JP3229085U - mask - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mask capable of eating and drinking while being worn and preventing droplets from coming out of the mouth as much as possible. SOLUTION: A mask main body 2 covering the periphery of a user's nose and mouth, an ear hook portion 3 provided on the left and right upper portions of the mask main body 2 and hung on the user's ear, and a lower end of the mask main body 2. The mask 1 was provided with a linear shape-retaining member 4 that also served as a weight. [Selection diagram] Fig. 3

Description

The present invention relates to a mask, and more particularly to a mask that allows eating and drinking while wearing the mask.

Generally, the mask includes a mask body that covers the periphery of the user's nose and mouth, and ear hooks that are provided on the left and right sides of the mask body and can be hung on the user's ears.
Such masks are usually used as a protective measure against fine dust such as pollen and yellow sand, and as a countermeasure against infections such as viruses and bacteria.

However, the conventional mask as described above cannot be eaten or eaten while wearing it, and when eating or drinking, it is extremely disturbing to remove it and put it in a pocket or put it on a table. I was sick. In addition, it was necessary to remove the mouth cover by moving the mask body up and down, even if it was not removed. Therefore, when eating and drinking, the mouth is not covered by the mask body from beginning to end, and it does not function as a protective measure against fine dust or an infection measure against viruses and bacteria. This was a problem of great concern, especially from the viewpoint of preventing the spread of the new coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

Here, Patent Document 1 proposes a mask provided with an opening in the central portion of the mask body that covers the periphery of the nose and mouth, and a lid piece that covers the opening so as to be openable and closable from the front side of the mask body. According to this mask, without removing the ear hook or shifting the mask body up and down, the lid piece is opened to remove the cover of the opening provided in the central part of the mask body, and food and drink are eaten through this opening. It was possible.

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However, even with the mask disclosed in Patent Document 1, it is the same that the mouth is not covered by the presence of the opening, and it is not possible to prevent the droplets from coming out of the mouth. Further, when the opening is made small so as to cover the mouth as much as possible, it becomes difficult to eat and drink, and the area around the opening is likely to be contaminated by food and drink.

The present invention has been made in view of the problems of the above-mentioned background technology, and the purpose of the present invention is to provide a mask that can be eaten and eaten while being worn and can prevent splashes from the mouth as much as possible. To make a suggestion.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention uses a mask having the configuration described in the following [1] to [3].
[1] A mask body that covers the area around the user's nose and mouth, ear hooks that can be hung on the user's ears provided on the upper left and right sides of the mask body, and weights provided at the lower end of the mask body. A mask characterized by being provided with a linear shape-retaining member that also serves as a mask.
[2] The mask according to the above [1], wherein the ear hook portion is provided on the left and right upper portions of the mask body so as to hold about the upper half of the mask body.
[3] The above-mentioned [1] or [2], wherein the lower end surface side of the mask body provided with the linear shape-retaining member that also serves as the weight is colored in a band shape. mask of.

According to the mask according to the present invention described above, when eating and drinking with this mask, the lower part of the mask body, which is not held by the ear hook, is flipped up by hand to expose the mouth, thereby eating and drinking. It will be possible to do. Then, by releasing the support of the lower part of the mask body that has been flipped up, the presence of the linear shape-retaining member that also serves as a weight provided at the lower end of the mask body causes the lower part of the mask body to move around the original mouth. It returns to the covered state naturally. Therefore, this mask can effectively prevent droplets from the mouth due to conversation during eating and drinking.
From the above, the mask according to the present invention is a very effective mask, especially from the viewpoint of preventing the spread of the new coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

It is a perspective view which showed one Embodiment of the mask which concerns on this invention. It is a front view of the mask shown in FIG. It is a side view which showed the state of eating and drinking while wearing the mask shown in FIG. It is a side view which showed the state which attached the mask shown in FIG.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the mask according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the mask 1 of this embodiment is attached to the mask main body 2 that covers the periphery of the user's nose and mouth and the user's ears provided on the left and right upper portions of the mask main body 2. It includes an ear hook portion 3 to be hung, and a linear shape holding member 4 provided at the lower end of the mask body 2 that also serves as a weight.

According to the mask 1, when eating and drinking while wearing the mask 1, for example, as shown in FIG. 3, the ear hook portion 3 is not removed or the mask body 2 is not moved up and down. The lower portion 2b of the mask body 2 not held by the mask body 2 is flipped up by the left hand A to expose the mouth B, and the food and drink can be carried to the mouth B by the right hand.

