JP2021195657A - Mask shield - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a mask shield capable of being attached on a mask, which prevents droplets from directly contacting the mask and reduces difficulty in breathing.SOLUTION: The mask shield for protecting the mask having a covering part that covers a nose and mouth of a wearer and an attachment part for attachment on the wearer comprises: a plate-like body part that covers the covering part of the mask covering the nose and mouth of the wearer from an outer surface side, can be bent according to bending, and blocks the droplets; and a pair of extension parts extending from each of both ends of the body part in a width direction of a face of the wearer, outward in the width direction, and provided with a holding portion for holding a position of the attachment part of the mask. In the width direction, a distance between the pair of extension parts is larger than a dimension of the covering part of the mask.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

The present invention relates to a mask shield that protects the mask covering the wearer's nose and mouth from the outer surface side.

Conventionally, a mask shield that covers the outside of a disposable mask made of a non-woven fabric is known (see Patent Document 1). The mask shield includes a sheet member that covers the mask from the outer surface side, strings extending from both ends of the sheet member, and fasteners provided at both ends of the sheet member. The mask shield is attached to the mask by fastening the mask shield string to the fastener while it is hooked on the mask ear strap. Such a mask shield can enhance the hygiene effect of the mask.

JP-A-2015-119806

However, since the sheet member of this mask shield is located near the mask, that is, the distance from the mask shield to the mask is short, when the mask with the mask shield attached is worn, the wearer wears it. It may make you suffocate.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a mask shield that is attached to a mask and that reduces suffocation while preventing direct splashes on the mask.

The mask shield of the present invention is a mask shield that protects a mask having a covering portion covering the wearer's nose and mouth and a mounting portion for attaching to the wearer, and covers the wearer's nose and mouth. A plate-shaped main body that covers the mask from the outer surface side and can be bent according to bending and blocks splashes, and both ends of the main body in the width direction of the wearer's face, respectively. A pair of extension portions are provided which extend outward from the width direction and are provided with a holding portion for holding the position of the mounting portion of the mask. In the width direction, the distance between the pair of extension portions is the mask. It is characterized in that it is larger than the size of the covering portion of.

According to such a configuration, it is possible to prevent the mask from being directly splashed by the main body portion covering the mask from the outer surface side. Moreover, since the distance between the pair of extending portions in the width direction is larger than the size of the mask covering portion, when the mask shield with the holding portion holding the mask mounting portion is attached to the mask, the main body of the mask shield is attached. The portion is curved outward, that is, the main body portion of the mask shield is in a state of floating from the covering portion of the mask, whereby the wearer's suffocation can be reduced.

Further, in the mask shield, the mask mounting portion is a string, and the holding portion is a main body region which is a slit extending in the vertical direction and a holding region for holding the position of the inserted mask string in the longitudinal direction. And may be included.

According to such a configuration, the holding region can prevent the mask string from shifting in the longitudinal direction (direction in which the string extends).

Further, in the mask shield, the holding region may be a slit extending from the upper portion and the lower portion of the main body region along a direction intersecting the slit of the main body region.

According to such a configuration, after inserting the mask string into the main body region, the upper and lower portions of the mask string may be moved to the holding area which is a slit, so that the work of holding the mask string can be easily performed.

Based on the above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a mask shield that is attached to a mask and that reduces suffocation while preventing direct splashes on the mask.

FIG. 1 is a front view of the mask shield according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a side view of the mask shield. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a mask to which the mask shield is attached. FIG. 4 is a plan view of the mask to which the mask shield is attached. FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing when a mask to which the mask shield is attached is worn.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5. As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the mask shield 1 is a mask shield that protects the mask 9 that covers the wearer's nose and mouth. The mask 9 to which the mask shield 1 is attached is, for example, a non-woven fabric mask, a cloth mask, or the like. The mask 9 is formed, for example, in pairs on the left and right sides of a covering portion 91 that covers the nose and mouth of the wearer and a mounting portion 92 for attaching to the wearer (specifically, the covering portion 91 that can be worn on the ear). String) and.

The mounting portion 92 of the mask 9 may be a member made of urethane foam / sponge, fabric, resin, or the like and can be hung on the ear. Further, the mounting portion 92 of the mask 9 may be formed in a belt shape extending from the end portion of the covering portion 91 in the width direction and wrapped around the wearer's head.

