JP2022181141A - Hygienic mask support - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a hygienic mask support which can easily be attached to a hygienic mask while direct contact of the mouth of a user with the hygienic mask is prevented when the hygienic mask is used.SOLUTION: A hygienic mask support includes a space holding member (1) for holding a space between a nonwoven fabric hygienic mask and the mouth of a wearer when the hygienic mask is worn; a nose contact member (2) located on an upper end side of the space holding member (1); and a jaw contact member (3) located at a lower end side of the space holding member (1). Attaching members (4) by a surface fastener hook are provided on a side of a contact face of the space holding member (1) with the hygienic mask.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to supports for sanitary masks.

Patent Literature 1 discloses a mask support member attached to a sanitary mask.
The mask support member includes a mask support member main body that covers at least the mouth of the user, and the mask support member main body includes a central recess located on a surface facing the user in use, and the central recess. a pair of left and right cheek pressing portions respectively formed on left and right side edges positioned on both left and right sides of the recess, wherein at least the central recess is arranged on the surface of the mask facing the user. When the user wears the mask in the first wearing state in which the member main body is attached to the mask, the central concave portion is in a state in which the pair of left and right cheek pressing portions presses the cheeks of the user. A predetermined mouth-periphery contact preventing gap is formed between the central recessed portion and the mouth portion periphery so as to face the periphery of the mouth portion of the user and separate the central recessed portion from the mouth portion periphery of the user. It is characterized by
With such a configuration, by using the mask support member, contact between the user's mouth and the mask is eliminated, and the user is prevented from feeling uncomfortable when the mask touches the lips when the user speaks. Also, it is possible to prevent makeup, saliva, etc. from adhering to the mask.

JP 2020-180424 A

However, when the mask support member described in Patent Document 1 is attached to the mask, the paragraph [0037] of the specification states, "When using the mask support member 1, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, In the first wearing state α in which the mask support member 1 is arranged on the user side surface of the mask M, the hook portions 71, 71 of the mask support member 1 are hooked to the upper edge of the mask M. ”, it is necessary to hook the hook part on the mask, and it takes time and effort to attach it to the mask.

Therefore, the problem to be solved by the present invention is a sanitary mask that is easy to attach to a sanitary mask while preventing direct contact between the user's mouth and the sanitary mask when using the sanitary mask. to provide support for

Means for solving the problems of the present invention are as follows.

First,
a space holding member that holds a space between the sanitary mask and the wearer's mouth when the sanitary mask is worn;
a nose contact member located on the upper end side of the space holding member;
a jaw contact member located on the lower end side of the space holding member;
A support for a sanitary mask, characterized in that a mounting member is provided on the side of a contact surface with the sanitary mask.
Here, the sanitary mask includes not only the non-woven fabric type but also those made of a fibrous material such as cloth or gauze type.

The space retaining member, the nose contact member, and the chin contact member are preferably integrally formed of a plastic material such as polyethylene or polypropylene, silicone rubber, or the like, but are not limited to these, and are formed as separate members. However, it can be integrated, and any flexible material can be used.
Space-holding members include curved strips 1 to 15 millimeters, preferably 5 to 10 millimeters wide and 60 to 80 millimeters, preferably 65 to 75 millimeters long, as well as gently curved strips. A rod-shaped one can be used.
The space holding member may be formed by curving the vicinity of both ends of a linear member, and by integrating the nose contact member and the jaw contact member, a space may be held between the mouth and the nose contact member. can.

It is desirable that the nose contact member has a width wider than that of the space holding member and is slightly curved so as to conform to the shape of the nose. It is also possible to form the nose contact member as a part.
It is desirable that the jaw contact member be a horizontally elongated member that distributes the load on the jaw, is slightly curved to match the shape of the jaw, and is integrated with the space holding member at the center. It is not limited to this.

As the attachment member, any member can be used as long as the attached state can be maintained by being entangled with the fibrous material. , a mushroom-like click type or a serrated type can be used.
In addition to using a hook-shaped hook-and-loop fastener separate from the space holding member as the mounting member, the surface of the space holding member can be directly processed into, for example, a hook shape to form a mounting member integrated with the space holding member. can also be adopted as
If the attachment member is on the contact surface side with the sanitary mask, all of the space holding member, nose contact member, and chin contact member, or the space holding member and nose contact member, or the space holding member and chin contact It can be provided on the member, nose contact member and chin contact member, space retention member only, nose contact member only, chin contact member only.

Second,
1. The sanitary mask support according to 1 above, wherein the space holding member is provided with a laterally projecting member.
Here, the horizontal holding member is a member extending in the horizontal direction from the intermediate portion of the space holding member, and is preferably formed integrally with the space holding member from a plastic material such as polyethylene, polypropylene, or silicone rubber. However, it is not limited to these, and can be formed as separate members and integrated.
The horizontal member can also be provided with a hook surface or the like of the hook-and-loop fastener, which is the attachment member, on the side of the contact surface with the sanitary mask, or the surface can be directly processed into a hook shape, for example.

