EP3925472A1 - Masque respiratoire - Google Patents

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EP3925472A1
EP3925472A1 EP21180437.2A EP21180437A EP3925472A1 EP 3925472 A1 EP3925472 A1 EP 3925472A1 EP 21180437 A EP21180437 A EP 21180437A EP 3925472 A1 EP3925472 A1 EP 3925472A1
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breathing mask
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Alessio Pescaglini
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A62—LIFE-SAVING; FIRE-FIGHTING
    • A62B—DEVICES, APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR LIFE-SAVING
    • A62B18/00—Breathing masks or helmets, e.g. affording protection against chemical agents or for use at high altitudes or incorporating a pump or compressor for reducing the inhalation effort
    • A62B18/02—Masks
    • A62B18/025—Halfmasks
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A62—LIFE-SAVING; FIRE-FIGHTING
    • A62B—DEVICES, APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR LIFE-SAVING
    • A62B18/00—Breathing masks or helmets, e.g. affording protection against chemical agents or for use at high altitudes or incorporating a pump or compressor for reducing the inhalation effort
    • A62B18/08—Component parts for gas-masks or gas-helmets, e.g. windows, straps, speech transmitters, signal-devices
    • A62B18/084—Means for fastening gas-masks to heads or helmets
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A62—LIFE-SAVING; FIRE-FIGHTING
    • A62B—DEVICES, APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR LIFE-SAVING
    • A62B23/00—Filters for breathing-protection purposes
    • A62B23/02—Filters for breathing-protection purposes for respirators
    • A62B23/025—Filters for breathing-protection purposes for respirators the filter having substantially the shape of a mask

