JP3227260U - Mask aids - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make a mask uncomfortable due to sticking to the mouth or nose and discomfort due to sweat, inconvenience of conversation due to obstruction of movement of wearer's mouth by mask or muffled wearer's vocalization in the mask, and The present invention relates to an auxiliary tool that can be attached to and detached from a mask in order to reduce stress when the mask is worn, such as heat being trapped inside the mask during hot weather. SOLUTION: The mask auxiliary tool 1 is attached to the inside of the mask and has a shape capable of giving the mask a substantially bowl-shaped bulge in a side view while covering the nostrils and mouth of the wearer. In addition, at least one engaging means 3 is provided on the surface of the mask auxiliary tool that comes into contact with the mask, with respect to the surface area of the substantially bowl-shaped bulge formed by the mask auxiliary tool in a front view. It has at least two or more vent holes 2 covering an area of 3% or more. [Selection diagram] Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a mask auxiliary tool that is detachably attached to a general medical or hygiene mask.

Conventionally, when wearing a mask for medical or hygiene use, the mask may stick to the mouth or nose and cause discomfort due to sweating, that the mask may interfere with the movement of the wearer's mouth, or that the wearer's vocalization may occur inside the mask. It has been pointed out that the conversation is inconvenient due to muddyness, and that the hot air inside the mask during hot weather has become a problem.

In order to solve such a problem, for example, in Patent Document 1 below, a repulsion member capable of forming a gap between the mask and the face of the wearer by curving the wearing surface of the mask in an arch shape. An invention relating to a mask fixture provided with a strip-shaped base material is disclosed.
Further, in Patent Document 2 below, for the purpose of solving a breathing problem in which a mask is attached to the nostrils and the mouth when the mask is worn, it becomes difficult to breathe and talk, and the ventilation is performed with a shape covering the nostrils and the mouth. Pad body three-dimensionally molded with a non-reactive resin material, and a face-side air intake/exhaust portion that is made up of a filter material having cushioning properties and breathability, and is attached to the peripheral edge of the pad body, and when the face is worn on the face of the pad body. An invention relating to a mask pad, characterized in that it has a mask-side intake/exhaust part formed of a hole provided at a position facing the mouth.

However, the mask attachment disclosed in Patent Document 1 below is still in the mask because the mask attachment itself obstructs the space between the wearer's mouth and the mask body during wearing. In order to solve the problem that the wearer's voice is muffled and the mask keeps hot air in the hot season, the effect is limited.
In this respect, the mask pad disclosed in Patent Document 2 below has a hole provided at a position facing the mouth of the pad body when the face is worn, but it can be expected that the above problem will be considerably reduced. However, it is a relatively complicated structure consisting of a pad body three-dimensionally molded from a non-breathable resin material and a filter material having cushioning properties and breathability, and there is a doubt about the low price.

JP, 2013-248007, A JP, 2005-12896, A

The present invention, when wearing a general medical or hygiene mask, discomfort caused by sticking to the mouth and nose of the mask and discomfort due to sweat, the mask obstructing the movement of the wearer's mouth and Concerning the inconvenience of conversation due to the muffled wearer's voice, and the assistive device that can be attached to and removed from the mask in order to reduce the stress on the wearer when wearing the mask, that is, the heat is trapped inside the mask during hot weather. It is a thing.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention is used by being mounted on the inside of a general medical or hygiene mask, which allows the mask to have a substantially bowl-shaped bulge in a side view while covering the nostrils and mouth of the wearer. A mask assisting tool having a different shape, and at least one for preventing the displacement between the mask and the mask assisting tool by engaging the mask and the mask assisting tool on the surface of the mask assisting tool in contact with the mask. A mask comprising: an engaging means, wherein the mask auxiliary tool has at least two or more vent holes covering an area of 3% or more with respect to a surface area of a substantially bowl-shaped bulge formed by the mask auxiliary tool in a front view. It relates to an auxiliary tool.
That is, by attaching the mask auxiliary tool according to the present invention to the mask with engaging means for engaging the inside of the mask, and then wearing the mask, the mask is worn between the wearing surface of the mask and the face of the wearer. A gap space can be formed, and it is possible to prevent suffocation due to sticking to the mouth and nose of the mask, discomfort due to sweat, and prevent the mask from obstructing the movement of the wearer's mouth. Although existing, the ventilation holes ensure ventilation in the mask, which makes it inconvenient for conversation due to muffled wearer's vocalization in the mask, and heat is trapped in the mask during hot weather. Problems will be improved.