Then, when the left hand A is separated from the flipped-up mask body 2, the lower portion 2b of the flipped-up mask body 2 is caused by the presence of the linear shape-holding member 4 that also serves as a weight provided at the lower end of the mask body 2. , It hangs down due to its own weight, and naturally returns to the state of covering the periphery of the mouth as shown in FIG.

From the above, this mask 1 exposes the mouth B only for a moment when the food or drink is carried to the mouth when eating or drinking, and naturally covers the mouth B when chewing or talking with other food or drink. Therefore, it is possible to effectively prevent splashes from the mouth due to conversation during eating and drinking.

As the structure and material of the mask body 2 and the ear hook portion 3, known structures and materials can be widely adopted. Further, as shown in the illustrated embodiment, it is preferable that the nose piece 5 is provided at the upper end portion of the mask main body 2 so that the upper portion of the mask main body 2 can be molded into a shape that fits the user's nose. As the material of the nose piece 5, a known material such as polyethylene resin can be widely adopted.

However, in the present invention, as described above, the ear hooks 3 are provided on the left and right upper portions of the mask main body 2, the upper portion 2a of the mask main body 2 is held by the user's face, and the lower portion 2b of the mask main body 2 is held. Is configured to be flipped up.

In the illustrated embodiment, the ear hook 3 is formed of a string-like body, one end 3a of the string-like body is connected to the upper end of the mask body 2, and the other end 3b is connected to the middle in the height direction of the mask body 2. By doing so, the ear hook portion 3 is configured to hold about the upper half of the mask body 2.

As described above, in the mask 1 of the present invention, since only the upper portion 2a of the mask main body 2 is held by the ear hook portion 3, the lower portion 2b of the mask main body 2 is flipped up. With this configuration, the area around the mouth is not pressed by the mask body, there is no suffocation, and the mask has a good voice even when talking.

Further, in the present invention, as described above, a linear shape holding member 4 that also serves as a weight is provided at the lower end of the mask main body 2. By providing the linear shape-retaining member 4 that also serves as a weight at the lower end of the mask main body 2, the lower portion of the mask main body 2 can be formed into a shape along the user's chin, and each user feels close contact. It is assumed that a certain mask can be provided and that the lower portion 2b of the mask body 2 flipped up as described above naturally covers the periphery of the mouth.

The linear shape-retaining member 4 that also serves as the weight is arbitrary as long as it has a certain weight and is a material that can be deformed by the user and can maintain the deformed shape. The material can be used. For example, a metal such as aluminum, iron, or copper, or an alloy such as brass may be used, or a resin capable of maintaining its shape can be used. When the shape-retaining member 4 is formed by using a resin instead of a metal material, the mask 1 can be incinerated with almost no residue, and an environment-friendly mask can be provided.

Further, as in the illustrated embodiment, it is preferable that the lower end surface side of the mask main body 2 provided with the linear shape-retaining member 4 also serving as the weight is subjected to the band-shaped coloring 6. By applying this band-shaped coloring 6, the user can grasp the position of the linear shape-retaining member 4 that also serves as a weight, and the lower portion of the mask body 2 can be easily molded. It is possible to differentiate from other masks and improve fashionability.

Although the embodiment of the mask according to the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and is the technical idea of the present invention described in the scope of claims for utility model registration. It goes without saying that various modifications and changes are possible within the scope of the mask.

According to the mask according to the present invention, it is possible to eat and drink while wearing it, and it is possible to prevent droplets from the mouth when eating and drinking as much as possible. Therefore, the spread of the new coronavirus infection (COVID-19) is particularly widespread. It is a very effective mask from the viewpoint of preventing.

1: Mask 2: Mask body 2a: Upper part of mask body 2b: Lower part of mask body 3: Ear hook part 3a: One end of string-shaped ear hook part 3b: Other end of string-shaped ear hook part 4: Weight A linear shape-retaining member that also serves as 5: Nose piece 6: Band-shaped coloring A: Left hand B: Mouth

Claims (3)

It also serves as a mask body that covers the area around the user's nose and mouth, ear hooks that are provided on the upper left and right sides of the mask body and can be hung on the user's ears, and weights that are provided at the lower end of the mask body. A mask characterized by having a linear shape-retaining member. The mask according to claim 1, wherein the ear hooks are provided on the left and right upper portions of the mask body so as to hold about the upper half of the mask body. The mask according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a band-shaped coloring is applied to the lower end surface side of the mask body provided with the linear shape-retaining member that also serves as the weight.

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