JP2022039359A - Face mask - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a face mask that alleviates stuffiness when worn.SOLUTION: A face mask 1 includes: a nose covering part 2 that covers the nose and mouth of a user; a jaw covering part 3 that covers the jaw of the user; a pair of ear hooks; a wire 5 that fits the upper end of the nose covering part 2 to the nose of the user; and a shape keeping member 6 that keeps the shape of the bottom end of the nose covering part 2 like a forward curved surface. When the user wears the face mask 1 and closes the mouth, the bottom end of the nose covering part 2 and the upper end of the jaw covering part 3 are in contacting and overlapping condition. When the user wears the face mask 1 and opens the mouth, then, the jaw covering part 3 lowers following the jaw of the user, thereby the bottom end of the nose covering part 2 and the upper end of the jaw covering part 3 are separated, forming a ventilation path that runs from the outside of the face mask 1 to the nose holes of the user.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

The present invention relates to a mask.

Various masks have been proposed in order to improve the suffocation when wearing the mask. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a mask that secures a space around the wearer's mouth by forming a portion covering the wearer's nose and mouth into a mountain-shaped three-dimensional shape.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2020-84388

The mask of Patent Document 1 is hard to stick to the nose and mouth and is effective for improving suffocation, but it is not comfortable to wear when it is worn in hot season or during exercise, and there is room for improvement. there were.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a mask capable of further improving the suffocation when worn.

The mask of the present invention includes a nose-mouth covering portion that covers the wearer's nose and mouth, a chin covering portion that covers the wearer's jaw, and a pair of ear hooks, and the nose-mouth covering portion and the chin covering portion. The portion is connected at both left and right ends and is separated except for the left and right ends, and the lower end portion of the nose and mouth covering portion is located in front of the upper end portion of the chin covering portion from the viewpoint of the wearer. It is characterized by being.

The mask of the present invention may include a shape-maintaining member that maintains the shape of the lower end portion of the nose-mouth covering portion in a curved surface shape that is convex forward.

The mask of the present invention may be provided with a pocket for accommodating the shape-maintaining member at the lower end of the nose-mouth covering portion.

In the mask of the present invention, a removable surface fastener may be attached to the nose-mouth covering portion on the shape-maintaining member.

According to the present invention, when the mask is worn, good ventilation is performed from between the lower end portion of the nose and mouth covering portion and the upper end portion of the chin covering portion, so that it is possible to further improve the suffocation when wearing the mask. ..

Further, by providing a shape maintaining member that maintains the shape of the lower end portion of the nose and mouth covering portion in a curved surface shape that is convex forward, a space can be secured around the nose and mouth.

Further, by providing a pocket for accommodating the shape-maintaining member at the lower end of the nose-mouth covering portion, the shape-maintaining member can be attached to and detached from the nose-mouth covering portion.

Further, by attaching a hook-and-loop fastener that can be attached to and detached from the nose and mouth covering portion to the shape maintaining member, the shape maintaining member can be attached to and detached from the nose and mouth covering portion.

It is a front view of the mask which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a rear view of the mask of FIG. It is a side view of the mask of FIG. It is explanatory drawing explaining the action effect at the time of wearing the mask of FIG. 1, (A) is the figure which the wearer closes the mouth, (B) is the figure which the wearer opens the mouth. It is a front view of the mask which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a side view of the mask of FIG.

The "mask" according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4.

The mask 1 shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 has a nose and mouth covering portion 2 that covers the wearer's nose and mouth, a chin covering portion 3 that covers the wearer's jaw, a pair of ear hook portions 4, and a nose and mouth covering portion 2. It is provided with a wire 5 for fitting the upper end portion of the nose to the wearer's nose, and a shape maintaining member 6 for maintaining the shape of the lower end portion of the nose mouth covering portion 2 in a curved shape that is convex forward.

The nose-mouth covering portion 2 is formed by stacking two fabrics made of a mesh material having good breathability. The wire 5 is sewn between the fabrics of the nose and mouth covering portion 2. The chin covering portion 3 is composed of two layers of the same mesh material as the nose and mouth covering portion 2. The ear hook portion 4 is made of a highly elastic cloth.

