EP3603429A1 - Mask - Google Patents
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- EP3603429A1 EP3603429A1 EP18775066.6A EP18775066A EP3603429A1 EP 3603429 A1 EP3603429 A1 EP 3603429A1 EP 18775066 A EP18775066 A EP 18775066A EP 3603429 A1 EP3603429 A1 EP 3603429A1
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- the present invention relates to a mask for covering, for example, the nose and mouth on a wearer's face.
- Some masks are used for daily life purposes, in the case of illness or in dispersal of dust such as pollen and yellow sand, for example. Some of such masks has pleats in the main body of the masks and can be unfolded upward and downward when being worn.
- a pleated mask can be unfolded in the up-down direction and the size of the mask is easily adjusted by the degree of unfolding of the pleats being adjusted in accordance with a mouth movement or a face size, a mouth space may become narrow or may be crushed due to respiration depending on how the pleats are folded.
- Patent Document 1 JP 2007-97904 A
- the lower lip mainly moves during respiration or conversation, and thus the reinforcement member needs to ensure a sufficient space between the main body of the mask and the lower lip.
- the reinforcement member is provided at the center of the mask in the up-down direction, and thus the reinforcement member is positioned between the wearer's upper and lower lips in many cases and no sufficient space can be ensured around the lower lip.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a mask with which a sufficient space can be ensured around the lower lip.
- a mask according to the present invention described in claim 1 includes: a mask main body that covers a target part on a wearer's face; and a pair of right and left ear hooks for locking the mask main body to the wearer's ears, wherein the mask main body includes a mouth reinforcement member for ensuring an interval between a wearer's mouth and the mask main body, and the mouth reinforcement member is provided below a center of the mask main body in an up-down direction.
- the mask main body includes a plurality of pleats unfoldable in the up-down direction, and an interval of the plurality of pleats in the up-down direction is widest at a part including the center of the mask main body in the up-down direction.
- the present invention it is possible to prevent a fold from being formed at or near the center of the mask main body in the up-down direction, which faces a wearer's mouth when the mask is worn. As a result, the wearer's mouth space is ensured with ease.
- the mask main body includes a plurality of pleats unfoldable in the up-down direction, and the plurality of pleats include an upper pleat which is a fold projecting upward and formed above a center of a front surface of the mask main body in the up-down direction and a lower pleat which is a fold projecting downward and formed below the center of the front surface of the mask main body in the up-down direction.
- the extent of spreading of the mask is easily adjusted at both the upper part and the lower part of the mask.
- the mask main body includes a nose reinforcement member at an upper part.
- the present invention it is possible to prevent gap generation between the mask main body and a wearer's face by enhancing the close contact with the upper part of the mask main body.
- X, Y, Z, front-back, right-left, and up-down directions are defined as illustrated in Fig. 1 .
- Figs. 2 and 4 the near side of the drawings is the front and the far side of the drawings is the back.
- Fig. 3 the near side of the drawing is the right side and the far side of the drawing is the left side.
- a mask 100 is provided with a mask main body 1 for covering, for example, the nose, mouth, and chin on a wearer's face, a right ear hook 2 for locking the mask main body 1 to the wearer's right ear, and a left ear hook 3 for locking the mask main body 1 to the wearer's left ear.
- the mask 100 is worn with the back surface side of the mask 100 facing the wearer's face.
- the sheet 11 is a sheet-shaped member formed in a substantially rectangular shape in front view as illustrated in Fig. 2 and is formed by stacking a plurality of sheet materials.
- the sheet 11 is formed to be 120 mm to 210 mm in the Y direction and 70 mm to 100 mm in the Z direction.
- the sheet 11 is formed to be 145 mm to 175 mm in the Y direction and 80 mm to 90 mm in the Z direction.
- nylon spunbond is used as the non-woven fabrics and polypropylene melt blow is used as the filter.
- the layer structure of the sheet 11 is not limited to the structure described above.
- a sheet material may be further added for a further multilayer structure to be formed or the sheet 11 may be formed of fewer sheet materials.
- the lower pleats 112 and 112 are folds projecting downward and formed below the center of the front surface of the sheet 11 in the up-down direction.
- the lower pleats 112 and 112 can be unfolded in the up-down direction.
- the two lower pleats 112 and 112 are provided on the sheet 11.
- the upper pleat 111 and the lower pleats 112 and 112 are provided on the sheet 11 at the following intervals.
