, one side of which is an adhesive surface 23a coated with adhesive. The adhesive has sufficient adhesive strength to allow the wearer to grip the gripping piece 20 and pull the covering portion 12 away from the face, and also to peel the gripping piece 20 from the covering portion 12 when the wearer wishes to remove the gripping piece 20 from the covering portion 12, for example, to replace it. "Colorless" means that no coloring is visible, and "transparent" means that the opposite side can be seen, including translucent, as long as the opposite side can be seen. The tape 23 is made of synthetic resin, such as Nichiban's Cellotape (registered trademark). The gripping piece 20 may be treated with antibacterial, antiseptic, or sterilizing agents.

[0021] The tape 23 has a fold line A located in the center of the lengthwise direction and fold lines B1 and B2 located closer to the center than both ends in the lengthwise direction. The tab 20 is formed by folding the tape 23 in half lengthwise along the fold line A, leaving both ends unfolded, so that the adhesive surface 23a faces inward, and then folding the tape 23 along the fold lines B1 and B2 so that both ends of the tape 23 are approximately perpendicular to the overlapped portions. The overlapped portion of the tape 23 forms the tab portion 22, and both ends form the attachment portion 21. Note that adhesive need not be applied to the portion of the tape 23 corresponding to the tab portion 22. In one example, the tape 23 is approximately 8 cm long and 2.5 cm wide, with each attachment portion 21 having a left-right length of approximately 1 cm and each tab portion 22 projecting from the attachment portion 21 by approximately 3 cm, but this is not limited thereto.

[0022] The inner surface of mounting portion 21 forms adhesive surface 23a, so by attaching the inner surface of mounting portion 21 to outer surface 12a of covering portion 12, gripping piece 20 is detachably fixed to outer surface 12a of covering portion 12. When gripping piece 20 is attached to covering portion 12, mounting portion 21 of gripping piece 20 follows outer surface 12a of covering portion 12, and gripping portion 22 protrudes outward from covering portion 12.

[0023] The wearer of the mask 10 pinches the tab 22 of the tab 20 that protrudes outward from the surface of the covering part 12, and pulls the covering part 12 outward, i.e., in the direction away from the face. This creates a gap between the face and the covering part 12 that is large enough for breathing, speaking, eating and drinking.

[0024] According to the above embodiment, the gripping piece 20 has a simple structure in which the tape 23 is folded in half, leaving the tip, and is easy to manufacture. In addition, because the gripping piece 20 is colorless and transparent, it is not noticeable even when it is provided on the covering portion 12.

[0025] Furthermore, because the tab 20 is detachable from the covering portion 12, if the tab 20 becomes soiled it can be easily replaced or removed from the covering portion 12 for disinfection, making it hygienic. Furthermore, the tab 20 can be attached to a mask 10 that is generally available on the market, eliminating the need to create a dedicated mask 10. Furthermore, because the tab 20 is attached to the covering portion 12 so as to protrude outward, it is easy to pull the covering portion 12 outward.

[0026] Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications are possible without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

[0027] The attachment position of the gripping piece 20 is not limited to this embodiment, and for example, it may be attached so that it is positioned below the vertical half of the covering portion 12 and pulled outward, making it easier to move the lower edge of the covering portion 12 away from the face.

[0028] Furthermore, although the tab 20 is colorless and transparent in this embodiment, the surface of the tab portion 22 of the tab 20 may be colored in one color or multiple colors. If the tab 20 is colored the same color as the covering portion 12 of the mask 10, the tab 20 will be less noticeable. Furthermore, coloring the tab 20 may create a pattern or design, making the tab 22 stand out and used to decorate the mask 10. Furthermore, characters or the like may be drawn on the tab 22 to encourage children to pick up the covering portion 12 without touching it. Furthermore, when multiple people gather together, each wearer can use a tab 20 of a different color or pattern to distinguish their mask 10.

[0029] Furthermore, the gripping piece 20 may be made of a material such as paper, cloth, or nonwoven fabric, and may be made of a material that has been subjected to antibacterial, disinfectant, or sterilization treatment.

[0030] In addition, in this embodiment, the gripping piece 20 is made up of a strip-shaped tape 23 and the gripping portion 22 is rectangular, but this is not limited to this and the gripping portion 22 may be any shape such as circular, oval, triangular, polygonal, etc.