The nose mouth covering portion 2, the chin covering portion 3, and the pair of ear hook portions 4 are connected by being sewn at the left and right ends of the nose opening covering portion 2 and the chin covering portion 3. That is, the nose-mouth covering portion 2 and the chin covering portion 3 are connected at both the left and right ends and separated from each other except at the left and right ends. Further, in the flat state, the lower end portion of the nose mouth covering portion 2 and the upper end portion of the chin covering portion 3 overlap each other by about 1 to 2 cm, and the lower end portion of the chin opening covering portion 2 covers the chin from the wearer's point of view. It is located in front of the upper end portion of the portion 3.

The shape-maintaining member 6 is made of metal or synthetic resin, is formed in a horizontally long plate shape, and is curved in a direction in which the central portion is convex forward. By providing the shape maintaining member 6, a space can be secured around the nose and the mouth.

Further, a pocket 7 for accommodating the shape maintaining member 6 is provided at the lower end portion of the nose mouth covering portion 2. The pocket 7 is made of a thin cloth having good breathability and is sewn on the inner surface (wearer side) of the nose and mouth covering portion 2. By providing the pocket 7 in this way, the shape maintaining member 6 can be attached to and detached from the nose and mouth covering portion 2. Therefore, for example, the shape maintaining member 6 can be easily removed when the mask 1 is washed.

As shown in FIG. 4A, when the mask 1 is worn and the wearer closes the mouth, the lower end portion of the nose-mouth covering portion 2 and the upper end portion of the chin covering portion 3 overlap and come into contact with each other. It has become. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4B, when the mask 1 is worn and the wearer has his mouth open, the chin covering portion 3 is lowered following the wearer's jaw, so that the nose and mouth covering portion is covered. The lower end portion of 2 and the upper end portion of the chin covering portion 3 are separated from each other to form a ventilation path leading from the outside of the mask 1 to the wearer's nose and mouth.

In this way, the mask 1 is designed so that the space between the nose-mouth covering portion 2 and the chin covering portion 3 is opened when the wearer opens the mouth. When the breathing is disturbed, the wearer can open the mouth (move the chin) to allow good ventilation from between the nasal opening covering portion 2 and the chin covering portion 3, which makes it difficult to breathe when wearing the mask. Can be further improved.

The "mask" according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6. In FIGS. 5 and 6, the same components as those in the first embodiment described above are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted.

In the first embodiment described above, the mask 1 is provided with a pocket 7 for accommodating the shape-maintaining member 6, but in the mask 101 of this example shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the pocket 7 is abolished and the shape-maintaining member is abolished. A removable hook-and-loop fastener is attached to the nose and mouth covering portion 2 at 106. The function of the shape maintaining member 106 is the same as that of the shape maintaining member 6 of the first embodiment.

In this example, the shape maintaining member 106 is attached to the outer surface of the nose mouth covering portion 2. As described above, the shape maintaining member 106 can be attached to and detached from the nose mouth covering portion 2 by the hook-and-loop fastener, and the position to be attached can be finely adjusted.

It should be noted that the above-described embodiment merely shows a typical embodiment of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the embodiment. That is, it can be variously modified and carried out within a range that does not deviate from the gist of the present invention.

1,101 Mask 2 Nose and mouth cover 3 Jaw cover 4 Ear hook 5 Wire 6,106 Shape maintenance member 7 Pocket

Claims (4)

It is provided with a nose-mouth covering part that covers the wearer's nose and mouth, a chin covering part that covers the wearer's chin, and a pair of ear hooks.
The nose-mouth covering portion and the chin covering portion are connected at both left and right ends, and are separated at other than the left and right ends.
A mask characterized in that the lower end portion of the nose and mouth covering portion is located in front of the upper end portion of the chin covering portion when viewed from the wearer. The mask according to claim 1, further comprising a shape-maintaining member that maintains the shape of the lower end portion of the nose-mouth covering portion in a curved surface shape that is convex forward. The mask according to claim 2, wherein a pocket for accommodating the shape-maintaining member is provided at the lower end of the nose-mouth covering portion. The mask according to claim 2, wherein the shape-maintaining member is attached with a removable hook-and-loop fastener to the nose-mouth covering portion.

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