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Granted Patent B2
US 10,624,788 · App. 15/414,347 · Granted Apr 21, 2020

Face mask with head support

Inventor: John B. Lazor (Westwood, MA)
A61F9/04A47C7/383
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,624,788
App. No.
15/414,347
Granted
Apr 21, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods and devices are provided for supporting a person's head. Generally, a face mask is provided having an eye piece sized to fit a human face and having left and right side straps. The eye piece has a left side portion and right side portion that each have a concavity formed therein that is configured to be positioned around a user's eye. The left and right side straps each have a first end that is attached to the left and right side portions of the eye piece, respectively. A reusable adhesive can be coated onto at least a portion of each of the left and right side straps, which can allow the side straps to each be repeatedly and removably attached to a support structure.

Claims (30)

1. A face mask, comprising:

an eye piece having a left side portion, right side portion, and a middle portion formed therebetween and being configured to extend around a user's nose, the left and right side portions each having a concavity formed therein and configured to be positioned around a user's eye;

a left side strap having a first terminal end mated to the left side portion of the eye piece and having a second terminal end, the left side strap having a left reusable cover;

a right side strap having a first terminal end mated to the right side portion of the eye piece and having a second terminal end, the right side strap having a right reusable cover; and

a reusable adhesive coated onto at least a portion of the second terminal end of the left and right side straps such that the second terminal ends of the left and right side straps can be repeatedly and removably mated to a support structure;

wherein the left reusable cover has a first end and a second end, the first end of the left reusable cover being permanently attached to the left side strap between the reusable adhesive coating and the first terminal end of the left side strap;

wherein the right reusable cover has a first end and a second end, the first end of the right reusable cover being permanently attached to the right side strap between the reusable adhesive coating and the first terminal end of the right side strap; and

wherein the left and right reusable covers are removably disposed over the reusable adhesive coating on each side strap.

2. The face mask of claim 1 , wherein the left and right side straps are attached to the left and right side portions of the front eye piece along a central longitudinal axis extending centrally through the concavity in each of the left and right side portions such that the left and right side straps are configured to be aligned with a user's eyes when the left and right side portions are disposed over a user's eyes.

3. The face mask of claim 1 , wherein the left and right side portions each have a substantially oblong region extending around a perimeter of the concavity, and each oblong region has a thickness that is greater than a thickness of the concavity.

4. The face mask of claim 1 , wherein the front eye piece is formed from a compressible material.

5. The face mask of claim 1 , wherein the concavity in each of the left and right side portions has an opening formed therein for allowing a user to see through the front eye piece.

6. The face mask of claim 1 , wherein the middle portion of the front eye piece has a bridge portion formed therein and shaped to contour a human nose.

7. The face mask of claim 1 , wherein the concavity extends in a forward direction relative to a front eye piece and the reusable adhesive is coated on a back side of each strap.

8. The face mask of claim 1 , wherein each reusable cover comprises an elongate member, and the first ends of the left and right reusable covers are attached to the corresponding left and right side straps along linear fixations.

9. The face mask of claim 1 , wherein each of the left and right reusable covers comprises a smooth releasable surface configured to contact the reusable adhesive coating.

10. The face mask of claim 1 , wherein each of the left and right side straps has a length of about 10 inches and a width of about 0.75 inches, and the reusable adhesive coating on each of the left and right side straps covers about 3.5 inches by about 0.75 inches of each of the left and right side straps.

11. The face mask of claim 1 , wherein the reusable adhesive coating comprises a low-tack pressure-sensitive adhesive.

12. A face mask, comprising:

a front eye piece sized to fit a human face;

left and right side straps, the side straps being attached to opposite left and right sides of the front eye piece, a reusable adhesive coating being formed on a back surface of an end of each side strap opposite to an end of each side strap attached to the front eye piece, and each side strap having a length that is greater than a length of the front eye piece such that the left and right side straps are configured to attach to corresponding sides of a seat headrest when a user is wearing the front eye piece and when a head of the user is positioned adjacent to the seat headrest; and

left and right reusable covers, each reusable cover having first and second ends, the first end of the left reusable cover being permanently directly attached to the left side strap, the first end of the right reusable cover being permanently directly attached to the right side strap, the second end of each of the left and right reusable covers being removably attached to the reusable adhesive coating, and each reusable cover being removably disposed over the reusable adhesive coating.

13. The face mask of claim 12 , wherein the front eye piece includes a left side portion having an oblong rim shaped to extend around a left eye of a human face, and a right side portion having an oblong rim shaped to extend around a right eye of a human face.

14. The face mask of claim 13 , wherein the left and right side portions includes concavities formed therein, each concavity being surrounded by the oblong rim and each concavity having a depth sufficient to prevent contact between the concavity and a user's eye.

15. The face mask of claim 12 , wherein the front eye piece bulges outward at a location of each eye on a human face.

16. The face mask of claim 12 , wherein the front eye piece has openings at a location of each eye on a human face.

17. The face mask of claim 12 , wherein the front eye piece has a mid-portion that is contoured to match a human nose.

18. The face mask of claim 12 , wherein the first end of each of the left and right reusable covers is attached to the corresponding left or right side strap between the adhesive coating and the front eye piece such that the left and right reusable covers remain attached to the corresponding left and right side straps when the left and right reusable covers are not in contact with the reusable adhesive coating.

19. The face mask of claim 12 , wherein each of the left and right reusable covers is rectangular, and the first end of each of the left and right reusable covers is attached to the corresponding left or right side strap by a linear fixation spanning a width of the corresponding left or right side strap.

20. The face mask of claim 12 , wherein the reusable adhesive coating comprises elastomeric copolymer microspheres.

Continuity (2)
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