JP2022012667A - Mask storage tool and mask storage method - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a mask storage tool from which a mask can be detached without touching a mask body with a hand, and which can store the detached mask as it is and a mask storage method.SOLUTION: A mask storage tool for storing a mask comprises: a mask body which covers the mouth and the nose of a wearer; and a pair of ear hook parts provided on both ends in a width direction of the mask body, and is constituted to be covered on the mask body in a state of being worn by the wearer, and to store the mask body in a folded state by folding the mask storage tool from the state of being covered on the mask body.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a mask storage tool capable of storing a mask and a mask storage method.

Conventionally, a mask covering the wearer's mouth and nose has been used in order to prevent inhalation of dust, pollen, virus, etc. in the outside air and scattering of saliva, etc. (Patent Document 1 and the like). In particular, the demand for masks is rapidly increasing due to the recent worldwide epidemic of the new coronavirus (COVID-19) infection.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2006-102145 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2012-61288

Usually, the mask is composed of a mask body that covers the wearer's mouth and nose, and ear hooks that are joined to both lateral ends of the mask body and hold the mask body on the wearer's face. Since the mask body is the part that comes into direct contact with the wearer's mouth and nose, if it is temporarily removed for meals, etc., if it is left as it is on the table or stored in a bag or clothes pocket, dust etc. will be collected. There is a problem that it may adhere and is unsanitary. In addition, a large amount of viruses and the like floating in the outside air and saliva and viruses discharged from others adhere to the outer surface of the mask body, and a large amount of saliva and viruses discharged from the wearer also adhere to the inner surface. Therefore, there is a risk that the parts that come into contact with the mask (tabletop, bag, clothes pocket, etc.) will also be contaminated.

In order to solve such a problem, a mask carrying case for temporarily storing a mask has been proposed in recent years (Patent Document 2), but when the removed mask is stored in the mask carrying case, the mask is used. Since it is necessary to touch the main body by hand, there is a problem that saliva, viruses, etc. adhering to the outer surface and the inner surface of the mask main body may adhere to the hand. Further, in the mask carrying case of Patent Document 2, since it is necessary to set the mask on the mask carrying case after removing the mask from the face, psychological stress caused by the appearance of the mask being put on and taken off by a person and the removal are caused. There is a risk of psychological stress due to seeing the inside of the mask by oneself or being seen by a person.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a mask storage tool and a mask storage method capable of removing a mask without touching the mask body and storing the removed mask as it is.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the mask storage device according to the present invention includes a mask body that covers the wearer's mouth and nose, and a pair of ear hooks provided at both ends of the mask body in the width direction. It is a mask storage tool for storing a mask, and it is possible to cover the mask body in a state of being worn by the wearer, and the mask can be folded from the state of being covered on the mask body. The feature is that the main body can be stored in a folded state.

It is preferable that the mask accommodating tool according to the present invention is configured so that the intermediate sheet can be detachably held on the contact surface with the mask main body.

Further, the mask storage tool according to the present invention is provided on the contact surface side between the storage main body portion covered with the mask main body and the mask main body of the storage main body portion, and the intermediate sheet can be detachably held. A sheet holding portion is provided, and the sheet holding portion extends inward from the outer peripheral edge of the storage main body portion, and a plurality of the intermediate sheets can be sandwiched between the storage main body portion and the storage main body portion in a laminated state. It is preferable to be configured in. The mask storage tool according to the present invention can also store an unused mask under the intermediate sheet.

Further, in the mask accommodating tool according to the present invention, it is preferable that the functional material can be held on the contact surface side with the mask main body.

Further, the mask storage method according to the present invention is a mask storage method using the above-mentioned mask storage tool, in which the mask storage tool is covered on the mask main body in a state of being worn by the wearer, and then the mask storage tool is covered. By folding the mask storage tool, the mask main body is stored in the mask storage tool in a folded state.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a mask storage tool and a mask storage method capable of removing a mask without touching the mask body and storing the removed mask as it is.

It is a figure which shows the mask accommodating tool which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 2A is a view of the state in which the mask is placed on the mask storage tool according to the present embodiment as viewed from the inner surface side, and FIG. 2B is a view of the same state as viewed from the outer surface side. be. It is an enlarged cross-sectional view along the AA'line of FIG. It is a figure which shows the usage method of the mask storage tool which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the state which the mask is stored by the mask storage tool which concerns on this embodiment.

Hereinafter, suitable embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. It should be noted that the following embodiments do not limit the invention according to each claim, and not all combinations of features described in the embodiments are essential for the means for solving the invention. .. Further, the drawings are schematic views in which emphasis, omission, and ratio adjustment are appropriately performed to show the present invention, and may differ from the actual shape, positional relationship, and ratio.

