EP4138597A1 - Dispositif de protection d'au moins une partie du visage - Google Patents
Dispositif de protection d'au moins une partie du visageInfo
- Publication number
- EP4138597A1 EP4138597A1 EP21711934.6A EP21711934A EP4138597A1 EP 4138597 A1 EP4138597 A1 EP 4138597A1 EP 21711934 A EP21711934 A EP 21711934A EP 4138597 A1 EP4138597 A1 EP 4138597A1
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- Prior art keywords
- strip
- user
- sheet
- strips
- protective device
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- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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Classifications
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A41—WEARING APPAREL
- A41D—OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES
- A41D13/00—Professional, industrial or sporting protective garments, e.g. surgeons' gowns or garments protecting against blows or punches
- A41D13/05—Professional, industrial or sporting protective garments, e.g. surgeons' gowns or garments protecting against blows or punches protecting only a particular body part
- A41D13/11—Protective face masks, e.g. for surgical use, or for use in foul atmospheres
- A41D13/1107—Protective face masks, e.g. for surgical use, or for use in foul atmospheres characterised by their shape
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A41—WEARING APPAREL
- A41D—OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES
- A41D13/00—Professional, industrial or sporting protective garments, e.g. surgeons' gowns or garments protecting against blows or punches
- A41D13/05—Professional, industrial or sporting protective garments, e.g. surgeons' gowns or garments protecting against blows or punches protecting only a particular body part
- A41D13/11—Protective face masks, e.g. for surgical use, or for use in foul atmospheres
- A41D13/1161—Means for fastening to the user's head
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A41—WEARING APPAREL
- A41D—OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES
- A41D13/00—Professional, industrial or sporting protective garments, e.g. surgeons' gowns or garments protecting against blows or punches
- A41D13/05—Professional, industrial or sporting protective garments, e.g. surgeons' gowns or garments protecting against blows or punches protecting only a particular body part
- A41D13/11—Protective face masks, e.g. for surgical use, or for use in foul atmospheres
- A41D13/1184—Protective face masks, e.g. for surgical use, or for use in foul atmospheres with protection for the eyes, e.g. using shield or visor
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A41—WEARING APPAREL
- A41D—OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES
- A41D31/00—Materials specially adapted for outerwear
- A41D31/04—Materials specially adapted for outerwear characterised by special function or use
- A41D31/10—Impermeable to liquids, e.g. waterproof; Liquid-repellent
Definitions
- TITLE PROTECTION DEVICE FOR AT LEAST PART OF THE
- the present invention relates to the general field of the protection of the human being. It relates more specifically to a device for protecting the respiratory tract and at least part of the face.
- nursing staff use devices to protect their respiratory tract and at least part of the face against contaminating projections from patients and containing germs, bacteria or even viruses.
- these masks are generally disposable and non-reusable.
- staff are tempted to reuse their masks, which represents a significant risk of transmission of infectious diseases.
- some of these so-called disposable masks are difficult to recycle.
- the aim of the present invention is therefore to provide a device for protecting against projections of the respiratory tract and at least part of the face of an individual intended in particular for nursing staff, said device being effective, easy to use and to recycle, and inexpensive, its manufacture requiring only one single operation.
- a device for protecting against projections of the respiratory tract and of at least part of the face of a user remarkable in that it comprises a single flexible sheet, made of an impermeable material.
- the projections and defining a strip in the overall shape of a rectangle or square and at least two first strips each coming from one of the ends of the upper edge of said strip, the strip of the sheet being shaped to cover at least the nose and the user's mouth, the upper edge of said strip resting on the top of the nose or on the forehead, the first two straps being arranged to be tied together at the back of the user's head passing through the above his ears.
- the sheet is advantageously made of a transparent material.
- the strip is shaped to be transparent at least to the right of the user's eyes, when said protective device is worn by the latter.
- the sheet is made of polyvinyl chloride.
- the protection device comprises two second strips each coming from one of the ends of the lower edge or from one of the side edges of said strip.
- the sheet is advantageously cut in a single operation to define the strip and the first two strips or to define the strip and the first two strips and the two second strips.
- the sheet comprises additional generally round cutouts at the mechanically weakest and / or most stressed areas.
- FIG 1 is a perspective view of a protective device according to the invention worn by an individual
- FIG 2 is a top view of the flat cutout of the protection device of Figure 1,
- FIG 3 is a top view of the flat blank of an alternative embodiment of the protection device according to the invention
- FIG 4 is a perspective view of a second variant of the protection device according to the invention worn by an individual
- FIG 5 is a top view of the flat blank of a third variant embodiment of the protection device according to the invention.
- FIG. 1 and 2 there is shown a protection device 1 against projections of the respiratory tract and at least part of the face of a user.