- the pleat intervals include the interval between the upper pleat 111 and the upper end edge of the mask and the interval between the lower end edge of the mask and the lower of the lower pleats 112 and 112.
- the upper pleat 111 and the lower pleats 112 and 112 are formed such that the width of the part between the upper of the lower pleats 112 and 112 and the upper pleat 111 including the center of the sheet 11 in the up-down direction is the widest.
- the part is formed such that the width of the part is at least one-third of the width of the sheet 11 in the up-down direction.
- the upper pleat 111 and the lower pleats 112 and 112 are disposed such that the intervals are all different.
- the up-down width of the folded part formed in each pleat may be equal in every pleat or may be different for each pleat.
- the sheet 11 can be evenly spread in each pleat when the width of the folded part is equal in every pleat.
- the width of the folded part is increased in the upper pleat 111, the upper part of the sheet 11 can be greatly spread.
- the width of the folded part is increased in the lower pleats 112 and 112, the lower part of the sheet 11 can be greatly spread.
- the nose reinforcement member 12 is provided for the upper part of the mask main body 1 to follow along the shape of the wearer's nose and the surroundings without a gap. As illustrated in Fig. 2 , the nose reinforcement member 12 is provided along the upper end edge of the sheet 11.
- the nose reinforcement member 12 is a plastic member that is long in the right-left direction. As illustrated in Fig. 2 , the nose reinforcement member 12 is formed to be shorter than the lateral width of the sheet 11 and have a length of approximately 80 mm to 135 mm, preferably 90 mm to 120 mm in the right-left direction.
- any plastic material can be used as the material of the nose reinforcement member 12.
- polypropylene resin, polyethylene resin, or polyethylene terephthalate resin is used, but most preferably, polypropylene resin is used.
- the nose reinforcement member 12 is attached to the sheet 11 by, for example, welding the sheet materials of the sheet 11 to the front and back by means of heat, ultrasonic waves, or the like so as to form a bag-shaped space substantially coinciding in shape with the nose reinforcement member 12 and placing the nose reinforcement member 12 in the space.
- the mouth reinforcement member 13 is provided to ensure a gap between the mask main body 1 and the vicinity of the wearer's mouth. As illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3 , the mouth reinforcement member 13 is provided at the position of the sheet 11 that is between the upper pleat 111 and the upper of the lower pleats 112 and 112.
- the mouth reinforcement member 13 is a plastic member that is long in the right-left direction. As illustrated in Fig. 2 , the mouth reinforcement member 13 is formed to be slightly shorter than the lateral width of the sheet 11 and have a length of approximately 100 mm to 150 mm, preferably 115 mm to 145 mm in the right-left direction.
- the mouth reinforcement member 13 is attached slightly below the center of the sheet 11 in the up-down direction. Specifically, it is desirable that the mouth reinforcement member 13 is attached at a position shifted downward by 5 mm to 10 mm from the center of the sheet 11 in the up-down direction.
- the mouth reinforcement member 13 is attached to the sheet 11 by, for example, welding the sheet materials of the sheet 11 to the front and back by means of heat, ultrasonic waves, or the like so as to form a bag-shaped space substantially coinciding in shape with the mouth reinforcement member 13 and placing the mouth reinforcement member 13 in the space.
- the right ear hook 2 and the left ear hook 3 are string-shaped members formed of polyurethane or the like.
- the right ear hook 2 is provided on the right side of the mask main body 1 and the left ear hook 3 is provided on the left side of the mask main body 1.
- the right ear hook 2 and the left ear hook 3 are respectively attached to the ends of the sheet 11 by, for example, being welded by means of heat, ultrasonic waves, or the like.
- the upper pleat 111, the lower pleats 112 and 112, and the mouth reinforcement member 13 are, for example, disposed as follows in a case where the sheet 11 has a width of 90 mm in the up-down direction.
- the upper pleat 111 is disposed at a position separate from the upper end of the sheet 11 by 25 mm such that a fold is to be disposed between the nose and the mouth.
- the upper of the lower pleats 112 and 112 is disposed at a position separate from the upper pleat 111 by 40 mm such that the wearer's mouth part is to be covered with the no-fold part of the sheet 11.
- the lower of the lower pleats 112 and 112 is disposed at a position separate from the upper of the lower pleats 112 by 15 mm to wrap around under the chin.
- the mouth reinforcement member 13 for ensuring a space for the wearer's mouth is attached slightly below the center of the mask main body 1 in the up-down direction.
