JP2022080239A - Mask case - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a mask case capable of showing an effective antibacterial and antiviral effect to a stored mask, capable of storing a mask in a small mask case, and wearable on an easily usable place as needed.SOLUTION: Such a constitution is adopted that a mask case can be worn on clothing by utilizing a magnet as fastening means.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a mask used for hygiene, which can be easily and quickly used when the mask is temporarily removed for meals or body rest.

A utility model registration No. 3157946 is known for this type of mask case, in which the mask is stored in a folded sheet via an antibacterial non-woven fabric, and the lid of the case is stopped at two places on the top and bottom using a surface fastener or the like. It is shown to wear. These fastening methods have a problem that the crimping between the antibacterial and antiviral means and the mask is indirect and the effect is limited.

Similarly, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2011-103940 shows that surface fasteners are arranged on the left and right sides and fastened with a similar configuration. In each of the inventions, the mask is fixed by a surface fastener or the like arranged on the outside on which the mask is placed.

Fastening means such as snap buttons and surface fasteners used in conventional mask cases cannot be fastened if there is a mask between the male and female fasteners.
Therefore, since the fixing means must be provided outside the mask, the mask case cannot be made smaller than the mask to be stored.

It is necessary to make the mask case more flexible and to enable various uses, but conventionally, the mask case itself is not provided with a locking means as it is a box-like or bag body.

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The problem to be solved by the present invention is to make sure that the antibacterial and antiviral functions work on the mask to be stored.
It can be used with masks of various sizes, and it is not bulky and compact.
In addition, if it is necessary to frequently remove the mask, it is intended to provide a mask case that does not need to be taken out of the bag or pocket every time before use.

In order to solve the above problem, in the invention according to claim 1, a hinge 4 is provided between the lid 2 and the back cover 3 on a part of one side where the two planes of the sheet-shaped lid 2 and the back cover 3 intersect. The lid 2 and the back cover 3 are configured to be openable and closable with a hinge 4.
The magnet 5 and the back magnet 6 are arranged near the center of the lid 2 and the back cover 3 in a position and orientation in which they attract each other.
The stored mask is fixed only by the magnet 5 near the center and the back magnet 6. Therefore, it is not necessary to increase the size of the lid 2 and the back cover 3, and it is possible to make the structure smaller than the main body of a commercially available sanitary mask.

Further, in the invention according to claim 2, at least the two surfaces inscribed in the lid 2 and the back cover 3 are coated with an antibacterial and antiviral agent 7, or the constituent base materials of the lid 2 and the back cover 3 are antibacterial. The structure is designed to reduce bacteria and viruses adhering to the stored mask by applying an antiviral agent.

Further, in the invention according to claim 3, the lid 2 and the back cover 3 are vertically parallel to each other at positions where the widths of the lid 2 and the back cover 3 are divided into approximately three equal parts in the vicinity of both ends of the hinge 4. Vertical hinges 8 and 9 are provided.
Since the lid 2 and the back cover 3 are not fixed anywhere other than the hinge 4 and are free, the lid 2 and the back cover 3 can be folded at the positions of the vertical hinges 8 and 9 regardless of whether or not the mask is stored. It is supposed to be.

Further, in the invention according to claim 4, a magnet 10 is connected to the lower end of a strap 11 in a form of being hung from the neck with an annular string, and the magnet 10 is placed on the back side of the user's clothes and placed on the front side of the clothes. The back magnets 6 are placed so that they can be attracted to each other so that the mask case 1 can be freely attached and detached on the clothes.

By arranging a magnet as a fastener near the center of the mask case 1 and directly crimping the main body of the mask with the lid 2 and the back cover 3, the antibacterial and antiviral effects are more reliably applied to the mask. It can be demonstrated.

As a result, since the main body portion of the mask is sandwiched and it is not necessary to provide a fixing means on the outside of the mask, the mask case 1 having a size smaller than the mask of the stored item can be realized.

