Shielded mask storage container

Abstract

To provide a storage container for shielded masks which can be easily taken out even when the number of masks remaining is small. [Solution] The shielded mask storage container according to the present invention comprises a container body 20 and a middle plate 30. The container body 20 can store a folded shielded mask 50 in an upright position and has an access opening 21 on the front side for removing the shielded mask 50. The middle plate 30 is movably provided inside the container body 20 and forms a storage area for the shielded mask 50 between itself and the front side of the container body 20. The middle plate 30 has a partition piece 31 that separates the internal space of the container body 20 and a pull-out piece 32 that can be pulled out from the pull-out opening 21 of the container body 20. When the pull-out piece 32 is pulled out from the pull-out opening 21, the inclination of the partition piece 31 changes, and the loading angle and position of the shielded mask 50 change in accordance with the change in the inclination of the partition piece 31.

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a container for a shielded mask. [Background technology]

[0002] A conventional container for storing shielded masks used by medical and care workers is disclosed in Patent Document 1. For example, Patent Document 1 describes a configuration in which a backrest member is provided inside the box-shaped container to make it easier to remove the mask with an eye protection film from the box-shaped container, and a configuration in which the box-shaped container is sized so that it can be placed in a personal protective equipment holder. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Utility Model Registration No. 3200234 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, with the configuration of Patent Document 1, it is only easy to remove the masks with eye protection film while there are a sufficient number of masks with eye protection film in the box-shaped container, and when the number of masks remaining in the box-shaped container becomes low, the masks with eye protection film lying on the backrest member must be removed by reaching deep into the box-shaped container, making them difficult to remove.Furthermore, if the user has to reach deep into the box-shaped container, there is a greater chance that the eye protection film will come into contact with the fingers and become dirty.

[0005] The object of the present invention is to provide a storage container for shielded masks that can be easily removed even when the number of masks remaining is low. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The shielded mask storage container according to the present invention comprises a container body and a middle plate. The container body can accommodate a folded mask with a shield in an upright position, and has an opening at the front for removing the mask with a shield. The intermediate plate is movably provided inside the container body, and forms a receiving area for the shielded mask between itself and the front surface of the container body. The middle plate has a partition piece that divides the internal space of the container body, and a drawer piece that can be pulled out from the opening of the container body. When the drawer piece is pulled out from the opening, the inclination of the partition piece changes, and the mounting angle and position of the shielded mask change in accordance with the change in the inclination of the partition piece.

[0007] Preferably, the drawer piece of the middle plate has a locking portion, and the container body has a holding portion on the outside of the bottom surface that can hold the locking portion.

[0008] Preferably, the container for the shielded mask according to the present invention is sized to be able to be accommodated in a personal protective equipment holder.

[0009] Preferably, the container body has a fastening hole on the rear surface. [Effects of the Invention]

[0010] The shielded mask storage container of this invention allows the user to adjust the angle and position of the shielded masks to make them easier to remove by pulling out the middle plate when there are only a few shielded masks left in the container. This allows the user to easily remove shielded masks without soiling the shields, from the time of opening until there are no more masks left in the container. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0011] [Figure 1] 1A is a front view of a shielded mask storage container according to one embodiment, FIG. 1B is a view taken in the direction of an arrow Ib in FIG. 1A, and FIG. 1C is a view taken in the direction of an arrow Ic in FIG. [Figure 2]10A and 10B are diagrams showing a state in which a middle plate and a shielded mask are accommodated in a container body of a shielded mask storage container according to one embodiment. [Figure 3] (a) Front view of the mask with a shield, (b) Front view of the mask with a shield folded in half. [Figure 4] 1A is a perspective view of a shielded mask storage container according to one embodiment, showing a state before the pull-out piece of the middle plate is pulled out, and FIG. 1B is a perspective view of a state after the pull-out piece of the middle plate is pulled out. [Figure 5] (a) Cross-sectional view taken along line Va-Va in Figure 4(a), (b) Cross-sectional view taken along line Vb-Vb in Figure 4(b). [Figure 6] In a shielded mask storage container according to one embodiment, (a) is a bottom perspective view of the state in which the locking portion of the pull-out piece of the middle plate is held by the holding portion, and (b) is a bottom perspective view of the state in which the locking portion of the pull-out piece of the middle plate is held by the holding portion. [Figure 7] (a) is a front view of a shielded mask storage container according to one embodiment stored in a personal protective equipment holder, and (b) is a view taken in the direction of arrow VIIb in (a). [Figure 8] A view taken in the direction of arrow VIII in Figure 1(c). [Figure 9] 10 is a cross-sectional view of a shielded mask storage container according to one embodiment attached to a wall in a horizontal orientation using fastening holes. FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0012] Hereinafter, a container for a shielded mask according to one embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0013] The shielded mask storage container 1 according to this embodiment is a storage container for shielded masks that is mainly used in medical settings and is used by medical professionals and caregivers. As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the shielded mask storage container 1 according to this embodiment includes a container body 20 and a middle plate 30.

