Facemask having improved fit and construction
View Patent ↗A facemask includes: a mask portion shaped to substantially cover a nose and mouth of a wearer of the facemask, the mask portion formed of a flexible material; a nose bridge extending substantially across a width of an upper edge of the mask portion and including a stiff deformable portion located on the nose bridge, wherein the stiff deformable portion is deformable to contour to a shape of a face of the wearer while substantially retaining the shape during use of the facemask; a first ear loop located along a first side of the mask portion; and a second ear loop located along a second side of the mark portion.
1 . A facemask comprising:
a mask portion shaped to substantially cover a nose and mouth of a wearer of the facemask, the mask portion formed of a flexible material;
a nose bridge extending substantially across a width of an upper edge of the mask portion and including a stiff deformable portion located on the nose bridge, wherein the stiff deformable portion is deformable to contour to a shape configured to match a face of the wearer while substantially retaining the shape during use of the facemask, wherein the stiff deformable portion is formed of a round armature wire, wherein the armature wire comprises an alloy comprising aluminum and tin, the armature wire having a length of at least 18 cm and a round diameter of 1.5-2 mm;
a first ear loop located along a first side of the mask portion; and
a second ear loop located along a second side of the mask portion.
2 . The facemask of claim 1 , the mask portion further comprising a hem located along the upper edge of the mask portion, wherein the armature wire is located within the hem.
3 . The facemask of claim 1 , wherein the first ear loop and the second ear loop are elastic.
4 . The facemask of claim 1 , the mask portion further comprising a first channel located along the first side of the mask portion and a second channel along the second side of the mask portion, wherein
the first ear loop is located through the first channel along the first side of the mask portion and
the second ear loop is located through the second channel along the second side of the mask portion.
5 . The facemask of claim 4 , wherein the first channel and the second channel are formed within side hems located along the first side and the second side of the mask portion.
6 . The facemask of claim 4 , wherein the first ear loop may slide within the first channel and wherein the second ear loop may slide within the second channel.
7 . The facemask of claim 1 , wherein the stiff deformable portion of the nose bridge retains the shaped contoured to the face of the wearer when the facemask is removed by the wearer.
8 . The facemask of claim 1 , further comprising a pocket located within the face mask portion shaped to receive a filter element therein.
9 . The facemask of claim 1 , further comprising a pocket located on an outer surface of the facemask portion and shaped to receive a detection or monitoring device therein.
10 . A facemask comprising:
a mask portion shaped to substantially cover a nose and mouth of a wearer of the facemask, the mask portion formed of a flexible material;
a nose bridge extending substantially across a width of an upper edge of the mask portion and including a stiff deformable portion comprising armature wire located on the nose bridge, wherein the armature wire comprises an alloy comprising aluminum and tin, the armature wire having a length of at least 18 cm and a round diameter of 1.5-2 mm, wherein the armature wire is deformable to contour to a shape configured to match a face of the wearer while substantially retaining the shape during use of the facemask;
a first ear loop located along a first side of the mask portion; and
a second ear loop located along a second side of the mask portion.
11 . A facemask comprising:
a mask portion shaped to substantially cover a nose and mouth of a wearer of the facemask, the mask portion formed of a flexible material, wherein the mask portion includes a pocket located on an outer surface of the facemask portion that is shaped to receive a detection or monitoring device therein;
a nose bridge extending substantially across a width of an upper edge of the mask portion and including a stiff deformable portion located on the nose bridge, wherein the armature wire comprises an alloy comprising aluminum and tin, the armature wire having a length of at least 18 cm and a round diameter of 1.5-2 mm, wherein the stiff deformable portion is deformable to contour to a shape configured to match a face of the wearer while substantially retaining the shape during use of the facemask;
a first channel located along a first side of the mask portion;
a second channel located along a second side of the mask portion;
a first ear loop located through the first channel along the first side of the mask portion; and
a second ear loop located through the second channel along the second side of the mask portion;
wherein the stiff deformable portion is secured on the nose bridge between the first channel along the first side of the mask portion and the second channel along the second side of the mask portion.
12 . The facemask of claim 11 , wherein the pocket is configured such that at least a portion of the detection or monitoring device is visible when viewing the outer surface of the facemask portion.