The mask shield 1 has a plate-shaped main body portion 2 that covers the covering portion 91 of the mask 9 that covers the wearer's nose and mouth from the outer surface side, and both end portions of the main body portion 2 in the width direction of the wearer's face. A pair of extending portions 3 extending outward from the width direction are provided (see FIG. 3).

Hereinafter, the inside of the mask shield 1 is the side facing the wearer's face during use, and the outside of the mask shield 1 is the opposite side of the inside. That is, the inside / outside direction of the mask shield 1 is the thickness direction of the main body portion 2 and is the direction perpendicular to the paper surface in FIG. Further, the upper side and the lower side of the mask shield 1 are the head side and the foot side of the wearer of the mask shield 1. That is, the upper side and the lower side of the mask shield 1 are the upper side and the lower side in FIG. Further, the width direction of the mask shield 1 is the width direction of the wearer's face of the mask shield 1 as described above. That is, the width direction of the mask shield 1 is the left-right direction in FIG.

The main body portion 2 is a portion that covers the nose and mouth of the wearer via the covering portion 91 of the mask 9. Further, the main body portion 2 has a flat plate shape in a free state, can be bent according to bending, and blocks droplets. The main body 2 of the present embodiment covers the wearer's nose and mouth (see FIG. 5). That is, the main body 2 does not cover the wearer's eyes. Therefore, even if the mask 9 to which the mask shield 1 is attached is worn, the visibility is not affected.

The main body 2 has a substantially rectangular shape in a plan view. Further, the main body portion 2 has a shape symmetrical with respect to the center line C in the width direction. The main body portion 2 of the present embodiment includes a central region 20 located at the center in the width direction and end regions 21 located at both left and right ends in the width direction.

In the main body 2, the dimension in the vertical direction is smaller than the dimension in the width direction in the plan view. Further, in the plan view, the dimension of the central region 20 in the vertical direction of the main body portion 2 is larger than the dimension of the left and right end regions 21 in the vertical direction. Further, the vertical dimension of the main body 2 is the maximum in the central region 20. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the dimension of the main body 2 in the vertical direction is maximum at the position of the central axis C in the width direction of the main body 2. With this dimensional setting, the main body 2 can effectively cover the outer surface side of the wearer's mouth. Further, since the vertical dimension is small at a position distant from the central axis C of the main body portion 2 in the width direction, the view of the wearer is less likely to be obstructed. Further, even when the wearer faces downward, the main body portion 2 is unlikely to come into contact with the chest, clavicle portion, or the like. The main body 2 may have another shape such as a rectangle, an ellipse, or a square in a plan view.

In the main body 2 of the present embodiment, the upper end edge 22 of the central region 20 has an upwardly bulging shape (see FIG. 1). The lower edge 23 of the central region 20 has a downwardly bulging shape.

The main body 2 of the present embodiment has flexibility. The material of the main body 2 is a resin, for example, polyethylene terephthalate, polypropylene, or the like. The thickness of the main body 2 is preferably 0.1 mm or more and 1 mm or less, for example. When the thickness of the main body 2 is within this range, the main body 2 can be easily curved. Specifically, the thickness of the main body 2 is about 0.2 mm.

The pair of extending portions 3 are portions that come into contact with the wearer's face when wearing the mask 9 to which the mask shield 1 is attached. Further, the pair of extending portions 3 are portions where a holding portion 30 for holding the position of the mounting portion 92 of the mask 9 is provided (see FIG. 1). Further, in the width direction, the distance between the pair of extending portions 3 is larger than the dimension of the covering portion 91 of the mask 9. That is, the mask shield 1 is wider than the covering portion 91 of the mask 9.

The shape and material of the pair of extending portions 3 are, for example, the same. The extending portion 3 of the present embodiment extends in the vertical direction. Specifically, the extending portion 3 has a long elongated shape in the vertical direction. Further, the extending portion 3 has a shape having no corners (a shape with rounded corners). As a result, even if the mask 9 to which the mask shield 1 is attached is worn, the corners of the extending portion 3 do not hit the wearer's skin.

The extending portion 3 projects inward from the extending position of the main body portion 2 in the width direction (see FIG. 3). That is, the inner surface of the extending portion 3 is located inside the inner surface of the main body portion 2. Further, the thickness of the extending portion 3 is thicker than the thickness of the main body portion 2. The thickness of the extending portion 3 is preferably 1 mm or more and 15 mm or less, for example. Specifically, the thickness of the extending portion 3 is about 10 mm.