Third,
2. The sanitary mask support according to the first or second aspect, wherein the attachment member is provided on the side of the space holding member that contacts the sanitary mask.
Here, the mounting member can be provided on the entire surface of the space holding member that contacts the sanitary mask.

ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, there can exist the following effects.

In the sanitary mask support of the present invention, the sanitary mask support can be attached to the sanitary mask support simply by pressing the sanitary mask support against the sanitary mask by providing the attachment member on the side of the member constituting the sanitary mask support that contacts the sanitary mask. can be easily installed.
When the sanitary mask with the sanitary mask support attached is worn, a space is maintained between the wearer's mouth and the sanitary mask, so that when using the sanitary mask, the user's mouth and the sanitary mask are not separated. Avoid direct contact.

In addition, even if the sanitary mask attached with the sanitary mask support is temporarily removed when eating or drinking, the sanitary mask support does not easily come off from the sanitary mask, and the sanitary mask can be reattached immediately. can.
Furthermore, during use, the support for the sanitary mask only comes into contact with the face at the nose and chin.

1 is a perspective view of the mask contact side of Example 1 of a sanitary mask support according to the present invention. FIG. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the face contact side opposite to FIG. 1; 1 is a photograph of a state of use of Example 1 of a sanitary mask support according to the present invention. FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the mask contact side of Example 2 of the sanitary mask support according to the present invention. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the face contact side opposite to FIG. 4; FIG. 10 is a photograph of the state of use of Example 2 of the sanitary mask support according to the present invention. FIG.

EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Hereinafter, the form for implementing this invention is demonstrated concretely, referring drawings.
Here, in the accompanying drawings, the same members are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted.
In addition, since the description here is one form in which the present invention is carried out, the present invention is not limited to the relevant form.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the sanitary mask support of Example 1 holds a space between the sanitary mask and the wearer's mouth when the sanitary mask wearer wears the sanitary mask. a space holding member 1, a nose contact member 2 positioned on the upper end side of the space holding member 1, and a chin contact member 3 positioned on the lower end side of the space holding member 1.
Moreover, as shown in FIG. 1, a mounting member 4 is installed on the side of the contact surface with the sanitary mask.
The space holding member 1, the nose contact member 2 and the chin contact member 3 are integrally formed of transparent polypropylene.

As the space-holding member 1, a strip with a width of about 7 mm and a length of 70 mm is used, which is curved at both ends.
The inward (face side) curved portion on the upper end side is illustrated as an upper end curved portion 11 .
The inward (face side) curved portion on the lower end side is illustrated as a lower end curved portion 12 .
In this way, the space holding member 1 is formed by bending the vicinity of both ends of a linear member, and the nose contact member 2 on the upper end side and the chin contact member 3 on the lower end side are continuously integrated. By doing so, when the wearer wears the sanitary mask to which the sanitary mask support is attached, it is possible to maintain a space between it and the mouth.

The nose contact member 2 has a width wider than that of the space holding member 1 and is slightly curved so as to match the shape of the nose.

The jaw contact member 3 is a laterally elongated member that distributes the load on the jaw and is slightly curved to match the shape of the jaw.

The attachment member 4 is formed by a hook portion of a hook-and-loop fastener, and is configured so that the attached state can be maintained by being entangled with fibrous material.
The attachment member 4 is installed on the nose contact member 2 side and the chin contact member 3 side from the vicinity of the intermediate portion of the space holding member 1 among the contact surfaces with the sanitary mask.

Next, a usage example of the sanitary mask support of the first embodiment will be described.

As shown in FIG. 3, the sanitary mask support can be attached by simply pressing the attachment member 4 of the sanitary mask support of Example 1 against the sanitary mask 5 along the center line that can be confirmed by folding the sanitary mask 5 in two in advance. can be easily installed.
That is, the hook-shaped portion of the hook-and-loop fastener of the mounting member 4 is entangled with the fiber surface of the sanitary mask 5 , so that attachment of the sanitary mask support to the sanitary mask 5 is easily completed.

Here, as the sanitary mask 5, a non-woven fabric type is used.

The sanitary mask 5 attached with the sanitary mask support shown in FIG. 3 is used by the wearer wearing the ear hook portions of the mask on both ears, although illustration is omitted.
At this time, since the support for the sanitary mask remains attached to the inner surface of the sanitary mask 5 by the attachment member 4, it is possible to easily attach the support without worrying about the support for the sanitary mask slipping or coming off. becomes.

After wearing, the space holding member 1 holds the space between the user's mouth and the sanitary mask 5, so that direct contact between the sanitary mask 5 and the mouth can be prevented. When the wearer speaks, the sanitary mask 5 touches the lips, and in addition to preventing the voice from becoming unclear, the wearer can also be prevented from feeling uncomfortable.
In addition, it is possible to prevent the sanitary mask 5 from being damaged due to lipstick or the like adhering thereto.

