US 12,714,166 B2 · Mask

Abstract

A mask is provided. The mask according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a first fabric forming an externally exposed surface; a second fabric disposed on one surface of the first fabric to be in close contact with a part of the wearer's face and including a first fiber including a silver wire; and ear bands provided on the opposite ends of the first fabric. Accordingly, the mask including the silver wire can fundamentally prevent the, generation of bacteria by a user's saliva and re-inhalation of proliferated bacteria and has excellent antibacterial performance. In addition, the mask provided with a ply yarn including a silver wire and a general-purpose fiber has excellent washing durability and elasticity and can have the effect of maintaining antibacterial performance and washing durability even when the silver wire included in the mask is broken.

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Dependent claims

A mask comprising:

a first fabric comprising an exposed external surface and an internal surface;
a second fabric arranged on the internal surface of the first fabric, and comprising a first fiber including a silver wire, wherein the silver wire is a sheath-core fiber including a core including a copper (Cu) and a sheath including a silver (Ag);
and
ear bands that are provided on a left end and a right end of the first fabric,
wherein the first fiber is a ply yarn including a core yarn, a first covering part provided by winding a first covering yarn including the silver wire to surround the core yarn, and a second covering part provided by winding a second covering yarn arranged to surround the first covering part,
wherein the core yarn and the second covering yarn each independently have a fineness of 20 to 100 De, and
wherein the first covering yarn is twisted with a number of twists of 650 to 1300 TPM.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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