Mask holder

Abstract

To provide a mask holder which allows a mask to be freely attached / detached during dining while using the mask worn by a wearer as it is.SOLUTION: A mask holder 1 is formed by disposing a pair of insertion pieces 111 and a pair of slits 113 for the insertion pieces in a frame body 11 made of an elastic sheet and having a substantially rectangular opening 12 which has a lateral length slightly narrower than that of a filter sheet 21 of a mask 2 and has a vertical length slightly shorter than two times the vertical length of the filter sheet of the mask, in a position where the opening 12 is vertically sandwiched. The mask holder is used by forming an outside frame 115 and an inside frame 116 by folding the frame body 11 in two in the vertical direction so that the insertion piece 111 and the slit 113 are engaged with each other, sandwiching the mask 2 between the outside frame 115 and the inside frame 116 so that hanging strings 22 project to the right and left in a state where the upper edge of the opening 12 is opened, and closing the opening 12 by the filter sheet 21 of the mask 2.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a mask holder that allows a mask, worn by hanging strings around the ears, to be held in the hand and moved around during meals or other occasions, so that the mask can be appropriately covered or removed. [Background technology]

[0002] As a measure against the spread of novel coronavirus infections, people are being urged to wear masks as much as possible, even when dining with multiple people. A mask is, for example, a rectangular filter sheet (a laminated sheet of nonwoven fabric or the like) that covers the nose and mouth when viewed from the front, with strings on the left and right sides, and is worn by hanging the strings on the left and right ears, respectively. For this reason, if you try to wear a mask as much as possible during a meal, you will be required to completely remove the mask or untie one of the strings every time you bring a meal to your mouth, and then put the mask back on immediately after eating, which is a cumbersome task.

[0003] Since repeatedly putting on and taking off a mask during such a meal is troublesome, it is considered to hold the mask in the hand and place it over the nose and mouth, then remove it. Patent Document 1 proposes a mask (table manners mask) that is assumed to be held in the hand, and has a filter sheet (paper or nonwoven mask) fixed to a paper frame that is Y-shaped when viewed from the front (Patent Document 1, [Claim 1]). The mask disclosed in Patent Document 1 is to be placed on the table when bringing food to the mouth. Since it is not clear how the mask should be placed, it is assumed that it should be laid down so that the outer surface is in contact with the table. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Publication No. 3231542 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] The mask disclosed in Patent Document 1 is used separately from the mask worn by the customer, and there is a problem that the mask worn by the customer must be removed and stored when visiting the restaurant. In addition, even though it is on the outside, placing the mask so that it directly touches the table is unhygienic and insufficient as an infection control measure. From this, we have considered an auxiliary tool that allows the mask to be freely put on and taken off during meals while still using the mask worn by the customer, and allows the mask to be placed without touching the table when not being worn. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] As a result of the investigation, we developed a mask holder that is made of an elastic sheet frame having a substantially rectangular opening whose left-right length is slightly narrower than that of the mask filter sheet and whose top-to-bottom length is slightly shorter than twice the top-to-bottom length of the mask filter sheet, with a pair of hooking and hooked parts provided at positions sandwiching the opening in the vertical direction, and the frame is folded in half vertically so that the hooking and hooked parts hook together to form outer and inner frames, and with the upper edge of the opening open, the mask is sandwiched between the outer and inner frames so that the hanging strings protrude to the left and right, and the opening is closed with the mask filter sheet. The inner frame refers to the frame on the side facing the user's face, and the outer frame refers to the frame on the side facing outward, but this is a distinction made for convenience of explanation, and there is no problem if they are used in reverse.

[0007] The mask holder of the present invention is used by clamping a mask worn by a user between the outer frame and the inner frame formed by folding the frame body in half. The hooking part and the hooked part are parts that maintain the state in which the mask is clamped by the outer frame and the inner frame formed by folding the frame body in half by hooking them together, and a combination of an insertion piece (hooking part) and a slit (hooked part) is exemplified. The opening in the state in which the mask is clamped by the outer frame and the inner frame formed by folding the frame body in half has an area slightly smaller than the filter sheet of the mask. Therefore, the filter sheet can keep the upper edge free while the left and right edges and the lower edge are clamped and restrained by the two outer frames and the inner frame. The user can use the mask holder by holding a part of the outer frame and the inner frame formed by folding the frame body in half in his / her hands without touching the filter sheet.

[0008] The mask holder is used by cutting out an elastic sheet and folding it in half to form an outer frame and an inner frame. The elastic sheet can be a paper sheet or a resin sheet that has enough elasticity to allow the outer frame and the inner frame formed by folding the frame body in half to be curved along the user's face. The opening is formed by cutting off the elastic sheet on the inside of the frame body. In this case, if the elastic sheet corresponding to the opening is not cut off as a single end piece but is made to be able to be cut off in stages around the periphery, the size of the opening can be adjusted to match the size of the filter sheet of the mask. One or both of the outer frame and the inner frame may be partly protruded outward to form a holding piece that the user can hold with his or her hand.

