Easy gripping face mask
View Patent ↗A cup-shaped face mask sized to fit over the nose and mouth of a wearer is disclosed. The face mask includes an inside surface, an outside surface, and a tab disposed on and extending outwardly from the outside surface, where the tab is adapted for gripping.
1. A face mask adapted to be donned with a single hand, comprising:
an inside surface having a periphery with an adhesive material disposed on at least a portion thereof;
an outside surface; and
a tab disposed on and extending outwardly from the outside surface in a substantially central location generally distal from each point along the periphery, wherein the tab is adapted for gripping.
2. The mask of claim 1 , wherein the tab is integral with the outside surface.
3. The mask of claim 1 , wherein the tab is affixed to the outside surface.
4. The mask of claim 1 , the tab extending outwardly at least 5 millimeters from the outside surface.
5. The mask of claim 1 , the tab extending outwardly at least about 8 millimeters from the outside surface.
6. The mask of claim 1 , the tab extending outwardly at least about 10 millimeters from the outside surface.
7. The mask of claim 1 , the tab extending outwardly a maximum of about 25 millimeters from the outside surface.
8. The mask of claim 1 , wherein the tab is substantially rigid.
9. The mask of claim 1 , wherein the tab is substantially deformable.
10. The mask of claim 1 , wherein the tab is substantially impervious to fluids.
11. The mask of claim 1 , wherein the tab is sized to allow gripping with a single hand.
12. The mask of claim 1 , wherein the mask is cup shaped.
13. The mask of claim 1 , wherein the tab has a projected area of at least about 10 mm 2 .
14. A stack of face masks comprising:
a plurality of shaped face masks each adapted to be donned with a single hand having an inside surface with a periphery, the periphery having an adhesive material disposed on at least a portion thereof, an outside surface, and a tab disposed on and extending outwardly from the outside surface in a substantially central location generally distal from each point along the periphery, the tab being adapted for gripping,
wherein the masks are positioned in a nestled relation to one another, the inside surface of a mask being apposed to the outside surface of an adjacent mask, the tab maintaining a distance between apposed masks such that the periphery of a mask does not contact the outside surface of an apposed mask.
15. The stack of claim 14 , wherein the distance between apposed masks is at least 3 millimeters.
16. The stack of claim 14 , wherein the distance between apposed masks is at least about 5 millimeters.
17. The stack of claim 14 , wherein the distance between apposed masks is at least about 8 millimeters.
18. The stack of claim 14 , wherein the distance between apposed masks is at least about 10 millimeters.