[Overall configuration of mask storage]
As shown in FIG. 1, the mask accommodating tool 1 according to the present embodiment includes a mask main body 102 that covers the wearer's mouth and nose, and a pair of ear hook portions 104 provided at both ends of the mask main body 102 in the width direction. It is a mask storage tool for storing the mask 100 provided with the above.

Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the mask storage tool 1 according to the present embodiment includes a storage main body 10 that covers the mask main body 102 of the mask 100 and a mask main body 102 of the storage main body 10. It is provided on the side of the contact surface with the sheet, and includes a sheet holding portion 20 that can detachably hold the intermediate sheet 40 and a locking member 30 that can maintain the folded state of the storage main body portion 10.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the storage main body 10 is made of a flexible material such as a cloth material, and is formed in a rectangular sheet shape. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4B, the storage main body 10 can be covered on the mask main body 102 in a state of being worn by the wearer, and is covered on the mask main body 102. The mask body 102 has a size and flexibility that can be stored in a folded state by folding from. More preferably, the storage body 10 has a size and flexibility (for example, a handkerchief for men folded into a substantially square shape) that can be stored in a pocket of clothes (for example, men's trousers) in a folded state. It has size and flexibility).

Specifically, the storage main body 10 has a size larger than that of the mask main body 102, and has the flexibility to be folded in half with the intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction as the folding portion 12. Further, the storage main body 10 follows the three-dimensional shape of the wearer's face to the extent that the mask main body 102 can be rolled up and folded in half from the state of being covered on the mask main body 102 worn by the wearer. It is preferable to have flexibility that can be deformed.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the storage main body portion 10 has a functional material holding portion 14 capable of holding the functional material 50 on the inner surface side (contact surface side with the mask main body). A pair of functional material holding portions 14 are provided symmetrically with the folded portion 12 of the storage main body portion 10 as a boundary.

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, in each functional material holding portion 14, the direction of the hypotenuse portion of the pair of cloth pieces 14a and 14b having a substantially right-angled triangle shape is turned upside down, and the hypotenuse portion is in the longitudinal direction. It is formed by arranging it so as to face the outside (the side opposite to the folded portion 12). The hypotenuse portion of the pair of cloth pieces 14a, 14b is configured to be separated from the storage main body portion 10, whereby the pair of cloth pieces 14a, 14b and the storage main body portion 10 are configured as shown in FIG. It is configured so that the functional material 50 can be held between the cloth and the cloth.

According to such a functional material holding portion 14, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the hypotenuse portions of the pair of cloth pieces 14a and 14b are separated from the storage main body portion 10 to form the pair of cloth pieces 14a and 14b. It is possible to insert the functional material 50 into the functional material holding portion 14 from the outside in the longitudinal direction with a gap formed between the storage main body portion 10 and the storage main body portion 10. Further, by forming the insertion opening of the functional material 50 on the outer side in the longitudinal direction in this way, as shown in FIG. 5, when the storage main body portion 10 is folded in half and carried, the insertion opening is on the upper side in the vertical direction. Since it faces, it is possible to prevent the functional material 50 from falling off.

Here, examples of the functional material 50 include a coolant, an fragrance material, a heating material, a moisture absorbing material, and the like. Further, the functional material 50 may have a bactericidal effect, an antibacterial effect, and the like.

When a coolant is used as the functional material 50, the mask 100 stored in the mask storage tool 1 can be cooled. Therefore, the cooling effect can be obtained by attaching the cooled mask 100 to the face. It will be possible. Further, when the mask 100 is attached to the face and when the mask 100 is removed from the face, the face can be cooled by the coolant of the mask storage tool 1. As described above, when the coolant is used as the functional material 50, the mask 100 can be comfortably worn and put on and taken off even in the summer.
Further, even when the heating material is used as the functional material 50, the mask 100 stored in the mask storage tool 1 can be heated and the face can be warmed when the mask 100 is attached / detached, so that the mask can be comfortably used even in winter. The mask 100 can be worn and put on and taken off.
In particular, it has an advantage that the wearer's face is not excessively cooled or heated as compared with a so-called functional mask in which a coolant or a heating material is directly attached to the mask 100 itself.

Further, when the fragrance material is used as the functional material 50, the mask 100 stored in the mask storage tool 1 can be scented, so that a relaxing effect when wearing the mask can be expected, and the mask 100 can be expected to have a relaxing effect. When a dehumidifying agent is used as the functional material 50, the mask 100 moistened by exhaled breath or the like can be dehumidified while being stored in the mask storage tool 1, so that comfort when reusing can be improved. At the same time, it is possible to suppress the generation of mold and foul odors.

