Cough and sneeze arrestor
OwnerVictor S. Wrightinventor
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention are directed to hygienic devices to control the spread of airborne viruses and bacteria emanating from coughing or sneezing. In one embodiment, the hygienic device is a cough and sneeze arrestor in the form of a “coughing cup.” The coughing cup may incorporate one or more filters with a plurality of apertures of varying sizes and/or no apertures. In some embodiments, the filters may be embedded or infused with a microbicide such as an antibacterial or viricide. The filters may be pre-attached within the coughing cup at certain predetermined locations. The coughing cup may have one or more recesses to accommodate the nose and/or a chin of a person when using the coughing cup.
Claims20
A hygienic device to control the spread of airborne viruses and bacteria emanating from coughing or sneezing, comprising:
- a cup having a rim;
- a first filter suspended and attached within an interior of the cup near an opening of the cup, the first filter having a plurality of apertures of a first size;
- a second filter suspended and attached within the interior of the cup near a middle of the cup, the second filter having a plurality of apertures of a second size;
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- a third filter suspended and attached within the interior of the cup near a bottom of the cup.
A hygienic device to control the spread of airborne viruses and bacteria emanating from coughing or sneezing, comprising:
- a containment device, the containment device approximately cylindrical, the containment device closed on a first end and open on a second end, the containment device having a sidewall extending from the first end to the second end;
- a first filter suspended and attached within an interior of the sidewall of the device near the open second end, the first filter having a plurality of apertures of a first size;
- a second filter suspended and attached within the interior of the sidewall of the device near a middle of the device, the second filter having a plurality of apertures of a second size;
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- a third filter suspended and attached within the interior of the sidewall of the device near the closed first end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.