Horizontal Flat-Fold Filtering Face-Piece Respirator having Indicia of Symmetry

A horizontal flat-fold, filtering face-piece respirator that comprises:

• a harness;
• a mask body that has a front surface, a first perimeter, a series of bonds or welds located along the first perimeter, and a longitudinal axis;
• a nose clip that is secured to the mask body centrally and adjacent the first perimeter of the mask body;
• and
• an indicia that is distinguishable from the series of bonds or welds and that is visible on the front surface of the mask body adjacent the first perimeter and the nose clip at the longitudinal axis of the mask body, wherein the indicia is printed on an outer surface of the mask body.

A horizontal flat-fold, filtering face-piece respirator that comprises:

• a harness;
• a mask body that has a front surface, a first perimeter, a series of bonds or welds located along the first perimeter, and a longitudinal axis;
• a nose clip that is secured to the mask body centrally and adjacent the first perimeter of the mask body;
• and
• an indicia that is distinguishable from the series of bonds or welds and that is visible on the front surface of the mask body adjacent the first perimeter at the longitudinal axis of the mask body, wherein the indicia is integral to the nose clip.