The configuration of the functional material holding portion 14 is not limited to the illustrated example, and various configurations can be adopted as long as the functional material 50 can be held, and the number of the functional material holding portions 14 is also increased. It can be changed arbitrarily. Further, the functional material 50 is not limited to the various functional materials described above, and various functional materials can be adopted.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the sheet holding portion 20 is a return portion (flange portion) extending inward from the outer peripheral edge of the storage main body portion 10, and a plurality of seat holding portions 20 are provided between the seat holding portion 20 and the storage main body portion 10. The outer edge portion of the intermediate sheet 40 (three sheets in the illustrated example) is configured to be able to be sandwiched in a laminated state.

As shown in FIG. 1, the seat holding portion 20 is provided over the entire outer peripheral edge of the storage main body portion 10. Specifically, the seat holding portion 20 includes a pair of upper and lower long side portions 20a and 20b of the storage main body portion 10 and a pair of left and right short side portions 20c and 20d, and these long side portions 20a and 20b. The short side portions 20c and 20d are continuous in the circumferential direction.

The seat holding portion 20 has the same flexibility as the storage main body portion 10, and is configured to be deformable according to the thickness of the intermediate sheet 40 to be stored. As a result, the mask storage tool 1 is configured so that a plurality of intermediate sheets 40 can be stored in a laminated state and the intermediate sheets 40 can be taken out one by one (disposable). Further, the mask storage tool 1 can store the unused mask 100 by arranging one or a plurality of unused masks 100 under the intermediate sheet 40.

According to such a sheet holding portion 20, when the mask 100 is stored in the mask storage tool 1, it is possible to prevent the outer surface side of the mask 100 from directly touching the inner surface of the storage main body portion 10, so that the storage main body can be prevented. It is possible to keep the inner surface of the portion 10 clean. Further, since only the uppermost intermediate sheet 40 in contact with the mask 100 can be discarded, it is possible to easily maintain the clean state of the inner surface of the storage main body 10 at all times. Further, by supporting the outer edge portion of the intermediate sheet 40, it is possible to interpose the functional material 50 between the intermediate sheet 40 and the storage main body portion 10. Further, the seat holding portion 20 is stored inside because the gaps on both sides of the storage main body portion 10 can be narrowed by the long side portions 20a and 20b in a state where the storage main body portion 10 is folded in half. It is also possible to prevent the mask body 102 from protruding (jumping out) from both sides of the storage body 10.

The sheet holding portion 20 may be configured to hold only one intermediate sheet 40. Further, the seat holding portion 20 is not limited to the configuration formed over the entire outer peripheral edge of the storage main body portion 10, and various configurations such as a configuration locally formed on the outer peripheral edge of the storage main body portion 10 can be adopted. be.

Here, examples of the intermediate sheet 40 include disposable sheet materials such as kitchen paper and tissue paper, and disposable or non-disposable sheet materials such as air packing. It should be noted that a plurality of disposable sheet materials may be laminated on the air packing, and only the uppermost disposable sheet material may be discarded each time the product is used. Further, the intermediate sheet 40 may have a bactericidal effect, an antibacterial effect, and the like. However, the intermediate sheet 40 is not limited to these, and various arbitrary configurations can be adopted.

As shown in FIG. 5, the locking member 30 is configured to be able to maintain the folded state of the storage main body portion 10. Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the locking member 30 is a male member provided at one end in the longitudinal direction (one short side portion 20c) of the storage main body portion 10 and a male member in the longitudinal direction. It is a snap button made of a female member provided at the other end (the other short side 20d). These male members and female members are provided at positions where they overlap each other when the mask accommodating tool 1 is folded in half, and are configured to be able to be locked and unlocked from each other. The locking member 30 is not limited to the snap button shown in the figure, and various configurations can be adopted.

[Mask storage method]
Next, a mask storage method using the mask storage tool 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5.

When using the mask storage tool 1 according to the present embodiment, first, as shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, the mask storage tool is placed on the mask main body 102 in a state of being worn by the wearer. The mask 100 is covered with the mask 100 supported by both hands, and the ear hook portion 104 of the mask 100 is removed from the wearer's ear by using the index finger or the like of each hand while maintaining this state.

After that, as shown in FIG. 4C, the mask storage tool 1 and the mask 100 are separated from the wearer's face while maintaining the state in which the mask storage tool 1 covers the mask main body 102, and in parallel with this. Then, or after separating them, fold the mask storage tool 1 together with the mask body 102 so that both hands are put together (like the action of blowing the nose with both hands).