Further, the conventional mask case is configured as an independent container and does not have a locking means by itself. Therefore, it must be taken out of the pocket or bag containing the mask case each time it is used, but it is inconvenient if it is used frequently.
In the present invention, the back magnet 6 used for fixing the mask is utilized so that the mask case 1 can be attached to and detached from the clothes in various places. The mask case 1 can be hung from the neck and attached to a belt of trousers or a shoulder strap of a bag.

It is sectional drawing of the mask case 1 by one Embodiment of this invention. It is the whole perspective view of the state which the mask is stored in the mask case 1. It is a development view of the mask case 1. It is a top view which folded the tip part of the cover 2 and the back cover 3 of a mask case 1 back. It is sectional drawing which attached on the clothes by the mask case 1 and the mask strap 11.

Hereinafter, a mask case as an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5. As shown in FIG. 1, the mask case 1 according to the present embodiment is composed of a base material such as plastic, metal, cloth or leather having moderate elasticity, or a combination thereof, and has a bottom surface. A hinge 4 is provided as a part of the above.
The hinge 4 is configured as a softer and more flexible part than other parts, such as a shallow groove or a hard core material, depending on the base material constituting the lid 2 and the back cover 3, or a metal or plastic hinge. Connect the number.

A magnet 5 and a back magnet 6 are arranged near the center of the lid 2 and the back cover 3. As a result, when the lid 2 and the back cover 3 are brought close to each other, the magnets attract each other and automatically close.
In this case, if one of the magnets is a non-magnet, the magnets 5 and 6 are preferably neojum magnets because they may be off-center and attracted, and may not exert a sufficient adsorption force.
In addition to the above, the positions and numbers of the magnet 5 and the back magnet 6 can be changed, and a sheet-shaped magnet may be used.

Further, FIG. 2 is a perspective view in a state where the mask is stored, and the mask to be stored is not particularly selected as long as it is a commercially available product for hygiene use.
The mask is stored in a state of being folded in two at substantially the center of the left and right sides, sandwiched between the lid 2 and the back cover 3, and crimped and fixed by the magnet 5 and the back magnet 6.
The lid 2 and the back cover 3 are substantially oval or elliptical, and the sides other than the hinge 4 are not fixed anywhere and are free.
The stored mask is supported by a magnet 5 arranged near the center, a back magnet 6, and a hinge 4.

The use of snap buttons and face fasteners is known as a known fixing means of a mask case, but they cannot be closed unless the fixing means of male and female directly face each other.
However, in the fastening means using the magnet of the present invention, the place where the magnet is arranged is free, and in this embodiment, the magnet 5 and the back magnet 6 are arranged near the center of the lid 2 and the back cover 3 to form the main body of the mask. The part is directly crimped and sandwiched.
As a result, the size of the mask case 1 can be made smaller than the main body of the mask to be stored.

Further, at least the two surfaces inscribed by the lid 2 and the back cover 3 are coated with a quaternary ammonium salt, a silver-based inorganic antibacterial agent or other chemicals, or are applied to a base material to have antibacterial and antiviral functionality.
When the lid 2 and the back cover 3 are made of a transparent material such as propylpyrene, vinyl chloride, or polycarbonate, a photocatalyst-based antibacterial and antiviral means effective for sterilization and inactivation is preferable. be.
When the lid 2 and the back cover 3 are closed, the mask stored by the adsorption of the magnet 5 and the back magnet 6 is directly crimped to the lid 2 and the back cover 3 from both sides, and is applied to the lid 2 and the back cover 3. It can be expected that antibacterial and antiviral functions work effectively on the mask.

FIG. 3 is a developed view of the hinge 4 in an open state, in which the lid 2 and the back cover 3 are horizontally divided into three equal parts in the vicinity of both ends of the hinge 4, and the two vertical hinges 8 are arranged in the vertical direction. 9 is provided. The vertical hinges 8 and 9 are suitable for thin grooves, pulling out a hard core material, etc. depending on the base material constituting the lid 2 and the back cover 3, and are softer and more flexible than other parts. Configure or connect independent hinges.