- the mouth reinforcement member 13 is capable of ensuring a wide space around the lower lip and the mask 100 is unlikely to be touched when the lower lip is moved for conversation or respiration.
- the pleat interval is the widest at or near the center of the mask main body 1 in the up-down direction. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent a fold from being formed at or near the center of the mask main body 1 in the up-down direction, which faces the wearer's mouth when the mask 100 is worn. As a result, the wearer's mouth space is ensured with ease.
- the upper pleat 111 which is a fold projecting upward, is formed above the center of the mask main body 1 in the up-down direction.
- the lower pleats which are folds projecting downward, are formed below the center of the mask main body 1 in the up-down direction. As a result, the mask main body 1 is easily unfolded upward and downward about the center of the mask main body 1 in the up-down direction.
- a mask 100A according to the modification example that is illustrated in Fig. 4 two upper pleats 111 and 111 are provided. The rest of the configuration is identical to that of the embodiment described above.
- the present modification example is provided with the plurality of upper pleats 111 and 111 and the plurality of lower pleats 112 and 112, and thus the extent of spreading is easily adjusted at both the upper part and the lower part of the mask.
- the upper of the upper pleats 111 and 111 is disposed at a position separate from the upper end of the sheet 11A by 10 mm such that a fold is to be disposed at the tip of the nose.
- the upper of the lower pleats 112 and 112 is disposed at a position separate from the lower of the upper pleats 111 and 111 by 40 mm such that the wearer's mouth part is to be covered with a no-fold part of the sheet 11.
- the lower of the lower pleats 112 and 112 is disposed at a position separate from the upper of the lower pleats 112 and 112 by 20 mm to be applied to the chin.
- the mouth reinforcement member 13 is disposed at a position shifted downward by 10 mm from the center of the mask main body 1 in the up-down direction.
- the mouth reinforcement member 13 may be disposed at the part folded in the lower pleat 112 on the inner side of the sheet 11. In this case, the position of the mouth reinforcement member 13 can be moved upward and downward in accordance with the degree of opening of the lower pleat 112. In a state where the lower pleat 112 is not open, the part of the sheet 11 where the mouth reinforcement member 13 is attached cannot be viewed from the front, and thus the appearance of the mask 100 can be improved.
- the present invention can be suitably used in the field of mask manufacturing.
Abstract
Description
- The present invention relates to a mask for covering, for example, the nose and mouth on a wearer's face.
- Some masks are used for daily life purposes, in the case of illness or in dispersal of dust such as pollen and yellow sand, for example. Some of such masks has pleats in the main body of the masks and can be unfolded upward and downward when being worn.
- Although such a pleated mask can be unfolded in the up-down direction and the size of the mask is easily adjusted by the degree of unfolding of the pleats being adjusted in accordance with a mouth movement or a face size, a mouth space may become narrow or may be crushed due to respiration depending on how the pleats are folded.
- Present in this regard is a mask in which a mouth space is ensured by a reinforcement member being inserted at the center of the mask in the up-down direction (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
- Patent Document 1:
JP 2007-97904 A - The lower lip mainly moves during respiration or conversation, and thus the reinforcement member needs to ensure a sufficient space between the main body of the mask and the lower lip. In the mask described in
Patent Document 1, however, the reinforcement member is provided at the center of the mask in the up-down direction, and thus the reinforcement member is positioned between the wearer's upper and lower lips in many cases and no sufficient space can be ensured around the lower lip. - An object of the present invention is to provide a mask with which a sufficient space can be ensured around the lower lip.
- In order to solve the above problems, a mask according to the present invention described in
claim 1 includes: a mask main body that covers a target part on a wearer's face; and
a pair of right and left ear hooks for locking the mask main body to the wearer's ears, wherein
the mask main body includes a mouth reinforcement member for ensuring an interval between a wearer's mouth and the mask main body, and
the mouth reinforcement member is provided below a center of the mask main body in an up-down direction. - According to the present invention, it is possible to ensure a wide space around a wearer's lower lip when the mask is worn.
- In the mask described in
claim 2 according toclaim 1, the mask main body includes a plurality of pleats unfoldable in the up-down direction, and
an interval of the plurality of pleats in the up-down direction is widest at a part including the center of the mask main body in the up-down direction. - According to the present invention, it is possible to prevent a fold from being formed at or near the center of the mask main body in the up-down direction, which faces a wearer's mouth when the mask is worn. As a result, the wearer's mouth space is ensured with ease.