[0009] Since the mask holder of the present invention is formed by cutting out from an elastic sheet, the elastic sheet of the opening becomes a scrap material. Therefore, it is preferable to cut out the mask holder and the stand from a mask holder pattern which is an elastic sheet in which the frame body of the mask holder and the stand having a receiving opening into which a part of one or both of the outer frame and the inner frame formed by folding the frame body in half are inserted, are provided so as to be separable across a separation line. The receiving opening of the stand is exemplified by an opening of a left-right length that holds a part of one or both of the outer frame and the inner frame (including the holding piece protruding outward) or a slit into which it is inserted. When the receiving opening is an opening, the scrap material of the receiving opening or a part of the scrap material can be used as an auxiliary leg. Effect of the Invention

[0010] The mask holder of the present invention allows the user to put on and take off the mask while still using the mask they were wearing. The left and right edges and the bottom edge of the filter sheet of the mask are stably held between the outer and inner frames of the mask holder, and the nose clip on the upper edge of the filter sheet that appears at the upper edge of the open opening can be deformed to fit the filter sheet tightly to the user's face. Thus, even when using the mask holder of the present invention, the filter effect of the mask is fully exerted.

[0011] By using the remnants of the elastic sheet forming the opening as a stand, the mask can be placed on the table when not being worn without the filter sheet touching the table. The mask holder supported by the stand always takes a specific posture, making it easy for the user to pick up the mask holder. The stand also has the advantage that no elastic sheet is wasted because the remnants are used. The auxiliary legs used in the stand increase the stability of the stand and eliminate the risk of the filter sheet of the mask touching the table if the stand falls over. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0012] [Figure 1] FIG. 2 is a front view showing a mask holder that holds a mask. [Diagram 2] FIG. 1 is a front view showing a typical mask. [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the mask holder is used to hold a mask. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a front view of the mask backing. [Diagram 5] FIG. 2 is a front view showing a state in which the mask holder and the stand are separated. [Figure 6] FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a state in which a mask is being clamped in the mask holder folded in half. [Figure 7] FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the assembled stand placed on a table. [Figure 8] FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which a mask holder holding a mask is placed on a stand. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0013] Hereinafter, the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, the mask holder 1 of the present invention is configured to hold a mask 2 (see FIG. 2) having a rectangular filter sheet 21 covering the nose and mouth when viewed from the front with hanging strings 22 on the left and right sides, by folding a frame body 11, which is a paper sheet, in half to form an outer frame 115 and an inner frame 116, with the filter sheet 21 peeking out from an opening 12 surrounded by the outer frame 115 and the inner frame 116. As shown in FIG. 3, the mask holder 1 of this example is used by a user 5 holding a roughly triangular holding piece 112 protruding downward in the hand 51 while holding the mask 2.

[0014] As shown in Fig. 4, the mask holder 1 of this example is provided as a mask holder template 4, which is a paper sheet in which a stand 3 and a frame 11 are integrated, with an opening 12 as the outer edge. The frame 11 and the stand 3 can be freely separated along a separation line 41 that forms the opening 12. The separation line 41 is of a structure that is easily cut while still being connected so that the frame 11 and the stand 3 maintain their unity until the mask holder 1 is used, and for example, various perforations or a separation line that leaves a partial connection is used.

[0015] Frame 11 has a generally elliptical structure that is elongated in the vertical direction, with the upper end cut out to form a generally flat pentagonal insertion piece 111 (hooking portion), and the lower end remaining the same shape to form holding piece 112, with an insertion piece slit 113 (hooked portion) provided at the midpoint between opening 12. Insertion piece slit 113 is a curved cut that convex upward. Insertion piece 111 and insertion piece slit 113, as a pair of hooking portion and hooked portion, hook together when frame 11 is folded in half, maintaining frame 11 in its folded state.

[0016] In this embodiment, the frame body 11 is folded in half in the vertical direction, so that a linear frame body folding line 114 extending in the horizontal direction is provided at a vertical middle position of the opening 12, sandwiching the opening 12. This allows the outer frame 115 and the inner frame 116 to always have the same shape when the frame body 11 is folded in half. In this embodiment, the mask holder 1 is folded in half by folding the frame body 11 in half, with the lower end of the outer frame 115 protruding to form the holding piece 112 and folding the inner frame 116 forward. The mask 2 is sandwiched between the outer frame 115 and the inner frame 116, for example, by placing the inner surface against the outer frame 115 and overlapping the folded inner frame 116.