The holding portion 30 is an insertion portion that holds the position of the inserted mask string in the longitudinal direction by inserting the mounting portion 92 of the mask 9. For example, the holding portion 30 is a through hole or a slit penetrating in the thickness direction (for example, the inner / outer direction) of the extending portion 3. The holding portion 30 of the present embodiment is a slit. The vertical dimension of the holding portion 30 (slit) substantially coincides with the vertical distance of the pair of connecting portions of the mounting portion 92 (string) of the mask 9 to the covering portion 91. As a result, the string of the mask 9 can be inserted into the holding portion 30 (slit) without being forcibly bent, so that the string is less likely to be burdened. Specifically, the holding portion 30 includes a main body region 31 which is a slit extending in the vertical direction and a holding region 32 which holds the position of the inserted mask string in the longitudinal direction (see FIG. 1).

The main body region 31 is a slit that extends along the vertical direction and extends so as to be located outward in the width direction toward a portion located below. That is, the main body region 31 extends along the vertical direction in a state of being inclined so as to spread outward in the width direction toward the lower side. As a result, the distance in the width direction of the main body region 31 of the pair of extension portions 3 becomes larger toward the lower side. As described above, the main body region 31 is inclined so as to spread outward in the width direction toward the lower side, so that the main body region 31 extends along the shape of the mask 9 when the mask 9 is attached. The angles of the mask shield 1 are synchronized, and the wearing feeling of the mask 9 to which the mask shield 1 is attached becomes good. The main body region 31 of the present embodiment has, for example, a meandering shape, specifically, a wavy shape.

The holding region 32 is a slit extending from the upper portion 311 and the lower portion 312 of the main body region 31 (in this embodiment, the upper end and the lower end in the main body region 31) along the direction of intersection with the main body region 31. Further, the holding region 32 extends outward in the width direction along the width direction from the upper portion 311 and the lower portion 312 of the main body region 31, respectively. The holding region 32 of the present embodiment extends in an oblique direction with respect to the width direction so that the portion located on the outer side in the width direction is located above. The outer edge of the holding area 32 in the width direction is the holding area 32 provided in the upper part 311 of the main body area 31 and located inside the holding area provided in the lower part 312 of the main body area 31 in the width direction. There is. Further, the holding region 32 extends in a meandering shape, for example, in a wavy shape. The longitudinal dimension of the holding region 32 is smaller than the longitudinal dimension of the body region 31.

The extending portion 3 has flexibility. The extending portion 3 of the present embodiment has a continuous region 33 extending outward in the width direction continuously from the end region 21 of the main body portion 2 to the main body portion 2, and from the continuous region 33 to the inside (the face side of the wearer). Includes a protruding region 34 that protrudes. The material of the protruding region 34 is a foam, and is preferably a foam containing, for example, a polyethylene resin, a urethane resin, or (urethane foam / sponge). As described above, since the extending portion 3 has flexibility, the wearing feeling of the mask 9 to which the mask shield 1 is attached becomes good. Further, when the extension portion 3 uses urethane foam / sponge, the air permeability of the extension portion 3 can be ensured. The material of the protruding region 34 may be silicon rubber or the like.

In the above mask shield 1, the main body 2 covers the mask 9 from the outer surface side to prevent the mask 9 from being directly splashed (see FIG. 3). Moreover, since the space between the pair of extending portions 3 in the width direction is farther than the dimension of the covering portion 91 of the mask 9, the holding portion 30 holds the mounting portion 92 of the mask 9 as shown in FIG. When the mask shield 1 is attached to the mask 9, the main body of the mask shield 1 is due to the difference between the distance between the portions held by the holding portions 30 in the mounting portion 92 and the distance between the holding portions 30 and 30 in the mask shield 1. 2 is curved outward, that is, the main body 2 of the mask shield 1 is in a state of floating from the covering portion 91 of the mask 9. This can reduce the suffocation of the wearer.

In the mask shield 1 of the present embodiment, since the holding region 32 holds the position in the longitudinal direction of the mounting portion 92 of the inserted mask 9 (for example, the string of the mask 9), the string of the mask 9 is the length of the string. It is possible to prevent the mask shield 1 from being displaced in the direction (the direction in which the string is extended), and to maintain the state in which the main body portion 2 of the mask shield 1 is floating from the covering portion 91 of the mask 9.