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  • the invention relates to a breathing mask.
  • the invention refers to a breathing mask to protect the respiratory apparatus from inhaling ambient particles like pathogenic agents, for example viruses, bacteria and/or polluting agents, for example particulate, and at the same time avoid dispersion of pathogenic agents dispersed in respiratory droplets that may exit the mouth or nose of the person wearing it.
  • pathogenic agents for example viruses, bacteria and/or polluting agents, for example particulate
  • the invention relates to a breathing mask with free ventilation that filters the air traversing the mask in which the ventilation occurs entirely through the breathing of the person wearing the mask.
  • Breathing masks of stiff or semi-stiff cap shape are known, and foldable breathing masks, the so-called "surgical masks".
  • stiff or semi-stiff breathing masks in the form of a cap.
  • breathing masks comprising a mask body in the form of a shaped cap, which is so configured as to be worn by the user to cover the main airways, i.e. the nose and mouth, thus forming a breathing chamber.
  • Such breathing masks further comprise filter cartridges that enable the user to breathe in clean air and/or to breathe out carbon dioxide without spreading pathogenic agents beyond the mask.
  • Known filter cartridges are configured for being fixed removably to a side portion of the mask body to permit replacement thereof after a given period of use.
  • known breathing masks comprise retaining devices for retaining on the head of the user that are fixed to the sides of the mask body.
  • retaining devices comprising two cords each sewn onto a side of the mask body so as to form a slot through which it is possible to anchor a respective ear or cords with free ends that are tieable behind the head or also elastic belts that are intended to be stretched behind the head of the user.
  • One object of the invention is to improve breathing masks, in particular breathing masks with free ventilation.
  • a further object is to supply breathing masks that enable filtering means included therein to be replaced.
  • Another further object is to provide breathing masks that enable filtering means to be used that are cheap and easy to transport and store.
  • Still another object is to provide breathing masks that are easy to wear.
  • a breathing mask 1 according to the invention is illustrated.
  • the breathing mask 1 is configurable for protecting the human breathing apparatus from the inhalation of ambient particles, such as pathogenic agents, for example viruses, bacteria and/or polluting agents, for example particulate, and at the same time avoiding the dispersal of pathogenic agents dispersed in respiratory droplets that may exit from the mouth and nose of the person wearing the mask.
  • the breathing mask 1 is of the free ventilation type, in which ventilation occurs entirely by the breathing of the user wearing the mask.
  • the breathing mask 1 comprises a mask body 2, in the shape of a shaped cap, shaped to cover the airways of the user.
  • the breathing mask 1 forms, by means of the mask body 2, a breathing chamber intended to be traversed by the air exhaled and inhaled by the user.
  • the mask body 2 is made of one of the following materials: thermoplastic elastomer, for example SBS, SEBS, TPV, silicone, natural rubber, PVC, which are washable in microwave ovens.
  • antibacterial additives are added to these materials.
  • the mask body 2 comprises a shaped lower portion 3, substantially facing, in use, the mouth of the user. Also, the mask body 2 comprises an upper shaped portion 4 so as to enclose the nose of the user by following the anatomical conformation thereof.
  • the mask body 2 further comprises a pair of depressions 5, positioned to the sides of the upper shaped portion 4, to promote the manipulation of the breathing mask 1 by the user.
  • the mask body 2 comprises a pair of hook-shaped side projections 6, the function of which will be disclosed below.
  • the shaped lower portion 3 is provided with at least one opening 7, in particular with five openings 7 of substantially rectangular shape arranged substantially parallel to one another, to promote the passage of air inside and outside the mask body 2.
  • the openings 7 extend substantially over the entire length of the shaped lower portion 3.
  • the breathing mask 1 further comprises filtering means 8 for filtering the air entering and/or exiting the mask body 2, in particular to enable the user to inhale clean air and exhale carbon dioxide without dispersing pathogenic agents beyond the breathing mask 1.
  • the filtering means comprises at least one cellulose paper handkerchief 8 of the disposable type, or another handkerchief already presented as antibacterial or antiallergic in use for neonates that is already certified by the ministry of health.
  • the breathing mask 1 comprises fixing means 9 for fixing the filtering means 8 to the mask body 2.
  • the fixing means 9 is slidably couplable with an inner wall 10 of the shaped lower portion 3 and is provided with at least one hooking element 11 configured for engaging releasably in a respective opening 7 so as to retain the filtering means 8 between the inner wall 10 and the fixing means 9.
  • the fixing means 9 comprises at least two, in particular three, hooking elements 11, arranged next to one another, in which each of these hooking elements 11 is configured for engaging releasably in a respective opening 7.
  • the hooking elements 11 have the shape of a hook so as to traverse a respective opening 7 and anchor on an outer wall 12, opposite the inner wall 10, of the shaped lower portion 3.
  • the fixing means 9 comprises a fixing means body 13 having a shaped, for example frustoconical, form that is complementary to that of the shaped lower portion 3, the hooking elements 11 projecting from a first transversely larger end zone 14 of the fixing means body 13.
  • the fixing means body 13 is made of one of the following materials: polypropylene, polyethylene, polyamide, PBT, and polycarbonate, which are washable in microwave ovens. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, antibacterial additives are added to these materials.
  • the fixing means body 13 comprises a plurality of passages 24, only some of which have been numbered for greater clarity of the drawings, for example of circular shape, to promote an air passage between the inside and outside of the mask body 2.
  • the breathing mask 1 further comprises guide means 15 projecting from the inner wall 10 to the inside of the breathing mask 1 to guide the fixing means 9 to couple with and uncouple from the mask body 2.
  • the guide means comprises two ridges 15 that are substantially rectilinear, and diverging from a more inner portion to a more outer portion of the shaped inner portion 3.
  • the breathing mask 1 comprises abutting means 16 to abut on a second end zone 17, transversely shorter than and opposite the first end zone 14, of the fixing means body 13, in a fixing position A for fixing means 9 to the mask body 2.
  • the abutting means comprises an abutment 16 of curved shape interposed between, and connecting, the aforesaid rectilinear ridges 15.
  • the breathing mask 1 is further provided with retaining means 18 to firmly retain the breathing mask 1 on the head of the user.
  • the retaining means 18 comprises a pair of ring elements 19 that are fixable at one end to the side projections 6 of the mask body 2.
  • the ring elements 19 have elastic features and are made of one of the following materials: natural fabric, synthetic fabric, thermoplastic elastomer, etc., which are washable in microwave ovens. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, antibacterial additives are added to these materials.
  • the retaining means 18 comprises a retaining element 20 intended to be rested on a rear portion of the head of the user.
  • the retaining element 20 is provided with a central body 21 from which elongated bodies 22 project laterally along each of which at least two, in particular three, hooking elements 23, in the shape of an arrow are provided that are arranged for being hooked to another end by the ring elements 19.
  • Providing several hooking elements 23 on each of the elongated bodies 22, enables the retaining means 18 to be adjusted according to the dimensions of the head of the user to make wearing the breathing mask 1 according to the invention more comfortable. For example, in the case of young users, the hooking elements 23 nearer the central body 21 will be used, whereas in the case of adult users, with generous head dimensions, the hooking elements 23 that are further from the central body 21 will be used.
  • the retaining element 20 is made of one of the following materials: polypropylene, preferably copolymer, polyethylene, etc., which are washable in microwave ovens.
  • antibacterial additives are added to these materials.
  • fitting the filtering means or paper handkerchief 8 is particularly simple. In fact, it is sufficient to position the paper handkerchief 8 on the inner wall 10 of the mask body 2 in a zone defined between the ridges 15, 16, slide the fixing means 9 along the inner wall 10 guided by the ridges 15 until the second end zone 17 thereof abuts on the abutment 16 in the fixing position A, and engage the hooking elements 11 in the respective openings 7.
  • the breathing mask 1 enables paper handkerchiefs of the disposable type to be used that are particularly cheap and easy to transport and conserve.
  • the breathing mask 1 is particularly comfortable for users of any age/size to wear.
  • the elements constituting the breathing mask 1 are easily washable and thus reusable several times, in a microwave oven, and in the preferred embodiments are antibacterial.
  • the breathing mask 1 is particularly pleasing aesthetically.
EP21180437.2A 2020-06-19 2021-06-18 Masque respiratoire Withdrawn EP3925472A1 (fr)

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WO1988003036A1 (fr) * 1986-10-31 1988-05-05 Filcon Corporation Masque
FR2758442A1 (fr) * 1997-01-22 1998-07-24 Yamamoto Kogaku Element ou dispositif de reglage de la longueur de lanieres d'attache, et masque equipe d'un tel dispositif
US20180008848A1 (en) * 2016-07-06 2018-01-11 Sleepnet Corporation Face mask with removable/replaceable filter element
CN111165946A (zh) * 2020-02-27 2020-05-19 李智勇 一种新型分体式结构多用途口罩
EP3653266A1 (fr) * 2018-11-14 2020-05-20 Jinfuyu Industrial Co., Ltd. Masque respiratoire

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO1988003036A1 (fr) * 1986-10-31 1988-05-05 Filcon Corporation Masque
FR2758442A1 (fr) * 1997-01-22 1998-07-24 Yamamoto Kogaku Element ou dispositif de reglage de la longueur de lanieres d'attache, et masque equipe d'un tel dispositif
US20180008848A1 (en) * 2016-07-06 2018-01-11 Sleepnet Corporation Face mask with removable/replaceable filter element
EP3653266A1 (fr) * 2018-11-14 2020-05-20 Jinfuyu Industrial Co., Ltd. Masque respiratoire
CN111165946A (zh) * 2020-02-27 2020-05-19 李智勇 一种新型分体式结构多用途口罩

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