[0031] In this embodiment, the tab 20 is detachably attached to the covering part 12, but the tab 20 may be fixed to the covering part 12. For example, the adhesive applied to the adhesive surface 23a of the attachment part 21 of the tab 20 may be strong enough to prevent the wearer from easily peeling it off once it is attached to the covering part 12. Furthermore, the attachment part 21 of the tab 20 may be fixed to the covering part 12 by an attachment means such as sewing or heat welding.

[0032] The covering part 12 of the mask body 11 may also be a so-called three-dimensional mask in which two left and right pieces are sewn together in a three-dimensional fashion to project outward from the face. In this case, the tab 20 may be sewn to the sewn part of the left and right pieces located in the center of the left and right direction of the covering part 12. The two left and right pieces may also be cut in advance into a shape that includes the part that constitutes the tab, and the tab 20 may be formed continuously with the pieces by three-dimensional sewing.

[0033] FIG. 4 shows another embodiment of a gripping piece 40 (also referred to as "grip piece 40") of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, gripping piece 40 includes gripping portion 42 for being gripped with fingers and fastener 41 as an attachment portion. Fastener 41 includes clip body 43 formed by bending an elastic plate material into a generally isosceles triangle shape in side view, and opening / closing plates 44A, 44B attached to the side of clip body 43. In the following description of gripping piece 40 shown in FIG. 4, the base side of the generally isosceles triangle shape of clip body 43 in side view is defined as the rear side, the side opposite the rear side is defined as the front side, and the direction in which front ends 45a of a pair of clamping plates 45A, 45B (described later) extend and which is perpendicular to the front-to-rear direction is defined as the width direction.

[0034] The clip body 43 is composed of a pair of clamping plates 45A, 45B corresponding to the hypotenuse of the approximately isosceles triangle, and a back plate 46 corresponding to the base and connecting the rear ends of the pair of clamping plates 45A, 45B. The front ends 45a of the pair of clamping plates 45A, 45B are closed by elastic force so that they always butt against each other. A plurality of protrusions 47 protruding diagonally rearward are provided on the inside of each of the pair of clamping plates 45A, 45B. In this embodiment, the protrusions 47 are Each of the holding plates 45A, 45B is provided with three ridges 47 in the front-to-rear direction across the entire width of the clip body 43, but the length and number of the ridges 47 are not limited to this. The ridges 47 prevent the covering part 12 of the mask body 11 from slipping out from inside the pair of holding plates 45A, 45B when the covering part 12 is held between the pair of holding plates 45A, 45B.

[0035] Opening and closing plates 44A and 44B are provided on the outside of each clamping plate 45A and 45B. Each of the opening and closing plates 44A and 44B is formed by bending a plate material into a V-shape in a side view, and is composed of a fixing portion 44a fixed to the outer surface of each clamping plate 45A and 45B by an attachment means such as adhesive or welding, and a gripping portion 44b extending from the rear end of the fixing portion 44a and protruding rearward beyond the back plate 46 of the clip body 43. The bending angle of the opening and closing plates 44A and 44B is set so that the gripping portions 44b of the opening and closing plates 44A and 44B are parallel to each other when the front ends 45a of the pair of clamping plates 45A and 45B are closed.

[0036] The clip body 43 and the opening and closing plates 44A and 44B may be made of metal, synthetic resin, wood, or the like, but synthetic resin may also be used from the viewpoint of weight reduction.

[0037] A gripping portion 42 is provided on the outside of the opening and closing plates 44A, 44B. The gripping portion 42 is formed by folding a strip of tape in half lengthwise, and the inner surfaces of both ends of the gripping portion 42 are attached to the outer surfaces of the opening and closing plates 44A, 44B by adhesive means such as glue, thereby attaching the gripping portion 42 to the clip body 43. The material constituting the gripping portion 42 is cloth, nonwoven fabric, synthetic resin tape, etc., and is not particularly limited.

[0038] By pinching the gripping portions 44b, 44b of the opening and closing plates 44A, 44B from the outside of the gripping portion 42 and bringing the gripping portions 44b, 44b closer to each other, the front ends 45a of the pair of clamping plates 45A, 45B are opened, and the covering portion 12 of the mask body 11 can be sandwiched between the pair of clamping plates 45A, 45B. This allows the gripping piece 40 to be detachably attached to the covering portion 12 of the mask body 11, and a mask including the mask body 11 and the gripping piece 40 is formed.

