Multifunctional respiratory protective face mask
OwnerSteven Bietzinventor
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Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention provides a multifunctional face mask system adapted to receive a nebulizer system, enabling a user to be treated by a nebulizer medication, while simultaneously providing a hygienic barrier between the user and their external environment via at least one filter component. The present invention further provides a multifunctional face mask system that is self-supporting, thereby enabling a user to wear the mask system in a portable manner. The present invention, in other embodiments, includes the bonding between at least one filter component and its corresponding filter window, to be produced by a selective mold behind injection molding process.
Claims20
A multifunctional face mask system configured for providing a hygienic barrier between a user and the user's external environment while the user is treated by a nebulizer medication, said multifunctional face mask system comprising:
- (a) a mask housing, fabricated from a polymeric material, and configured to interface with the user, said mask housing comprising:
- (i) a housing receptacle configured to receive a nebulizer system;
- (ii) a front section, a top section, a bottom section, a left-side section, a right-side section and a housing outer edge perimeter configured to sealingly engage a circumferential area about the user's nose and mouth;
- (iii) at least one filter window comprising at least one aperture, at least one filter component affixed to said at least one filter window using a selective mold-behind injection molding process during fabrication of said mask housing, said at least one filter component comprising a filter perimeter strip possessing a top surface, a bottom surface and a perimeter edge surface, wherein said bottom surface of said filter perimeter strip is overlaid across said at least one aperture, said polymeric material of said mask housing including a polymeric supplemental bead forming a three-sided bond by molecularly affixing said polymeric material to said top surface, said bottom surface, and said perimeter edge surface of said filter perimeter strip, thereby producing an enhanced seal between said mask housing and said at least one filter component;
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- (b) a right support strap and a left support strap, wherein said right support strap and said left support strap cooperate with said mask housing, said mask housing having sufficient rigidity such that said multifunctional face mask system is self-supporting when configured to be worn by the user.
A face mask system configured for providing a hygienic barrier between a user and the user's external environment, said face mask system comprising:
- (a) a mask housing fabricated from an injection-moldable thermoplastic material, said mask housing comprising at least one filter window comprising at least one aperture, and at least one filter component comprising a top surface, a bottom surface and a perimeter edge surface, wherein said at least one filter component is molecularly bonded onto said at least one filter window using a selective mold-behind injection molding process during fabrication of said mask housing;
- said bottom surface of said filter perimeter strip is overlaid across said at least one aperture, such that said at least one filter component is suspended across said at least one aperture, and configured for providing air filtration;
- wherein said injection-moldable thermoplastic material engages all surfaces of said at least one filter component including said top surface, said bottom surface and said perimeter edge surface, thereby producing a three-sided bond to form an enhanced filter component-housing seal, wherein said three-sided bond is formed via a polymeric supplemental bead;
- and said mask housing further comprising a housing outer edge perimeter configured to sealingly engage a circumferential area about the user's nose and mouth;
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- (b) a right support strap and a left support strap, wherein said right support strap and said left support strap cooperate with said mask housing, said mask housing having sufficient rigidity such that said face mask system is self-supporting when configured to be worn by the user.
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