[0017] In this example, the outer frame 115 and the inner frame 116 are bent in the left-right direction, so that a straight frame body folding line 114 extending in the up-down direction is provided at a position at the left-right middle position of the opening 12, sandwiching the opening 12. This allows the outer frame 115 and the inner frame 116 sandwiching the mask 2 to be bent in the left-right direction together with the mask 2, further reducing the gap between the filter sheet 21 seen through the opening 12 and the user's face. In addition, the upper edges of the openings 12 of the outer frame 115 and the inner frame 116 of the mask 2 are both open, so that the nose clip can be easily deformed to fit the user's nose.

[0018] The opening 12 is, in the frame body 11 before being folded in half (in the state of a pattern), a substantially rectangular shape with a left-right length slightly narrower than the left-right length of the filter sheet 21 of the mask 2 and a top-bottom length slightly shorter than twice the top-bottom length of the filter sheet 21. When the frame body 11 is folded in half, the opening 12 formed in the outer frame 115 and the inner frame 116 opens the upper edge and becomes a substantially rectangular shape of the same size with a left-right length slightly narrower than the left-right length of the filter sheet 21 of the mask 2 and a top-bottom length slightly shorter than the top-bottom length of the filter sheet 21. Therefore, when the mask 2 is sandwiched between the outer frame 115 and the inner frame 116, the left and right edges and the bottom edge of the filter sheet 21 are sandwiched between the outer frame 115 and the inner frame 116, and most of the filter sheet 21 is visible through the opening 12.

[0019] As shown in Fig. 5, the mask holder 1 is prepared by cutting the stand 3 from the mask holder template 4 and forming an opening 12 in the frame 11. As shown in Fig. 6, the frame 11 is folded in half along the frame fold line 114, the mask 2 is sandwiched at a position where the upper edge of the filter sheet 21 is aligned with the frame fold line 114, and the insertion piece 111 is inserted into the insertion piece slit 113 to complete the mask holder 1 (see Figs. 1 and 3). The mask 2 can be easily positioned in the mask holder 1 by aligning the upper edge of the filter sheet 21 with the frame fold line 114 and making the protruding amounts of the hanging string 22 from the outer frame 115 and the inner frame 116 equal.

[0020] The stand 3 is a substantially rectangular paper sheet with the opening 12 of the mask holder 1 as its outer edge. The stand 3 of this example has cut and raised auxiliary legs 31 inside, stand folding lines 34 on both sides of the auxiliary legs 31, and is folded in half at the stand folding line 34 to form the front legs 32 and rear legs 33. The lower end of the auxiliary legs 31 is inserted into an arc-shaped front leg slit 311 provided near the lower end. In this way, the stand 3 of this example can stably stand on its own by maintaining a mountain shape in a side view as the front legs 32 and rear legs 33 are restrained via the auxiliary legs 31 while the auxiliary legs 31 and rear legs 33 are on the ground, as shown in FIG. 7.

[0021] When not in use, the mask holder 1 holding the mask 2 can be placed on the stand 3 in an upright state by inserting the holding piece 112 into the receiving opening 312 as shown in FIG. 8, without touching the table. The upright mask holder 1 is easy to pick up. The stand 3 of this example stably maintains the upright state of the mask holder 1 by inserting the holding piece 112 into the intersection formed by inserting the front leg 32 into the front leg slit 311 of the auxiliary leg 31. Since the mask holder 1 and the stand 3 of this example are made of a paper sheet, the mask 2 is removed after use and disposed of as combustible waste. [Explanation of symbols]

[0022] 1 Mask holder 11 Frame 111 Insert 112 Holding piece 113 Insertion piece slit 114 Frame fold line 115 Inner Frame 116 Outer Frame 12 aperture 2. Mask 21 Filter Sheet 22 Hanging Cord 3. Stand 31 Auxiliary leg 311 Front leg slit 312 Underbite 32 Front legs 33 Hind legs 34 Stand folding line 4 Mask holder pattern 41 Separation Line 5 User 51 Hands

Claims

1. The mask has a substantially rectangular opening whose left-right length is slightly narrower than the left-right length of the filter sheet of the mask and whose top-to-bottom length is slightly shorter than twice the top-to-bottom length of the filter sheet of the mask, and a pair of engaging and engaged portions are provided at positions vertically sandwiching the opening, The mask holder is used by folding the frame body in half vertically so that the hooking part and the hooked part hook together to form an outer frame and an inner frame, and with the upper edge of the opening open, the mask is clamped between the outer frame and the inner frame so that the hanging strings protrude to the left and right, and the opening is covered with the filter sheet of the mask.

2. A pattern for a mask holder, which is an elastic sheet comprising a frame body of the mask holder according to claim 1, and a stand having a receiving opening into which a part of one or both of an outer frame and an inner frame formed by folding the frame body in half can be inserted, the stand being arranged to be freely separable across a separation line.

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