Furthermore, even if the sanitary mask 5 is temporarily removed for eating, drinking, etc., the sanitary mask support remains attached to the inner surface of the sanitary mask 5 by the mounting member 4, so it can be reattached. easier.

The attachment member 4 of the support for the sanitary mask of the present embodiment 1 is attached along the center line of the sanitary mask 5, that is, along the folded mountain line. In this state, anyone can maintain good contact between the mounting member 4 and the sanitary mask 5 .

Here, the attachment member 4 is installed on the side of the contact surface with the sanitary mask 5 from the vicinity of the intermediate portion of the space holding member 1 to the side of the nose contact member 2, so that the attachment member 4 and the sanitary mask 5 are attached. Since a free surface without the attachment member 4 is formed in a part from the intermediate portion to the chin contact member 3 side while maintaining a good contact state between everyone, the sanitary mask 5 can be used even after wearing. It is possible to easily adjust the position in the vicinity of the mouth.

It should be noted that even if the sanitary mask support of the present embodiment 1 is attached to the sanitary mask 5 and the sanitary mask 5 is folded in half and stored, only the size of the chin contact member 3 becomes a little obstructive. It can be stored compactly.

Next, the sanitary mask support of Example 2 shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 will be described.

The sanitary mask support of Example 2 holds a space between the sanitary mask and the wearer's mouth when the wearer of the sanitary mask wears the sanitary mask, as in Example 1. It has a space holding member 1 , a nose contact member 2 positioned on the upper end side of the space holding member 1 , and a jaw contact member 3 positioned on the lower end side of the space holding member 1 .
In addition, on both sides of the intermediate portion of the space holding member 1, lateral projecting members 6 are provided to project laterally.
In addition, as shown in FIG. 4, a mounting member 4 is installed on the chin contact member 3 in addition to the space holding member 1 on the contact surface side with the sanitary mask.

The space holding member 1, the nose contact member 2, the jaw contact member 3, and the lateral projection member 6 in the second embodiment are integrally formed of transparent polypropylene.
A plurality of hook-like objects 41 are formed by directly processing the surface into a hook-like shape on each mask contact surface side of the space holding member 1 , the lateral projecting member 6 , and the jaw contact member 3 .

In the sanitary mask support of the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, the attachment of the sanitary mask support can be easily completed simply by pressing the attachment member 4 of the sanitary mask support against the sanitary mask 5 .
That is, the hook-shaped portion of the hook-and-loop fastener of the mounting member 4 and the hook-shaped object 41 are entangled with the fiber surface of the sanitary mask 5 , thereby easily completing attachment of the sanitary mask support to the sanitary mask 5 .

The sanitary mask 5 attached with the sanitary mask support shown in FIG. 6 is used by the wearer wearing the ear hook portions of the mask on both ears, although illustration is omitted.
At this time, since the support for the sanitary mask remains attached to the inner surface of the sanitary mask 5 by the mounting member 4 and the hook-like object 41, the support for the sanitary mask can be easily displaced or dropped off. It can be installed.

After wearing, a space is held between the user's mouth and the sanitary mask 5 by the space holding member 1 and the lateral projecting member 6, so direct contact between the sanitary mask 5 and the mouth is prevented. Therefore, when the wearer speaks, the sanitary mask 5 can be prevented from touching the lips, which can prevent the utterance from becoming unclear and also prevent the wearer from feeling uncomfortable.
In addition, it is possible to prevent the sanitary mask 5 from being damaged due to lipstick or the like adhering thereto.

Furthermore, even when the sanitary mask 5 is temporarily removed for eating, drinking, etc., the sanitary mask support remains attached to the inner surface of the sanitary mask 5 by the attachment member 4 and the hook-like object 41. Therefore, it is easy to reattach.

In addition, the sanitary mask support of the present embodiment 2 is attached to the sanitary mask 5, and even if the sanitary mask 5 is folded in half and stored, the jaw contact member 3 and the laterally projecting member 6 are still attached. Only the size becomes an obstacle to some extent, and it becomes possible to store it compactly.

1 Space retaining member 11 Upper curved portion 12 Lower curved portion 2 Nose contact member 3 Jaw contact member 4 Mounting member 41 Hook-shaped object 5 Sanitary mask 6 Lateral overhanging member

Claims (3)

a space holding member that holds a space between the sanitary mask and the wearer's mouth when the sanitary mask is worn;
a nose contact member located on the upper end side of the space holding member;
a jaw contact member located on the lower end side of the space holding member;
A support for a sanitary mask, characterized in that a mounting member is provided on the side of a contact surface with the sanitary mask. 2. The sanitary mask support according to claim 1, wherein the space holding member is provided with a laterally projecting member. 3. The sanitary mask support according to claim 1, wherein the attachment member is provided on the side of the space holding member that contacts the sanitary mask.

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