[0039] The gripping piece 40 may be attached so that the outer surface of the gripping portion 42 faces in the vertical direction, i.e., so that the width direction of the gripping piece 40 is along the left-right direction of the mask body 11. The gripping piece 40 may also be attached so that the outer surface of the gripping portion 42 faces in the left-right direction, and the direction in which the outer surface of the gripping portion 42 faces is arbitrary. The other configurations are the same as those in the embodiment of Fig. 1, and corresponding parts are designated by the same reference numerals and will not be described again.

[0040] The configuration of the fastener 41 is not limited to the configuration shown in FIG. 4 , and any configuration is possible as long as it can pinch a portion of the covering portion 12 and engage the gripping piece with the covering portion 12. For example, a so-called pinch or clothespin may be used as the clip body 43 of the fastener 41. Such a clip body 43 includes a pivot, a pair of clamping pieces that face each other and are supported by the pivot, and a spring that is provided on the pivot and biases the clamping pieces so that the clamping portions at the distal ends of the clamping pieces move closer to each other and the gripping portions at the proximal ends move apart. In this case, the inner surfaces of both ends of the clamping piece 42, which is formed by folding a strip of tape in half lengthwise, are attached to the outer sides of the pair of clamping pieces by adhesive. By pinching the covering portion 12 of the mask body 11 between the clamping portions of the pair of clamping pieces, the clamping piece 40 can be detachably attached to the covering portion 12 of the mask body 11.

[0041] Alternatively, a snap button consisting of a concave button and a convex button may be used as fastener 41. Tab 42 is formed by folding a strip of tape in half lengthwise, and a concave button and a convex button are attached by sewing, adhesive, or the like to the opposing inner surfaces of both ends of tab 42. By fitting the concave button and the convex button together with a part of covering part 12 sandwiched between them, tab 40 can be detachably attached to covering part 12 of mask body 11.

[0042] FIG. 5 shows a mask set 30 in which a band-shaped tape 23 for making the tab 20 of FIG. 2(B) and the mask body 11 are housed in a bag 31. As shown in FIG. The adhesive surface 23a of the strip-shaped tape 23 is covered with a protective tape (not shown), and when wearing the mask 10, the wearer of the mask 10 peels off the protective tape 23, assembles the strip-shaped tape 23 into the gripping piece 20, and attaches it to the covering portion 12 of the mask body 11. The mask set 30 may also be one in which a plurality of tapes 23 and a plurality of mask bodies 11 are housed in a bag 31.

[0043] According to the embodiment shown in FIG. 5, the mask set 30 includes the mask body 11 and the tab 20 as separate components, allowing the tab 20 to be attached to the mask 10 only when necessary. Furthermore, by assembling the tab 20 with the mask 10 in the form of a strip of tape 23 before folding it in half, the mask set 30 does not take up much space during transportation. Instead of the strip of tape 23, a tab 40 having a fastener 41, as shown in FIG. 4, may be used in the mask set 30. [Explanation of symbols]

[0044] 10 Mask 11 Mask body 12 Covering part 12a outer surface 13 Left and right ear hooks 20 Mask grips 21 Mounting part 22 Knob 23 Strip of tape 23a Adhesive surface 30 mask set 31 bags 40 Mask grips 41 Fastener (mounting part) 42 Knob

Claims

1. A mask gripping piece is attached to the outer surface of the covering part of the mask that covers at least the mouth so as to protrude outward.

2. The mask gripping piece according to claim 1, comprising: an attachment portion for attachment to the covering portion; and a gripping portion protruding from the attachment portion.

3. It consists of a strip of tape with one side coated with adhesive as the adhesive surface, The gripping portion is a portion where the tape is folded in half lengthwise so that the adhesive surface of the tape faces inward, The mask gripping piece according to claim 2 , wherein the attachment portions are at both longitudinal ends of the tape.

4. The mask gripping piece according to claim 2 , wherein the attachment portion is a fastener that clamps and engages a part of the covering portion of the mask.

5. The mask gripping piece according to any one of claims 1 to 4, which is detachably attached to the outer surface of the covering portion.

6. A mask body having a covering part that covers at least the mouth and left and right ear loop parts attached to the covering part; A mask comprising: a mask gripping piece according to any one of claims 1 to 5 attached to the covering portion.

7. The mask according to claim 6, wherein the mask gripping piece is attached to a central portion of the covering portion.

8. A mask gripping piece according to any one of claims 1 to 5, A mask set comprising a mask body having a covering part that covers at least the mouth and left and right ear hook parts that are attached to the covering part.

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