# US 10,870,023 B2 · Face mask and eye-wear combination for prevention of fogging of the eye-wear

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- Number: US 10,870,023 B2
- Document ID: US10870023B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/445,625
- Filed: 2019-06-19
- Published: 2019-10-03
- Granted: 2020-12-22
- Earliest claimed: 2016-08-02
- Applicants: Navin Raj Bora
- Inventors: Navin Raj Bora
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10870023B2

## CPC

- A62B 18/084: {Means for fastening gas-masks to heads or helmets}
- A61F 9/028: {Ventilation means}
- A61F 9/029: {Additional functions or features, e.g. protection for other parts of the face such as ears, nose or mouth; Screen wipers or cleaning devices}
- A62B 23/025: {the filter having substantially the shape of a mask (surgical face masks A41D13/11)}
- A41D 13/1169: {using adhesive}
- G02C 11/08: Anti-misting means, e.g. ventilating, heating (H05B3/84 takes precedence); Wipers
- A62B: DEVICES, APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR LIFE-SAVING (valves specially adapted for medical use A61M39/00; life-saving devices, apparatus or methods specially adapted for use in water B63C9/00; divers' equipment B63C11/00; specially adopted for use with aircraft, e.g. parachutes, ejector seats, {B64D17/00, B64D25/10}; rescue devices peculiar to mining E21F11/00)
- A61F: FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS (dental prosthetics A61C)
- A41D: OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES
- G02C: SPECTACLES; SUNGLASSES OR GOGGLES INSOFAR AS THEY HAVE THE SAME FEATURES AS SPECTACLES; CONTACT LENSES (trial frames for testing the eyes A61B3/04; goggles or eyeshields not having the same features as spectacles A61F9/00)

## Abstract

A device designed to prevent fogging of glasses is provided. The device can be used while a wearer wears glasses. The device can include a breathable mask with a strap extending from the mask to hold the mask in a position on the wearer. There can be one or more vents disposed on a side of the mask. A layer of material can extend across the mask and the strap to attach the mask to the glasses.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An apparatus configured to prevent fogging of glasses worn by a wearer, the apparatus comprising:
a breathable mask;
a strap extending from the mask, the strap configured to hold the mask in a position on the wearer;
one or more vents disposed on a side of the mask; and
a substrate extending across the mask and the strap underneath the glasses, the substrate configured to attach the mask to the glasses.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:
a flap disposed on the substrate and configured to remove the substrate from the glasses.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:
a binding on the mask configured to conform the mask to one or more facial features of the wearer.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the mask is configured to extend toward the wearer.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more vents includes a fibrous material.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:
a pore on the one or more vents, the pore configured to direct air exhaled by the wearer away from the glasses.