Strapless respiratory facial mask for customizing to the wearer's face

A strapless respiratory facial mask for attachment to the wearer's face, comprising:

• a) a mask having a central section and first, second and third perimeter lips with adhesive surfaces forming a generally triangular configuration for covering and surrounding the nose of the wearer;
• b) said first and second perimeter lips extending along opposite sides of the nose of the wearer, and said third perimeter lip extending across the upper lip area or extending across the bottom lip area of the wearer;
• c) said central section of said mask being formed of a thermoplastic material and having a first opening for making a connection to a gas supply;
• d) a moldable cushioning material connected to said first and second perimeter lips of said mask to form a peripheral sealing section for engaging the facial contours and skin of the wearer's face, and said peripheral sealing section having first and second sealing sections;
• e) sealing means including a plurality of sealing strips formed of said cushioning material for attachment to one or more of said first and/or second sealing sections for providing an increased sealing area for said mask;
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• f) means for attaching said sealing strips to one or more of said first and/or second sealing sections of said peripheral sealing section, and for attaching said sealing strips and said peripheral sealing section of said mask to the facial contours and skin of the wearer to provide a customized mask for tightly sealing said mask and for preventing the leakage of gas therefrom.

A strapless respiratory facial mask for attachment to the wearer's face, comprising:

• a) a mask having a central section and first, second and third perimeter lips with adhesive surfaces forming a generally triangular configuration for covering and surrounding the nose of the wearer;
• b) said first and second perimeter lips extending along opposite sides of the nose of the wearer, and said third perimeter lip extending across the upper lip area or extending across the bottom lip area of the wearer;
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• c) said central section of said mask being formed of a thermoplastic material and having a first opening for making a connection to a gas supply.

A method for assembling and applying a strapless respiratory face mask to a person's facial contours and skin using a kit, said kit including a mask having a moldable laminated gasket member with a peripheral sealing section including first, second and third sealing sections having a peelable protective covering thereon;

• and a nose piece member with a central section having first and second central openings therein and with three edges thereon, comprising the steps of:
• a) molding of said nose piece member to custom fit the facial contours and skin of the person's face in preparation for adhering to said laminated gasket member;
• b) trimming one or more of said first, second and third sealing sections of said peripheral sealing section to match the person's facial contours;
• c) removing said peelable protective covering from said peripheral sealing section in preparation for adhering said peripheral sealing section;
• d) adhering said first, second and third sealing sections of said peripheral sealing section to the person's facial contours and skin to obtain an airtight seal between said moldable laminated gasket member of said mask and the person's face;
• e) molding said laminated gasket member to a person's facial contours and conforming said first and second sealing sections on said laminated gasket member to the bridge area of the person's nose and conforming said third sealing section on said laminated gasket member to the upper lip area or lower lip area of the person's face to obtain a tight fit between said laminated gasket member and the person's face;
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• f) adhering said nose piece member along said three edges of said nose piece member to said laminated gasket member to form a peripheral airtight seal between said nose piece member and said laminated gasket member.

A method for assembling and applying a strapless respiratory face mask to a person's facial contours and skin using a kit, said kit including a mask having a central section with first, second and third perimeter lips each having adhesive surfaces having a peelable protective covering thereon, said central section having first and second center openings therein, and a pair of first and second lateral cheek flaps, each having exterior and interior adhesive surfaces thereon with a peelable protective covering thereon, comprising the steps of:

• a) trimming one or more of said first, second and third perimeter lips of said mask to match the person's facial contours;
• b) trimming one or more of said first and second lateral cheek flaps to match to the person's facial contours;
• c) molding said first, second and third perimeter lips to a person's facial contours and conforming said first and second perimeter lips to the bridge area of the person's nose and conforming said third perimeter lip to the upper lip area or to the lower lip area of the person's face to obtain a tight fit between said first, second and third perimeter lips and the person's face;
• d) removing said peelable protective coverings from said exterior and interior adhesive surfaces from each of said first and second trimmed lateral cheek flaps in preparation for attaching said trimmed lateral cheek flaps to said first and second trimmed adhesive perimeter lip surfaces and to the person's face;
• e) removing said peelable protective covering from said first, second and third adhesive perimeter lip surfaces in preparation for attaching to said exterior adhesive surfaces of each of said lateral cheek flaps and to the person's face;
• f) adhering said exterior adhesive surfaces from each of said trimmed lateral cheek flaps to said first and second trimmed adhesive perimeter lip surfaces of each of said trimmed first and second perimeter lips, respectively, of said mask;
• g) applying said mask with said trimmed first and second lateral cheek flaps being adhered to said trimmed first and second perimeter lips;
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• h) applying said trimmed interior adhesive surfaces of each of said trimmed lateral cheek flaps and said first, second and third adhesive perimeter lip surfaces of said first, second and third perimeter lips to the facial contours of the person's face to form a peripheral airtight seal between said mask and the person's face.