[0014] The container body 20 is made of, for example, cardboard and has a horizontally long rectangular box shape, and can store the folded shielded mask 50 in an upright position. The container body 20 has an opening 21 on the front for removing the shielded mask 50. The width of the opening in the longitudinal direction of the opening 21 is narrower than the width of the container body 20 in the longitudinal direction.

[0015] The middle plate 30 is made of, for example, cardboard, and is movably provided inside the container body 20, forming a storage area for the shielded mask 50 between itself and the front surface of the container body 20. The middle plate 30 has a partition piece 31 that separates the internal space of the container body 20, and a pull-out piece 32 that can be pulled out from the removal opening 21 of the container body 20. When the pull-out piece 32 of the middle plate 30 is pulled out from the removal opening 21, the inclination of the partition piece 31 of the middle plate 30 changes, and the mounting angle and position of the shielded mask 50 change according to the change in the inclination of the partition piece 31.

[0016] The longitudinal width of the partition piece 31 of the middle plate 30 is set to be approximately the same as the longitudinal width of the container body 20, whereas the longitudinal width of the drawer piece 32 is set to be narrower than the longitudinal width of the container body 20 so that it can pass through the removal opening 21. This allows the partition piece 31 to remain inside the container body 20 even when the drawer piece 32 is pulled out from the removal opening 21.

[0017] As shown in FIG. 3(a), the shielded mask 50 is composed of a shield 51 and a mask body 52, and is assembled so that the bottom end of the shield 51 is located at approximately the center of the mask body 52 in the vertical direction. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3(b), the shielded mask 50 is folded in half at approximately the center of the mask body 52 in the vertical direction, and is stored in the container body 20 so that the mask body 52 is located below the container body 20. Because the shield 51 curves upward from the left and right ends toward the center in the longitudinal direction, a portion of the mask body 52 peeks out from the bottom end of the shield 51 when viewed from the front with the shielded mask 50 folded in half. With this configuration, even when the shielded mask 50 is folded in half, the mask body 52 can be pinched when removing it from the container body 20.

[0018] The structure and movement of the middle plate 30 will be described in detail with reference to Figures 4(a) to 5(b). Figure 4(a) is a perspective view showing the state before the pull-out piece 32 of the middle plate 30 is pulled out in the shielded mask storage container 1 after a certain number of shielded masks 50 have been used, and Figure 5(a) is a cross-sectional view taken along line Va-Va in Figure 4(a).

[0019] As can be seen from FIG. 5(a), before the pull-out piece 32 is pulled out, the upper part of the partition piece 31 of the middle plate 30 is located above the front surface of the container body 20, and the lower part of the partition piece 31 is located below the back surface of the container body 20, diagonally crossing the inside of the container body 20 while drawing a gentle arc. The pull-out piece 32 of the middle plate 30 is provided along the bottom surface of the container body 20. The shielded mask 50 folded in half is stored upright in the space formed by the front surface of the container body 20 and the middle plate 30, with the mask body 52 located below the container body 20. The shielded mask 50 has its upper part located above the front surface of the container body 20 and its lower part located below the back surface of the container body 20, following the inclination of the partition piece 31. Normally, when removing a mask with a shield, the user pinches and pulls out the mask body portion to avoid soiling the shield, so in the state shown in Figures 4(a) and 5(a), the user must reach deep into the container body 20 to pinch the mask body 52 portion.

[0020] When the pull-out piece 32 is pulled out from the state shown in FIGS. 4(a) and 5(a), the state changes to that shown in FIGS. 4(b) and 5(b). As can be seen from FIG. 5(b), when the pull-out piece 32 is pulled out, the upper part of the partition piece 31, which was located above the front surface of the container body 20, moves to the upper rear surface of the container body 20, and the lower part of the partition piece 31, which was located below the rear surface of the container body 20, moves to the lower front surface of the container body 20. Then, in accordance with the movement of the partition piece 31, the upper part of the shielded mask 50 also moves to the upper rear surface of the container body 20, and the lower part moves to the lower front surface of the container body 20. In other words, the placement angle and position of the shielded mask 50 change according to the change in the inclination of the partition piece 31. As the lower part of the shielded mask 50 moves to the lower front surface of the container body 20, the mask body 52 approaches the removal opening 21, allowing the user to easily remove the shielded mask 50 without having to reach deep inside the container body 20.

[0021] Normally, when a shielded mask is folded in half at the mask body and stored in the container body to its full capacity with the shield on top and the mask body on the bottom, the difference in thickness between the shield and the mask body creates excess space at the top of the container body, causing the shield to move within the container body. In this regard, in the shielded mask storage container 1 of this embodiment, the partition piece 31 of the middle plate 30 divides the inside of the container body 20 and narrows the space at the top of the container body 20, preventing the shield 51 from moving unnecessarily.