After that, as shown in FIG. 5, the mask main body 102 is stored in the mask storage tool 1 in a folded state by locking the locking members 30 (male member and female member) of the mask storage tool 1 to each other. At this time, the ear hook portion 104 of the mask 100 is extended to the outside of the mask storage tool 1, and the locking member 30 is locked in the ring of the ear hook portion 104, so that the mask 100 is stored. The mask storage tool 1 can be carried by using the ear hook portion 104 as a grip portion, or by hooking the ear hook portion 104 on an arbitrary hook portion or the like provided on a bag or the like. Further, by locking the locking member 30 to an arbitrary ring-shaped portion (for example, a ball chain or strap provided on a bag or the like, a belt, a belt loop, etc.), the mask 100 is not stored or the mask is stored. It is also possible to directly attach the mask storage tool 1 in which 100 is stored to a bag or the like and carry it, and further, store it in a pocket or bag of clothes (trousers or the like) in a folded state and carry it. It is also possible to do.

[Advantages of Mask Storage Tool According to This Embodiment]
As described above, the mask storage tool 1 according to the present embodiment can be covered on the mask main body 102 in a state of being worn by the wearer, and can be folded from the state of being covered on the mask main body 102. As a result, the mask body 102 can be stored in a folded state.

According to the mask storage tool 1 according to the present embodiment having such a configuration, the mask 100 can be removed without directly touching the mask main body 102, and the removed mask 100 can be stored as it is. It can be a hygienic mask storage tool in which the virus, saliva, etc. attached to 100 do not adhere to the hands.

Further, according to the mask storage tool 1 according to the present embodiment, the mask 100 can be removed and stored while being hidden by the mask storage tool 1, so that the user's own psychological stress can be reduced. At the same time, it can contribute to the improvement of social manners through interpersonal consideration and the creation of a new culture. That is, according to the mask storage tool 1 according to the present embodiment, the mask 100 can be attached / detached and stored while being hidden by the mask storage tool 1, so that the person can see the mask 100 attached / detached. It is possible to overcome the psychology of not wanting to be seen and the psychology of not wanting to see the inside of the removed mask 100 by oneself or being seen by others (to get rid of psychological stress). Then, by getting rid of such psychological stress, it becomes possible to perform a series of actions when removing the mask 100 in a fashionable and elegant manner in public. Further, by using the mask storage tool 1 according to the present embodiment by another person, it is not necessary to directly see the place where the other person is removing the mask 100, and the mask 100 removed by the other person is placed on a table or the like. Since there is no unpleasant feeling such as eating a meal in a sickened state, it is possible to contribute to the improvement of social etiquette and the improvement of hygiene in restaurants and the like.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been exemplified and described above, the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the scope described in the above-described embodiments. Various changes or improvements can be made to each of the above embodiments.

For example, in the above-described embodiment, the intermediate sheet 40 and the functional material 50 can be detachably held on the contact surface side with the mask main body 102, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the intermediate sheet 40 and the functional material are not limited thereto. The structure may be such that the 50 is held in a non-detachable manner, or the intermediate sheet 40 and the functional material 50 may be held in a non-removable manner.

It is clear from the description of the claims that the above-mentioned modifications are included in the scope of the present invention.

1: Mask storage tool 10: Storage body part 12: Folding part 14: Functional material holding part 20: Sheet holding part 30: Locking member 40: Intermediate sheet 50: Functional material 100: Mask 102: Mask body 104: Ear hook part

Claims (5)

A mask storage tool for storing a mask including a mask body that covers the wearer's mouth and nose and a pair of ear hooks provided at both ends in the width direction of the mask body.
It is possible to cover the mask body in a state of being worn by the wearer, and the mask body can be stored in a folded state by folding from the state of being covered on the mask body. A mask storage tool that features that. The mask storage tool according to claim 1, wherein an intermediate sheet can be detachably held on a contact surface with the mask body. The storage body that covers the mask body and the storage body
A sheet holding portion provided on the contact surface side of the storage main body with the mask main body and capable of detachably holding the intermediate sheet is provided.
The sheet holding portion extends inward from the outer peripheral edge of the storage main body portion, and is configured so that a plurality of the intermediate sheets can be sandwiched between the storage main body portion and the storage main body portion in a laminated state. The mask storage device according to claim 2, which is characterized. The mask storage tool according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the functional material can be held on the contact surface side with the mask main body. A mask storage method using the mask storage tool according to any one of claims 1 to 4.
After covering the mask storage tool on the mask body in a state of being worn by the wearer, the mask storage tool is folded so that the mask body can be stored in the mask storage tool in a folded state. The featured mask storage method.

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