Nasal mask
OwnerCarol Chia Yuan Lininventor
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Abstract
Nasal masks and associated filters and structures are disclosed. One disclosed nasal mask includes a filter sheet comprising an inner side and an outer side, a pair of slits on the filter sheet, a first set of attachment means distributed on the inner side of the filter sheet, and a second set of attachment means distributed on the outer side of the filter sheet. The filter sheet is adapted to be bent along the pair of slits so that at least one attachment mean in the first set of attachment means is attached to at least one attachment means in the second set of attachment means.
Claims17
A nasal mask comprising:
- a filter sheet comprising an inner side and an outer side;
- a pair of slits on the filter sheet;
- a first set of attachment means distributed on the inner side of the filter sheet;
- and
- a second set of attachment means distributed on the outer side of the filter sheet;
- wherein the first set of attachment means includes two attachment means located on a first side of the pair of slits with one configured to adhere to a first ala of a nose and one configured to adhere to a second ala of the nose;
- wherein the first set of attachment means includes at least one attachment means, located on a second side of the pair of slits opposite the first side, configured to adhere to the nose across a top of a nose tip of the nose;
- and
- wherein the filter sheet is adapted to be bent along the pair of slits so that at least one attachment means in the first set of attachment means is attached to at least one attachment means in the second set of attachment means.
A nasal mask filter comprising:
- an inner side;
- an outer side;
- a pair of slits;
- at least two adhesives on the inner side;
- and
- a set of adhesion surfaces on the outer side;
- wherein the at least two adhesives include two side adhesives located on a first side of the pair of slits with one configured to adhere to a first ala of a nose and one configured to adhere to a second ala of the nose;
- wherein the at least two adhesives include at least one top adhesive, located on a second side of the pair of slits opposite the first side, configured to adhere to the nose across a top of a nose tip of the nose;
- and
- wherein the nasal mask filter is adapted to be bent along the pair of slits so that the outer side is adhered to the inner side.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.