Further, in the mask shield 1 of the present embodiment, in order for the extension portion 3 of the mask shield 1 to hold the string of the mask 9, the string of the mask 9 is inserted into the main body region 31 of the holding portion 30 of the extension portion 3. Then, since the upper and lower portions of the mask 9 string may be moved to the holding area 32 which is a slit, the work of holding the mask 9 string in the holding area 32 can be easily performed.

In the mask shield 1 of the present embodiment, since the extending portion 3 protrudes inward from the extension position of the main body portion 2 in the width direction (see FIG. 3), the main body portion 2 is extended to the left and right end regions 21 in the width direction. It can be floated from the outer surface of the mask 9 at (both ends).

Further, in the mask shield 1, since the holding portion 30 (specifically, the main body region 31 and the holding region 32) is a wavy slit, the mounting portion 92 (string) of the mask 9 is difficult to come off from the wavy slit. The holding region 32 can reliably hold the position of the mounting portion 92 (string) of the mask 9.

It should be noted that the mask shield of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and it is needless to say that various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention. For example, the configuration of one embodiment can be added to the configuration of another embodiment, and a part of the configuration of one embodiment can be replaced with the configuration of another embodiment. In addition, some of the configurations of certain embodiments can be deleted.

The main body 2 of the above embodiment had a flat plate shape in a free state and could be bent according to bending. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a plate shape that is curved in a free state may be used. For example, the main body portion 2 may have a plate shape that is curved in a free state, and may have a plate shape that is further curved in accordance with bending.

The main body region 31 and the holding region 32 of the holding portion 30 do not have to extend linearly as long as they extend along the vertical direction. For example, the main body region 31 and the holding region 32 may have a polygonal line shape, an arc shape, a meandering shape, or the like. Specifically, the main body region 31 and the holding region 32 may be wavy slits. In this case, since the mounting portion 92 (string) of the mask 9 is difficult to come off from the wavy slit, the holding region 32 can surely hold the position of the mounting portion 92 (string) of the mask 9.

Further, although the holding portion 30 of the above embodiment is an insertion portion through which the mounting portion 92 of the mask 9 is inserted, it may be a narrowing portion that narrowly holds the mounting portion 92 of the mask 9. The narrowed portion may be a member such as a clip or a clothespin that holds the position of the inserted mask string in the longitudinal direction by sandwiching the string of the mask 9.

The mask shield 1 may extend so as to cover the wearer's eyes. For example, the main body 2 may extend upward so as to cover the wearer's eyes. By configuring the mask shield 1 in this way, the wearer's eyes can also be protected from splashes.

The holding portion 30 (specifically, the main body region 31) of the above embodiment does not have to extend in a wavy shape as long as it extends in the vertical direction. Further, the holding region 32 does not have to extend in a wavy shape. For example, the main body region 31 and the holding region 32 may be linear, polygonal, arcuate, or the like.

1 ... Mask shield, 2 ... Main body, 3 ... Extension, 9 ... Mask, 20 ... Central area, 21 ... End area, 22 ... Upper edge, 23 ... Lower edge, 30 ... Holding part, 31 ... Main body area , 32 ... holding area, 33 ... continuous area, 34 ... protruding area, 91 ... covering part, 92 ... mounting part, 311 ... upper part, 312 ... lower part, C ... central axis

Claims (3)

A mask shield that protects a mask having a covering that covers the wearer's nose and mouth and a mounting part for attaching to the wearer.
A plate-shaped main body that covers the mask covering the wearer's nose and mouth from the outer surface side, is bendable according to bending, and blocks droplets.
It is provided with a pair of extending portions extending outward in the width direction from each of both ends of the main body portion in the width direction of the wearer's face and provided with a holding portion for holding the position of the mask mounting portion.
A mask shield characterized in that, in the width direction, the distance between the pair of extending portions is larger than the dimensions of the covering portion of the mask. The mounting part of the mask is a string,
The mask shield according to claim 1, wherein the holding portion includes a main body region which is a slit extending in the vertical direction and a holding region which holds a position in the longitudinal direction of the inserted mask string. The mask shield according to claim 2, wherein the holding region is a slit extending from the upper portion and the lower portion of the main body region along a direction intersecting the slit of the main body region.

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