The mask assisting device may have a shape that allows the mask to have a substantially bowl-shaped bulge in a side view while covering the wearer's nostrils and mouth, and the mask assisting device itself may be used as a nostril. It is most convenient if it is shaped like a bowl covering the mouth.
However, the mask assisting device itself does not necessarily have to have a substantially bowl shape. For example, a protrusion piece for supporting the mask from the mask assisting device attached to the bridge of the nose is stretched and the protrusion pushes up the mask. This may allow the mask to have a substantially bowl-shaped bulge in side view while covering the nostrils and mouth of the wearer.
Further, similarly to the mask assisting device itself does not necessarily have a substantially bowl shape, the shape of the mask assisting device in a front view does not necessarily have to be a circle bound by the word bowl shape, for example, It may have a quadrangular shape, a hexagonal shape, an octagonal shape, a trapezoidal shape, an elliptical shape, or the like in a front view, or may have a substantially teardrop shape that spreads toward the lower end, and further, The protruding piece pushes up the mask so that the mask covers the wearer's nostrils and mouth while allowing the mask to have a substantially bowl-shaped bulge in a side view. Alternatively, the shape may be a starfish shape or the like.
In the above shape, the mask assisting tool in the shape of a teardrop that spreads toward the lower end in particular has a lower end that does not hinder the movement of the mouth of the wearer during breathing or conversation, while at the upper end, the mask assisting tool. Since it contacts the nose muscles of the wearer, there is an advantage that displacement is unlikely to occur.

The vent hole covering 3% or more of the surface area of the substantially bowl-shaped bulge formed by the mask assisting tool in front view is provided, for example, by cutting out the surface of the substantially bowl-shaped mask assisting tool. However, the position, shape, and arrangement are not limited.
The above-mentioned ventilation "hole" is a term used for convenience of description, and it does not necessarily have to be provided in a circular shape, and does not prevent providing in a rectangular shape, a square shape, a trapezoidal shape, or the like, or Decorative effects may be applied as irregular hole shapes such as star shapes and flower shapes.
For example, it may be three rectangular ventilation holes having the same length and the same width, which are arranged in the lateral direction of the mask assisting device and are arranged in parallel at equal intervals, or in the center of the mask assisting device. It may be a combination of an elliptical ventilation hole cut out in the vertical direction and two circular ventilation holes arranged on the left and right of the elliptical ventilation hole.
Furthermore, the ventilation hole does not necessarily need to be provided in the mask assisting tool by hollowing out, and the ventilation hole may reach an edge portion of the mask assisting tool, for example, the mask attached to the bridge of the nose. A projection piece or the like for supporting the mask is extended from the auxiliary tool, and the projection pushes up the mask so that the mask has a substantially bowl-shaped bulge in side view while covering the wearer's nostrils and mouth. In the mask assisting tool having such a shape that can be said, the space corresponding to the blank portion of a character such as a substantially "large" character or a substantially inverted "Y" character can be said to be a vent hole.
However, in order to improve the ventilation inside and outside the mask assisting device, the mask assisting device has at least two or more vent holes, and the two or more vent holes in total make up the mask assist device. It is preferable that the tool is provided over an area of 20% or more with respect to the surface area of the substantially bowl-shaped bulge formed in front view, and in short, most of the surface area of the mask assisting tool is occupied by the space of the vent hole, and the mask The auxiliary tool may have a structure having only a skeleton.