[0022] In this embodiment, the drawer piece 32 of the middle plate 30 has a locking portion 33, and the container body 20 has a holding portion 22 on the outside of the bottom surface that can hold the locking portion 33. The locking portion 33 is, for example, a C-shaped notch, and the holding portion 22 is, for example, a roughly mountain-shaped slit provided by the notch. By being able to hold the drawn-out drawer piece 32 on the outside of the bottom surface of the container body 20, it is possible to maintain the placement angle of the drawn-out middle plate 30 without the drawn-out drawer piece 32 getting in the way of the user.

[0023] In this embodiment, the shielded mask storage container 1 is sized to be able to be stored in a personal protective equipment (PPE) holder 70. For example, the personal protective equipment holder 70 shown in Fig. 7 is box-shaped, and is of a type in which the shielded mask storage container 1 is inserted and stored by sliding it from either the left or right side.

[0024] Generally, shielded masks are stacked vertically in a storage container in a flattened state and are removed from an opening at the top of the container. In this type of storage method, the storage container has a wide gusset, making it impossible to store them in a general personal protective equipment holder (such as a box type or a wire rack type as shown in Figure 7), making it less convenient.

[0025] In contrast, in the shielded mask storage container 1 of this embodiment, the shielded mask 50 is stored upright in the storage container, thereby narrowing the gusset width of the storage container to a gusset width that can be stored in the personal protective equipment holder 70. Also, by folding the shielded mask 50 in half at the mask main body 52, the height of the storage container is adjusted to a height that can be stored in the personal protective equipment holder 70. Furthermore, by providing the removal opening 21 on the front of the container main body 20 rather than at the top, the shielded mask can be stored in the personal protective equipment holder 70 and used.

[0026] By making it possible to store the shielded mask in the PPE holder in this way, it can be placed alongside other PPE such as gloves, gowns, and aprons. Furthermore, the shielded mask can be removed by simply pulling it downwards toward the user through the opening on the front of the storage container, just like removing other PPE. These advantages reduce the time it takes for healthcare workers and caregivers to get ready.

[0027] In this embodiment, the shielded mask storage container 1 has fastening holes 23 on the back surface. As shown in Fig. 8, the fastening holes 23 are provided in a total of three locations: two on the left and right sides of the upper back surface and one in the center in the vertical direction on the right side of the back surface, allowing the shielded mask storage container 1 to be attached to a wall or the like in either a horizontal or vertical direction. The planned lines for the fastening holes 23 are provided by perforations, and the fastening holes 23 are formed by pushing and breaking the perforations from the outside of the container body 20 toward the inside of the container body 20 with a finger or the like.

[0028] 9 is a cross-sectional view of the shielded mask storage container 1 attached horizontally to a wall using fastening holes 23. The provision of fastening holes 23 makes it possible to attach the shielded mask storage container 1 even to walls where a personal protective equipment holder cannot be installed due to space limitations or the like.

[0029] (Other embodiments) In the above embodiment, the container body and the middle plate are made of cardboard, but in other embodiments, the container body and the middle plate may be made of coated cardboard, corrugated cardboard, plastic, or the like.

[0030] In the above embodiment, the PPE holder is shown to be box-shaped, but in other embodiments, the PPE holder may be a wire rack type or other type.

[0031] In the above-described embodiment, an example was shown in which three fastening holes were provided: two on the left and right sides of the upper back surface and one in the center in the vertical direction on the right side of the back surface. However, in other embodiments, the fastening holes may be provided in different positions and in different numbers.

[0032] As described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be implemented in various forms without departing from the spirit of the present invention. [Explanation of symbols]

[0033] 1. Shielded mask storage container 20... Container body 21. Extraction port 22...Holding part 23 Fastening holes 30···Middle plate 31 Partition piece 32 Drawer piece 33 Locking part 50··· Shielded mask 51 Shield 52 Mask body 70···Personal protective equipment holder

Claims

1. A container body capable of storing a folded mask with a shield in an upright position and having an opening at the front for removing the mask with a shield; an intermediate plate movably provided inside the container body, the intermediate plate forming a storage area for the shielded mask between the intermediate plate and the front surface of the container body; Equipped with the middle plate has a partition piece that divides the internal space of the container body and a drawer piece that can be drawn out from the outlet of the container body, When the pull-out piece is pulled out from the outlet, the inclination of the partition piece changes, and the mounting angle and position of the shielded mask change according to the change in the inclination of the partition piece.

2. The drawer piece of the middle plate has a locking portion, The container for storing shielded masks according to claim 1 , wherein the container body has a holding portion on an outer bottom surface thereof that is capable of holding the locking portion.

3. The container for the shielded mask according to claim 1 or 2, which is sized so as to be accommodated in a personal protective equipment holder.

4. The container for a shielded mask according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the container body has fastening holes on a rear surface thereof.

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