- Said protection device 1 comprises a single sheet 2 defining a strip 3 in the overall shape of a rectangle or square and at least two first strips 4A, 4B each coming from one of the ends of the upper edge 31 of said strip 3.
- upper or lower denotes here elements or parts of elements of the protection device, according to the invention, located respectively at the top or bottom of the latter, when it is worn normally by the user.
- strip 3 can be of any shape other than rectangular or square, without departing from the present invention.
- the strip 3 of the sheet 2 is shaped to cover at least the nose and the mouth of the user, the upper edge 31 of said strip 3 resting on the top. of the nose, and the first two straps 4A, 4B are designed to be tied together at the back of the user's head, passing over the latter's ears.
- the sheet 2 is flexible and made of a material impermeable to projections, such as, for example, contaminating projections from patients, said material being advantageously synthetic, such as, preferably, polyvinyl chloride (PVC).
- PVC polyvinyl chloride
- - PVC is an easily washable, disinfectable and therefore reusable material
- - PVC is a 100% recyclable mono-material, phthalate-free and complies with European Reach Directives, this material already being used to make many products intended to be in contact with the skin of a user, such as, for example, bank card cases or pharmacy prescription holders
- - PVC is a tear-resistant material, which however has a certain elasticity when it is used as a flexible sheet of low thickness, of the order of 0.25 to 0.75 mm, which is advantageous for the maintenance of the protection device 1 using the first two straps 4A, 4B and for its adaptation to the shape of the user's face whatever his morphology, thus guaranteeing comfort of use and effective protection while giving the lower part of the
- the sheet 2 is cut in a single operation to define the strip 3 and the first two strips 4A, 4B in the form of L.
- This procedure which does not require any addition of material, no welding or gluing between two elements or part of elements, is particularly simple and fast, and therefore inexpensive.
- additional generally round cutouts 21 are advantageously made on sheet 2 to said areas.
- the protection device G is similar to the protection device 1 described above and comprises a flexible sheet 2 ′ that is impermeable to projections, the flat cut of which is shown in FIG. 3, and defining a strip 3 ′. in the overall shape of a rectangle or square and two first strips 4A ', 4B' each coming from one of the ends of the upper edge 3G of said strip 3 '.
- the protection device G further comprises two second strips 5 A ', 5B' each coming from one of the ends of the lower edge 32 'of said strip 3'.
- the strip 3 'of the sheet 2' is shaped to cover at least the nose and the mouth of the patient.
- the two second straps 5 A ', 5B' can also be tied together under the user's chin.
- the tying under the chin of said two second straps 5 A ', 5B' makes it possible to better apply said protection device G on the face of said user and to limit the entry of projections in particular at the top of the protection device G and the cheeks of the user. the user.
- the additional cutouts 21, 2G can be replaced by welding points.
- this configuration requires adding an operation to the manufacture of the protection device 1, G and will consequently increase its unit cost.
- the protection device 11 is similar to the protection device 1 described above and comprises a flexible sheet 12 impermeable to projections defining a strip 13 in the overall shape of a rectangle or square and two first strips 14 each coming from one of the ends of the upper edge 131 of said strip 13.
- the protection device 11 differs from the protection device 1 in that the strip 13 of the sheet 12 is shaped to cover at least the nose and the mouth of the user and a large part of the face of this user. latest, the upper edge 131 of said strip 13 then resting on the user's forehead, and the first two straps 14 are arranged to be tied together at the back of the head of said user by passing over the ears of the user. this last.
- the strip 13 of the protection device 11 is shaped to be transparent at least to the right of the eyes of the user, when said protection device 11 is worn. by the latter.
- the sheet 12 is made of a transparent material such as, preferably, polyvinyl chloride for the same reasons described above, the strip 13 of the protection device 11 then being entirely transparent.
- the sheet 12 is cut in a single operation to define the strip 13 and the first two strips 14 in the shape, for example, of L.
- This procedure which does not require any addition of material , no welding or bonding between two elements or part of elements, is particularly simple and fast, and therefore inexpensive.
- the protection device 1 G is similar to the protection device 11 described above and comprises a flexible sheet 12 ′ which is impermeable to projections, the flat cut of which is shown in FIG. 5, and defining a strip. 13 'in the overall shape of a rectangle or a partially transparent square and two first strips 14A', 14B 'each coming from one of the ends of the upper edge 13 G of said strip 13'.
- the protection device 1 G further comprises two second strips 15 A ', 15B' each coming from one of the side edges of the strip 13 ', said side edges connecting together the lower edges 132' and upper 13 G of said strip 13 '.
- the two second strips 15 A ′, 15B ′ could also each come from one of the ends of the lower edge 132 ′ of said strip 13 ′.