The mask auxiliary tool can be molded using any material as long as a certain rigidity capable of holding a gap between the wearing surface of the mask and the wearer's face can be ensured, and the rigidity cannot be ensured. Even if it is a material, it may be molded so as to ensure a certain rigidity by using a core material or an intermediate layer made of another material, for example, a woven fabric, a non-woven fabric, a mesh material, a cardboard, a heat containing a naturally derived material. A curable resin, sponge, rubber, silicone, thermoplastic elastomer or the like can be used as a material.
Among the above materials, the non-woven fabric made of polyester, in particular, is often used in dustproof masks having a certain rigidity to maintain a substantially bowl shape, and has a track record in the technical field, and has good touch, mass productivity, and low cost. It is suitable as a material for inexpensively manufacturing the mask auxiliary tool according to the present invention.
Further, particularly in the above material, the thermoplastic elastomer is easy to process and lightweight, and if the hardness of the thermoplastic elastomer itself is reduced while securing the rigidity by using a core material such as wire, it is also excellent in touch, mass productivity, It is inexpensive and suitable as a material for manufacturing the mask auxiliary tool according to the present invention at low cost.

The mask and at least one engaging means for engaging the mask assisting tool, which is provided on the surface of the mask assisting tool, are specifically, those on the side of the mask assisting tool that contacts the mask. It refers to a well-known engaging means such as a hook-and-loop fastener having an engaging stop provided on the surface, a removable/re-adhesive adhesive tape, a claw or a clip.
The engaging means is provided on the surface of the mask assisting tool by means of bonding, suturing, or the like for the purpose of engaging the mask and the mask assisting tool and preventing a shift between the mask and the mask assisting tool. The entire or a part of the surface of the mask auxiliary tool may be processed to be non-slip.
Among the above-mentioned engaging means, a belt-shaped surface fastener can be procured at a relatively low cost and can be easily attached, and is suitable as an engaging means for manufacturing a so-called disposable mask auxiliary tool according to the present invention at low cost. ..
In addition, the releasable/re-adhesive adhesive tape of the type that can be washed with water and whose adhesive strength is recovered by washing with water is used in manufacturing the mask auxiliary tool according to the present invention, which is repeatedly used. It is suitable as a combination means.

According to the present invention, due to the above-described structure, a gap space is formed between the wearing surface of the mask and the face of the wearer, and the discomfort caused by clinging to the mouth or nose of the mask causes discomfort due to sweating or movement of the mouth of the wearer. Prevent from interfering with.
In addition, since the air permeability in the mask is ensured by the air holes while the air layer is present in the gap space, the inconvenience of conversation due to the muffled speech of the wearer in the mask, and The problem that hot air is trapped in the mask during hot weather is also improved.
Further, it is possible to provide the mask auxiliary tool at a low cost in the case where the mask auxiliary tool is molded from a nonwoven fabric made of polyester and the engaging means is a belt-shaped surface fastener provided on the surface of the mask auxiliary tool main body. It has certain advantages.

FIG. 1 is a front view of the mask auxiliary tool according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a front view of the mask auxiliary tool according to the second embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that various modifications and/or additions can be made to these embodiments without departing from the technical idea of the present invention.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a mask assisting tool according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and it is assumed that the mask assisting tool has a size of 10 cm long for an adult man when viewed from the front.
As shown in FIG. 1, the mask auxiliary tool according to the first embodiment of the present invention allows the mask to have a substantially bowl-shaped bulge in a side view while covering the nostrils and mouth of the wearer. A mask assisting tool main body 1 having a substantially bowl shape, in which belt-shaped surface fasteners 3 having engagement stops are engaged on both side surfaces on the surface of the mask assisting tool main body 1 in contact with the mask. The auxiliary body 1 for a mask, which is provided as a coupling means, has three substantially rectangular vent holes 2 of different sizes, which are arranged in parallel and are cut out in a substantially rectangular shape in the lateral direction when viewed from the front.
The wearer wears the mask by engaging the mask auxiliary tool body 1 with the hook-and-loop fastener 3 to the mask.

