Pollen protection device
OwnerMichael Schroederinventor
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Abstract
A pollen protection device comprising a holder and an elastic band for retaining the holder on the face of the user so as to enclose the eyes and nose. The holder is comprised of upper and lower flange walls in which are mounted filter members having a mesh size to pass air but not pollen, with additional filters being positioned between the walls at the sides thereof. Also mounted between the flange walls at the front is a viewing lens. A protective cloth impermeable to pollen can be secured to the lower flange wall and extends downwardly over the mouth and around the neck of the user to permit inhalation through the mouth.
Claims7
A pollen protection device, comprising:
- (a) a frame-like holder which in use encloses the eyes and the nose of a user in a pollen-tight manner, said holder in a state of non-use being generally crescent shaped in horizontal cross section and formed of a flexible plastic material which can accommodate the shape of the face of the user, comprising:
- (1) a front web in which is mounted an eye protecting lens constructed of a material permitting viewing therethrough by the user, the vertical dimension of said lens being such that the eyes and nose of the user are accommodated within said lens,
- (2) upper and lower flange walls extending generally perpendicular to said front web and lens,
- (3) web sections at the sides of the holder forming continuations of said front web and extending between said flange walls,
- (4) air filter means mounted in each of said side web sections, said air filter means having a mesh less than 40 .mu.m for filtering pollen and a filter area of at least sixteen square centimeters, and
- (b) elastic band means secured to said holder by means of which said upper and lower flange walls can be drawn snugly against the face of the wearer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.