- In the mask described in
claim 3 according toclaim
the plurality of pleats include an upper pleat which is a fold projecting upward and formed above a center of a front surface of the mask main body in the up-down direction and a lower pleat which is a fold projecting downward and formed below the center of the front surface of the mask main body in the up-down direction. - According to the present invention, the mask is easily unfolded upward and downward about the center of the mask main body in the up-down direction.
- In the mask described in claim 4 according to
claim 3, the upper pleat includes a plurality of upper pleats and the lower pleat includes a plurality of lower pleats. - According to the present invention, the extent of spreading of the mask is easily adjusted at both the upper part and the lower part of the mask.
- In the mask described in claim 5 according to any one of
claims 2 to 4, the intervals of the pleats are all different. - According to the present invention, it is possible to arrange the plates in an appropriate position by changing the interval for each pleat.
- In the mask described in claim 6 according to any one of
claims 1 to 5, the mask main body includes a nose reinforcement member at an upper part. - According to the present invention, it is possible to prevent gap generation between the mask main body and a wearer's face by enhancing the close contact with the upper part of the mask main body.
- According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a mask with which a sufficient space can be ensured near the lower lip.
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Fig. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a mask according to an embodiment; -
Fig. 2 is a front view illustrating the mask according to the embodiment; -
Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line III-III inFig. 2 ; and -
Fig. 4 is a front view illustrating a mask according to a modification example. - Hereinafter, specific aspects of a mask according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to
Figs. 1 to 4 . The technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the illustrated examples and is determined based on the description of the claims. - In the following description, X, Y, Z, front-back, right-left, and up-down directions are defined as illustrated in
Fig. 1 . InFigs. 2 and4 , the near side of the drawings is the front and the far side of the drawings is the back. InFig. 3 , the near side of the drawing is the right side and the far side of the drawing is the left side. - As illustrated in
Figs. 1 and 2 , amask 100 is provided with a maskmain body 1 for covering, for example, the nose, mouth, and chin on a wearer's face, aright ear hook 2 for locking the maskmain body 1 to the wearer's right ear, and aleft ear hook 3 for locking the maskmain body 1 to the wearer's left ear. Themask 100 is worn with the back surface side of themask 100 facing the wearer's face. - The mask
main body 1 is provided with asheet 11, anose reinforcement member 12 attached near the upper end of thesheet 11, and amouth reinforcement member 13 attached near the center of thesheet 11 in the up-down direction. - The
sheet 11 is a sheet-shaped member formed in a substantially rectangular shape in front view as illustrated inFig. 2 and is formed by stacking a plurality of sheet materials. - The
sheet 11 is formed to be 120 mm to 210 mm in the Y direction and 70 mm to 100 mm in the Z direction. Preferably, thesheet 11 is formed to be 145 mm to 175 mm in the Y direction and 80 mm to 90 mm in the Z direction. - The
sheet 11 is formed by, for example, stacking the sheet materials in three layers in the order of a front surface side non-woven fabric, a filter, and a back surface side non-woven fabric. Specifically, as for the sheet materials, polypropylene spunbond, polyethylene spunbond, nylon spunbond, or the like is used as the non-woven fabrics. Polypropylene melt blow, rayon spunbond, or the like is used as the filter. - Most preferably, nylon spunbond is used as the non-woven fabrics and polypropylene melt blow is used as the filter.