As shown in FIG. 1, the mask auxiliary tool body 1 has a substantially teardrop shape in which the hem expands toward the lower end when viewed from the front, and at the lower end, the movement of the mouth of the wearer during breathing or talking is impeded On the other hand, at the upper end, the mask assisting device comes into contact with the nose muscles of the wearer, so that there is an advantage that a shift is unlikely to occur.

Although not shown in a side view, the mask auxiliary tool has a substantially bowl-shaped bulge having a height of 4 cm in a side view.
The substantially bowl-shaped bulge forms a gap space between the mask wearing surface and the wearer's face while the mask covers the wearer's nostrils and mouth. This prevents discomfort caused by the mask and obstructs the movement of the wearer's mouth.
In addition, since the air permeability in the mask is ensured by the ventilation holes 2 while the air layer is present in the gap space, the inconvenience of conversation due to the muffled speech of the wearer in the mask, Also, the problem that hot air is trapped in the mask during hot weather is improved.

In the mask assisting tool according to the first embodiment, the mask assisting tool main body 1 is formed of a nonwoven fabric made of polyester, and it can be provided at a low cost in combination with the engaging means being the belt-shaped surface fastener 3. It can also be used as a so-called disposable item.
Further, it is of course possible to improve the portability by folding the mask auxiliary tool main body 1 into pleats like a known non-woven mask.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a mask auxiliary tool according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 3, in the mask assisting device according to the second embodiment of the present invention, the mask covers the nostrils and mouth of the wearer and has a substantially bowl-shaped bulge in a side view. Although the mask-type auxiliary tool main body 4 is a skeleton type, most of the surface area is occupied by the space of the vent hole 2, and the mask auxiliary tool has a structure of a so-called substantially bowl-shaped skeleton.
With such a structure, the mask auxiliary tool according to the second embodiment has extremely high air permeability, and significantly reduces the problem that hot air is trapped inside the mask especially in hot seasons.

In the mask assisting tool according to the second embodiment, the skeleton-type mask assisting tool main body 4 is formed of a thermoplastic elastomer, and by using a wire core material, a mask wearing surface and a wearer's face are separated. While ensuring a certain rigidity capable of holding a gap between them, the hardness of the elastomer itself is lowered to provide excellent touch.
Further, each part of the skeleton-type mask auxiliary tool main body 1 can be easily deformed by the force of a finger so that it can be easily folded and carried, and the degree of contact with the bridge of the nose or cheeks can be finely adjusted. There is.

As shown in FIG. 3, the skeletal-type mask auxiliary tool main body 4 has a horizontally long central portion of the skeleton on the surface of the mask-contacting tool main body 4 that is in contact with the mask, and is removable so that the adhesive strength can be restored by washing with water. A re-adhesive adhesive tape 5 is provided as an engaging means, and it can be sanitized and repeatedly used by washing with the frame-type mask auxiliary tool main body 4 together with water.
The other points are the same as in the first embodiment.

1 Auxiliary tool body for mask 2 Vent hole 3 Surface fastener 4 Auxiliary tool body for frame type mask 5 Adhesive tape

Claims (6)

A mask auxiliary tool that is used by being attached to the inside of a mask, while the mask covers the wearer's nostrils and mouth, and has a shape that allows the mask to have a substantially bowl-shaped bulge in a side view, At least one engaging means for engaging the mask and the mask assisting tool is provided on the surface of the mask assisting tool in contact with the mask, and the mask assisting tool forms a substantially bowl shape. The mask assisting device, which has at least two vent holes covering an area of 3% or more of the surface area of the bulge in front view. The mask assisting tool according to claim 1, wherein the shape of the mask assisting tool in a front view is a substantially teardrop shape that spreads toward the lower end. The mask assisting tool according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the mask assisting tool is formed of a polyester non-woven fabric. The mask assisting tool according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the mask assisting tool is molded from a thermoplastic elastomer having a core material therein. 5. The mask assisting tool according to claim 1, wherein the engaging means is a belt-shaped surface fastener provided on the surface of the mask assisting tool body. The mask assisting device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the engaging means is a removable and re-adhesive adhesive tape which can be washed with water and whose adhesive strength is recovered by washing with water.

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