FIG. 4 is a top view, and the vertical hinges 8 and 9 make it possible to fold the semicircular portions at the left and right ends of the lid 2 and the back cover 3 backward to make them smaller when the mask case 1 is stored in a pocket. There is.
Since the lid 2 and the back cover 3 are free because the sides other than the hinge 4 are not fixed anywhere, they can be easily folded backward to be compact regardless of whether the mask is stored or not, which is convenient for mobile use. offer.

In FIG. 5, the back of the back magnet 6 is the clothes worn by the user, and the hook magnet 10 is placed on the back side of the clothes.
When the back magnet 6 and the hook magnet 10 are attracted to each other by sandwiching the cloth, the mask case 1 is attached to the outside of the clothes, and the mask can be taken in and out on the spot thereafter.
Therefore, the back magnet 6 and the hook magnet 10 need to have a sufficient suction force, and a neodymium magnet is suitable.

A strap 11 is connected to the hook magnet 10 to prevent the hook magnet 10 from falling inside the clothes when the hook magnet 10 is separated from the back magnet 6. The strap 11 has a loop shape and exemplifies the case where the strap 11 is hung from the neck.

Instead of sandwiching the clothes between the back magnet 6 and the hook magnet 10, the strap 11 may be put out on the clothes and the back magnet 6 and the hook magnet 10 may be directly attracted and fixed on the front side of the clothes.

The strap 11 may be formed of a rubber band or a belt or a face fastener whose length can be adjusted and has a stopper, and may be fixed to the belt loop of the user's waist or the shoulder strap of the bag. Further, a clip may be provided in the vicinity of the opposite side of the hook magnet 10 of the strap 11 so that the strap 11 can be fastened to the collar or the like.

In either case, once the mask case 1 is attached to the clothes, it is not necessary to put the mask case 1 in and out of another storage place such as a pocket or a bag, and the mask case 1 can be used on the spot. Similarly, when the strap 11 is attached to the waist belt loop or the shoulder strap of the bag, it is not necessary to put the mask case 1 in and out of another storage means each time it is used.

1 Mask case 2 Closure 3 Back cover 4 Hinge 5 Magnet 6 Back magnet 7 Antibacterial, antiviral agent 8, 9 Vertical hinge 10 Hook magnet 11 Strap

Claims (4)

A hinge 4, which is a linear bendable portion, is provided between the lid 2 and the back cover 3 on a part of one side where the two planes of the sheet-shaped lid 2 and the back cover 3 intersect, and the lid 2 and the back cover 3 are described. The back cover 3 is configured to be openable and closable by the hinge 4.
In the vicinity of the center of the lid 2 and the back cover 3, the magnet 5 is arranged on the lid 2 and the back magnet 6 is arranged on the back cover 3 in a position and orientation to attract each other.
A mask case characterized in that the lid 2 and the back cover 3 are smaller than the main body of a commercially available sanitary mask to be stored. At least the two surfaces inscribed in the lid 2 and the back cover 3 are coated with the antibacterial and antiviral agent 7, or the constituent base materials of the lid 2 and the back cover 3 are coated with the antibacterial and antiviral agent. The mask case according to claim 1. The mask case according to claim 1 and 2, wherein two vertical hinges 8 and 9 are provided vertically and parallel on the lid 2 and the back cover 3 from the vicinity of both ends of the hinge 4. .. A magnet 10 is connected to the lower end of a strap 11 that can be hung from the neck with an annular string, the magnet 10 is placed on the back side of the user's clothes, and the back magnet 6 is placed on the front side of the clothes to attract each other. A mask strap characterized in that the mask case 1 is detachably fixed on clothes.

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