- The layer structure of the
sheet 11 is not limited to the structure described above. For example, a sheet material may be further added for a further multilayer structure to be formed or thesheet 11 may be formed of fewer sheet materials. - After these sheet materials are stacked, the
sheet 11 is formed by folding such that an upper pleat 111 (described later) andlower pleats 112 and 112 (described later) are formed and that the upper, lower, left, and right ends are welded by means of heat, ultrasonic waves, or the like. - The
sheet 11 is folded in the up-down direction as illustrated inFig. 3 . As a result, theupper pleat 111 and thelower pleats Figs. 1 to 3 . When themask 100 is worn, theupper pleat 111 and thelower pleats sheet 11 has a three-dimensional mountain shape bulging outward and the nose, mouth, chin, and the like on the wearer's face are covered. - As illustrated in
Figs. 1 to 3 , theupper pleat 111 is a fold projecting upward and formed above the center of the front surface of thesheet 11 in the up-down direction. Theupper pleat 111 can be unfolded in the up-down direction. In the present embodiment, the singleupper pleat 111 is provided on thesheet 11. - As illustrated in
Figs. 1 to 3 , thelower pleats sheet 11 in the up-down direction. Thelower pleats lower pleats sheet 11. - In the present embodiment, the
upper pleat 111 and thelower pleats sheet 11 at the following intervals. The pleat intervals include the interval between theupper pleat 111 and the upper end edge of the mask and the interval between the lower end edge of the mask and the lower of thelower pleats - First, the
upper pleat 111 and thelower pleats lower pleats upper pleat 111 including the center of thesheet 11 in the up-down direction is the widest. Specifically, the part is formed such that the width of the part is at least one-third of the width of thesheet 11 in the up-down direction. - Further, it is desirable that the
upper pleat 111 and thelower pleats - The up-down width of the folded part formed in each pleat may be equal in every pleat or may be different for each pleat. For example, the
sheet 11 can be evenly spread in each pleat when the width of the folded part is equal in every pleat. When the width of the folded part is increased in theupper pleat 111, the upper part of thesheet 11 can be greatly spread. When the width of the folded part is increased in thelower pleats sheet 11 can be greatly spread. - The
nose reinforcement member 12 is provided for the upper part of the maskmain body 1 to follow along the shape of the wearer's nose and the surroundings without a gap. As illustrated inFig. 2 , thenose reinforcement member 12 is provided along the upper end edge of thesheet 11. - The
nose reinforcement member 12 is a plastic member that is long in the right-left direction. As illustrated inFig. 2 , thenose reinforcement member 12 is formed to be shorter than the lateral width of thesheet 11 and have a length of approximately 80 mm to 135 mm, preferably 90 mm to 120 mm in the right-left direction. - Any plastic material can be used as the material of the
nose reinforcement member 12. For example, polypropylene resin, polyethylene resin, or polyethylene terephthalate resin is used, but most preferably, polypropylene resin is used. - The
nose reinforcement member 12 is attached to thesheet 11 by, for example, welding the sheet materials of thesheet 11 to the front and back by means of heat, ultrasonic waves, or the like so as to form a bag-shaped space substantially coinciding in shape with thenose reinforcement member 12 and placing thenose reinforcement member 12 in the space. - The
mouth reinforcement member 13 is provided to ensure a gap between the maskmain body 1 and the vicinity of the wearer's mouth. As illustrated inFigs. 2 and3 , themouth reinforcement member 13 is provided at the position of thesheet 11 that is between theupper pleat 111 and the upper of thelower pleats - The
mouth reinforcement member 13 is a plastic member that is long in the right-left direction. As illustrated inFig. 2 , themouth reinforcement member 13 is formed to be slightly shorter than the lateral width of thesheet 11 and have a length of approximately 100 mm to 150 mm, preferably 115 mm to 145 mm in the right-left direction. - Any plastic material can be used as the material of the
mouth reinforcement member 13. For example, polypropylene resin, polyethylene resin, or polyethylene terephthalate resin is used, but most preferably, polypropylene resin is used as in the case of thenose reinforcement member 12. - The
mouth reinforcement member 13 is attached slightly below the center of thesheet 11 in the up-down direction. Specifically, it is desirable that themouth reinforcement member 13 is attached at a position shifted downward by 5 mm to 10 mm from the center of thesheet 11 in the up-down direction. - As in the case of the
nose reinforcement member 12, themouth reinforcement member 13 is attached to thesheet 11 by, for example, welding the sheet materials of thesheet 11 to the front and back by means of heat, ultrasonic waves, or the like so as to form a bag-shaped space substantially coinciding in shape with themouth reinforcement member 13 and placing themouth reinforcement member 13 in the space. - In this regard, it is difficult to visually recognize the
mouth reinforcement member 13 from the front if the bag-shaped space is formed without the sheet material at the foremost part of thesheet 11. The difficulty is desirable from the viewpoint of the appearance of themask 100. - The
right ear hook 2 and theleft ear hook 3 are string-shaped members formed of polyurethane or the like. Theright ear hook 2 is provided on the right side of the maskmain body 1 and theleft ear hook 3 is provided on the left side of the maskmain body 1. Theright ear hook 2 and theleft ear hook 3 are respectively attached to the ends of thesheet 11 by, for example, being welded by means of heat, ultrasonic waves, or the like. - In the
