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US 4,121,304 AGranted
Articulated mask
OwnerBenjamin Cooperinventor
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Abstract
An ornamental face mask has an upper face portion and a lower jaw portion hinged together solely by elastic bands. The bands are located at the outer edges of the mask and bridge the upper face portion and the lower portion. The lower jaw portion is also designed so as to grip the chin of the wearer when the mask is held over his face by an elastic mounting strap.
Claims7
An ornamental face mask comprising:
- an upper face portion, said upper face portion depicting a face from the top of the head to the upper jaw;
- a lower face portion, said lower face portion depicting the lower jaw of a face;
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- a plurality of elastic bands suitably attached to the upper and lower face portions for hinging the upper and lower face portions together, said elastic bands and their attachment to the face portions constituting the sole interconnection between said upper and lower face portions, at least one of said bands being located at each side edge of the mask so as to bridge the upper and lower face portions.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.