Facemasks and Method for Manufacturing the Same

An automated method for manufacturing facemasks from a web material of a textile product in a production line, comprising:

• conveying the web material of the textile product in the production line along a machine direction;
• cutting, at a cutting station, the web material along a cutting line extending in a cross-machine direction that is perpendicular to the machine direction;
• and
• attaching, at a tie attaching station, at least one tie to the web material at a location adjacent the cutting line such that the at least one tie extends in a direction that forms an angle with the cutting line, wherein the angle ranges from about 10 degrees to about 80 degrees.

An automated method for manufacturing facemasks from a web material of a textile product in a production line, each facemask comprising a mask body having a generally rectangular shape, a pair of lateral edges extending in a lateral direction, and a pair of longitudinal edges extending in a longitudinal direction, comprising:

• conveying the web material of the textile product in the production line along a machine direction;
• cutting the web material along a cutting line extending in a cross-machine direction that is perpendicular to the machine direction;
• and
• attaching an attached end of a pair of upper ties to the web material on a respective pair of upper corners at an upper tie angle relative to the longitudinal direction such that the pair of upper ties overlap adjacent sides of the generally rectangular shape of the web material and intersect the respective pair of upper corners at the upper tie angle, wherein the upper tie angle ranges from 10 degrees to 80 degrees in relation to the longitudinal direction;
• and
• attaching an attached end of a pair of lower ties to the web material on a respective pair of lower corners at a lower tie angle relative to the longitudinal direction such that the pair of lower ties overlap adjacent sides of the rectangular shape of the web material and intersect the respective pair of lower corners at the lower tie angle, wherein the lower tie angle is different from the upper tie angle.