mask 100 according to the present embodiment, theupper pleat 111, thelower pleats mouth reinforcement member 13 are, for example, disposed as follows in a case where thesheet 11 has a width of 90 mm in the up-down direction. - First, the
upper pleat 111 is disposed at a position separate from the upper end of thesheet 11 by 25 mm such that a fold is to be disposed between the nose and the mouth. - The upper of the
lower pleats upper pleat 111 by 40 mm such that the wearer's mouth part is to be covered with the no-fold part of thesheet 11. - The lower of the
lower pleats lower pleats 112 by 15 mm to wrap around under the chin. - The
mouth reinforcement member 13 is disposed at a position shifted downward by 5 mm from the center of the maskmain body 1 in the up-down direction. - In the
mask 100 according to the present embodiment, themouth reinforcement member 13 for ensuring a space for the wearer's mouth is attached slightly below the center of the maskmain body 1 in the up-down direction. As a result, when themask 100 is worn, themouth reinforcement member 13 is capable of ensuring a wide space around the lower lip and themask 100 is unlikely to be touched when the lower lip is moved for conversation or respiration. In addition, it is possible to prevent themouth reinforcement member 13 from hindering respiration by coming to the front of the opening of the wearer's mouth. - The pleat interval is the widest at or near the center of the mask
main body 1 in the up-down direction. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent a fold from being formed at or near the center of the maskmain body 1 in the up-down direction, which faces the wearer's mouth when themask 100 is worn. As a result, the wearer's mouth space is ensured with ease. - The
upper pleat 111, which is a fold projecting upward, is formed above the center of the maskmain body 1 in the up-down direction. The lower pleats, which are folds projecting downward, are formed below the center of the maskmain body 1 in the up-down direction. As a result, the maskmain body 1 is easily unfolded upward and downward about the center of the maskmain body 1 in the up-down direction. - In a case where the pleat intervals are all different, it is possible to change the intervals for each pleat to dispose the pleats in an appropriate arrangement.
- In a
mask 100A according to the modification example that is illustrated inFig. 4 , twoupper pleats - The present modification example is provided with the plurality of
upper pleats lower pleats - In the
mask 100A according to the present modification example, theupper pleats lower pleats mouth reinforcement member 13 are, for example, disposed as follows in a case where asheet 11A has a width of 90 mm in the up-down direction. - First, the upper of the
upper pleats sheet 11A by 10 mm such that a fold is to be disposed at the tip of the nose. - The lower of the
upper pleats upper pleats - The upper of the
lower pleats upper pleats sheet 11. - The lower of the
lower pleats lower pleats - The
mouth reinforcement member 13 is disposed at a position shifted downward by 10 mm from the center of the maskmain body 1 in the up-down direction. - The upper pleats and the lower pleats are not limited to the illustration in number. For example, three or more upper pleats may be provided, and a single lower pleat or three or more lower plates may be provided.
- The
mouth reinforcement member 13 may be disposed at the part folded in thelower pleat 112 on the inner side of thesheet 11. In this case, the position of themouth reinforcement member 13 can be moved upward and downward in accordance with the degree of opening of thelower pleat 112. In a state where thelower pleat 112 is not open, the part of thesheet 11 where themouth reinforcement member 13 is attached cannot be viewed from the front, and thus the appearance of themask 100 can be improved. - The present invention can be suitably used in the field of mask manufacturing.
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- MASK
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- MASK MAIN BODY
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- MOUTH REINFORCEMENT MEMBER
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- RIGHT EAR HOOK (EAR HOOK)
- 3
- LEFT EAR HOOK (EAR HOOK)
Claims (6)
- A mask comprising:a mask main body that covers a target part on a wearer's face; anda pair of right and left ear hooks for locking the mask main body to the wearer's ears, whereinthe mask main body comprises a mouth reinforcement member for ensuring an interval between a wearer's mouth and the mask main body, andthe mouth reinforcement member is provided below a center of the mask main body in an up-down direction.
- The mask according to claim 1, wherein
the mask main body comprises a plurality of pleats unfoldable in the up-down direction, and
an interval of the plurality of pleats in the up-down direction is widest at a part including the center of the mask main body in the up-down direction. - The mask according to claim 1 or 2, wherein
the mask main body comprises a plurality of pleats unfoldable in the up-down direction, and
the plurality of pleats comprise an upper pleat which is a fold projecting upward and formed above a center of a front surface of the mask main body in the up-down direction and a lower pleat which is a fold projecting downward and formed below the center of the front surface of the mask main body in the up-down direction. - The mask according to claim 3, wherein the upper pleat comprises a plurality of upper pleats and the lower pleat comprises a plurality of lower pleats.
- The mask according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the intervals of the pleats are all different.
- The mask according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the mask main body comprises a nose reinforcement member at an upper part.
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