Facial mask and method
AssigneeCreative Minds Foundation
InventorRodney M. Shields
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Abstract
A mask body of semi-rigid material having a plurality of holes through the body which permit visibility and breathability. The inner surface of the mask body is of a dark color so as not to impair the vision of the wearer. The outer surface of the mask is preferably painted with a desired image or a solid color. The holes can be made in the body before or after the body forming process. The mask can be covered with different materials for different visual and textural effects. For example, the mask could be partially or fully covered with hair, fur, fabric, appendages, paint or other finishes. The mask could be reversible if desired, and it could have a rotatable mask body on the whole head and the head can be rotatable on the head or have spinning effects on the head or other desired effects.
Claims16
A facial mask comprising:
- a) a sheet of formable material which is formed as a mask body sized to fit over a human face, said mask body including:
- i) an inner surface for engaging a face of a wearer, said inner surface being of a dark color for absorbing light;
- ii) an outer surface provided with a light color coating;
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- b) a pattern of through-holes disposed in said mask body, said through-holes being sized sufficiently small in diameter and having a sufficiently tight pattern spacing to permit substantially unobstructed vision through the mask body by a wearer and at the same time substantially prevent vision into the mask body by an observer outside the mask body.
A facial mask comprising:
- a) a first sheet of formable material of a dark, light-absorbing color;
- b) a second sheet of formable material of a light color;
- c) said first and second sheets being arranged in stacked fashion and formed together as a mask body sized to fit over a human face wherein:
- i) said first sheet defines an inner surface of said mask body for engaging a face of a wearer;
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- ii) said second sheet defines an outer surface of said mask body;
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- d) said first and second sheets including a pattern of through-holes, said through-holes being sized sufficiently small in diameter and having a sufficiently tight pattern spacing to permit substantially unobstructed vision through the mask body by a wearer and at the same time substantially prevent vision into the mask body by an observer outside the mask body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.