- the strip 13 'of the sheet 12' is shaped to cover at least the nose and the mouth of the user and a large part of the face of the latter, the upper edge. 13 G of said strip 13 'resting on the user's forehead, the first two straps 14 A', 14B 'are arranged to be tied together at the back of the user's head passing through- above the ears of the latter, and the two second straps 15 A ', 15B' are arranged to be tied together at the back of the neck of said user.
- additional generally round cutouts 12G are advantageously made on the sheet 12' at said zones.
- each first strap 4A ', 14A', 4B ', 14B' can be tied with the second strap 5 A ', 15 A', 5B ', 15B' located on the side of the same lateral edge of the strip 3 ', 13' around one of the user's ears.
- the first two strips 4A, 4B, 4A ', 4B', 14, 14A ', 14B' of the protection device 1, G, 11, 1G could also each come from one of the side edges of the strip 3, 3 ', 13, 13'.
- the protection device 1, G could comprise a sheet 2, 2 'made of a transparent material, without departing from the scope of the present invention.
- the configuration of the protection device 1, G, 11, 1G according to the invention with two or four straps makes it possible to adapt said protection device 1, G, 11, 11 'to the morphology of the face of the user while ensuring its perfect placement on said face.
- the protection device 1, G, 11, 1G according to the invention is particularly intended for nursing staff against projections, in particular liquid and / or solid, of the sick, but it can also be used by ambulance, firefighters or the forces. maintenance of order.
- the protection device 1, G, 11, 1 G could be usefully used by firefighters and nursing staff as an “over-mask” acting as a first protective barrier allowing liquid projections to be released (contaminating droplets, blood, etc. etc ...) and thus increase the lifespan of the filtering masks worn just below.
- protection device 1, G, 11, 1G in accordance with the invention which have just been described are only specific illustrations, in no way limiting the invention.
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Applications Claiming Priority (3)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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FR2002774A FR3108238B1 (fr) | 2020-03-21 | 2020-03-21 | Dispositif de protection des voies respiratoires |
FR2004012A FR3108239B1 (fr) | 2020-03-21 | 2020-04-22 | Dispositif de protection des voies respiratoires |
PCT/EP2021/057128 WO2021191084A1 (fr) | 2020-03-21 | 2021-03-19 | Dispositif de protection d'au moins une partie du visage |
Publications (3)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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EP4138597A1 true EP4138597A1 (fr) | 2023-03-01 |
EP4138597B1 EP4138597B1 (fr) | 2023-11-15 |
EP4138597C0 EP4138597C0 (fr) | 2023-11-15 |
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Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP21711934.6A Active EP4138597B1 (fr) | 2020-03-21 | 2021-03-19 | Dispositif de protection d'au moins une partie du visage |
Country Status (7)
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US (1) | US20230138060A1 (fr) |
EP (1) | EP4138597B1 (fr) |
JP (1) | JP2023518034A (fr) |
CA (1) | CA3171242A1 (fr) |
FR (2) | FR3108238B1 (fr) |
MX (1) | MX2022011688A (fr) |
WO (1) | WO2021191084A1 (fr) |
Family Cites Families (3)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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FR2182700A1 (fr) * | 1972-05-04 | 1973-12-14 | Dupre Jacques Philippe | |
DE3800959C1 (en) * | 1988-01-15 | 1988-12-08 | Hans-Joachim 7137 Sternenfels De Wolf | Face protection mask, especially for medical applications |
US7032751B2 (en) * | 2002-12-19 | 2006-04-25 | Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. | Dispensing assembly for single piece face mask |
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2020
- 2020-03-21 FR FR2002774A patent/FR3108238B1/fr not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2020-04-22 FR FR2004012A patent/FR3108239B1/fr active Active
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2021
- 2021-03-19 MX MX2022011688A patent/MX2022011688A/es unknown
- 2021-03-19 US US17/911,821 patent/US20230138060A1/en active Pending
- 2021-03-19 CA CA3171242A patent/CA3171242A1/fr active Pending
- 2021-03-19 EP EP21711934.6A patent/EP4138597B1/fr active Active
- 2021-03-19 WO PCT/EP2021/057128 patent/WO2021191084A1/fr unknown
- 2021-03-19 JP JP2022555624A patent/JP2023518034A/ja active Pending
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Publication number | Publication date |
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EP4138597B1 (fr) | 2023-11-15 |
EP4138597C0 (fr) | 2023-11-15 |
FR3108239B1 (fr) | 2022-03-18 |
JP2023518034A (ja) | 2023-04-27 |
FR3108239A1 (fr) | 2021-09-24 |
MX2022011688A (es) | 2022-10-07 |
US20230138060A1 (en) | 2023-05-04 |
CA3171242A1 (fr) | 2021-09-30 |
FR3108238A1 (fr) | 2021-09-24 |
FR3108238B1 (fr) | 2022-03-18 |
WO2021191084A1 (fr) | 2021-09-30 |
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