Facial Mask Attachment System for Wearable Retention
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing facial masks are prone to being forgotten in confined spaces, leading to potential COVID-19 transmission, and they lack resistance to rain and durability, resulting in unnecessary overproduction and waste.
Innovation Solution
A facial mask with a strap or holder that securely attaches to a utility garment, using materials like woven or polymeric materials, equipped with a connector and fastening device such as Velcro or clips, ensuring the mask remains attached to the user even when not in use.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a typical disposable or non-disposable mask is used without a holder or attachment mechanism, then the mask can be easily produced and distributed, but the mask is prone to being forgotten in confined spaces, leading to potential COVID-19 transmission and requiring overproduction
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the mask with a holder or attachment mechanism that can be secured to clothing or accessories. This merging of the mask with an attachment system ensures the mask remains with the user, eliminating the risk of forgetting it in confined spaces while maintaining simple mask production methods.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a holder or attachment mechanism as an intermediary element between the mask and the user's clothing or accessories. This intermediary component facilitates secure mask retention without requiring complex integration into the mask itself, thus improving reliability while minimizing added complexity.
2Loss of substance
If a typical mask without attachment features is used, then the mask design remains simple, but the mask falls to the floor or ground when forgotten, causing contamination and requiring overproduction
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a holder or attachment mechanism that is pre-configured to secure the mask to the user's clothing or accessories. This preliminary attachment arrangement ensures the mask stays with the user throughout the day, preventing it from being forgotten and subsequently falling to the ground, thereby reducing material waste.
3Reliability
If a typical mask without secure attachment is used, then the mask can be easily donned and doffed, but the mask is not resistant to rain or moisture, and may become contaminated when falling
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the mask with a holder or attachment system that secures the mask to the user's clothing or accessories. This combination ensures the mask remains protected and uncontaminated by preventing it from falling to the ground, thereby improving protection reliability while reducing environmental contamination risk.
4Quantity of substance
If disposable masks are produced in excess to account for loss and contamination, then mask availability is maintained, but unnecessary material waste and environmental impact occur
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a self-service attachment system where the mask automatically secures to the user's clothing or accessories through the holder or attachment mechanism. This self-securing feature ensures the mask remains with the user without requiring additional production or replacement, thereby reducing material waste while maintaining adequate mask availability.
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AI summary
A mask protecting the user and attached or sown to utility and or wear onto the body to prevent general contamination of the user, especially dust, flu, biological, or chemical, control or terminate person to person contamination, stop continue body or utility recontamination and spreading of dust, biological or chemical agents into the body, or utility. The new mask may include a medical or anti bacteria disinfectants, maybe powder, liquid, capsule or other types to control and kill germs, further the new mask have a holder, with plurality of holes, and connectors and or interconnector holding the masks to the body or utilities, like professional garment or uniforms, neck tires, T shirt, shirts, seat, car seat, bed, ear, chin, head, hand, while covering the users, faces, or half faces, particularly, the nose, eyes and the mouth from harm.