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US 11,452,890 B2Granted
Rapidly deployable, cough and sneeze, aerosol containment apparatus
OwnerClaudio H. Caycedoinventor
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Abstract
A rapidly deployable, pressure sealed, cough and sneeze aerosol, containment apparatus and a system to virtually eradicate the cold, the flu, and Covid-19. A face mask having a rigid first section configured to hold a filter and a pliable second section configured to fit on a person's face; a face mask seal formed on an edge of the pliable second section of the face mask; a curved surface on the face mask seal configured to fold inward to form a seal on the person's face when pressed on the person's face.
Claims15
An apparatus for containing a cough aerosol, the apparatus comprising:
- a face mask having a rigid first section configured to hold a filter and a pliable second section configured to fit on a person's face;
- a face mask seal formed on an edge of the pliable second section of the face mask;
- a curved surface on the face mask seal configured to fold inward to form a seal on the person's face when pressed on the person's face;
- a filter holder removably attached inside of the rigid first section of the face mask, wherein the filter holder is configured to contain the filter;
- a first face mask holder arm ramp and a second face mask holder arm ramp formed on the rigid first section of the face mask;
- a first toggle surface formed on a first end of the first face mask holder arm ramp and a second toggle surface formed on a first end of the second face mask holder arm ramp;
- a face mask holder configured to hold the face mask;
- a first face mask holder arm and a second face mask holder arm rotationally attached to the face mask holder and configured to hold the face mask on the face mask holder;
- the first face mask holder arm having a first end hinged to the face mask holder and the second face mask holder arm having a first end hinged to the face mask holder;
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- a toggle mechanism on the face mask holder configured to rotate a first and second face mask holder arm inward to engage a first and second mask holder arm ramp on the face mask when the face mask is inserted into the face mask holder and rotate a second end of the first face mask holder arm and a second end of the second face mask holder arm outward and disengage a first and second face mask holder arm ramp toggle surface on the face mask when the face mask is removed from the face mask holder.
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A method for containing a cough aerosol, the method comprising:
- sliding a first face mask holder arm pad over a first toggle surface on a first face mask holder arm ramp and a second face mask holder arm ramp over a second toggle surface on a second face mask holder arm ramp;
- triggering a first toggle mechanism by the sliding of the first face mask holder arm pad over the first toggle surface and triggering a second toggle mechanism by sliding of the second face mask holder arm pad over the second toggle surface;
- rotating a pair of face mask holder arms on a face mask holder, outward and away from the pair of face mask holder ramps on a face mask using the first and second toggle mechanisms to release the face mask from the face mask holder;
- sealing the face mask to a person's face with an inward fold on a face mask seal when the person holds the face mask to the person's face;
- receiving the cough aerosol in the face mask from the person's face while the face mask is held to the person's face;
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- filtering the cough aerosol in the face mask through a high flow rate filter in the face mask.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.