Fire escape mask
AssigneeThe Fire Drill Company, Inc.
InventorsDavid Hollander, Anthony F. Pisani
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Abstract
A smoke mask includes a moistened generally planar mask constructed of a moisture absorbing material that is sized to cover the nose and mouth of a user. A peripheral edge of the mask includes a pressure sensitive adhesive for securing the mask to the face of the user. At least one slit in the peripheral edge of the mask enables the mask to adapt to the contour of the face of the user for obtaining a tight fit of the mask. The mask is used in combination with a pull apart storage structure having first and second generally planar sealing sheets. The sealing sheets are attached to each other along an outer peripheral edge for forming a moisture impermeable hollow interior in which the moistened mask is disposed.
Claims30
A smoke mask which comprises:
- a moistened generally planar mask constructed of a moisture absorbing material, the mask sized to cover the nose and mouth of a user, the mask having a peripheral edge;
- pressure sensitive adhesive on one side of the peripheral edge of the mask for securing the mask to the face of the user covering the mouth and nose of the user;
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- at least one slit in the peripheral edge of the mask for enabling the mask to adapt to the contour of the face of the user for obtaining a tight fit of the mask against the face of the user.
A smoke mask in combination with a pull-apart storage structure for the smoke mask,
- the smoke mask comprising a generally planar mask having a peripheral edge, and a pressure sensitive adhesive on one side of the peripheral edge of the mask for securing the mask to the face of the user;
- the pull-apart storage structure comprising first and second generally planar sealing sheets, each comprising an outer peripheral edge, the first and second sealing sheets being sealingly attached to each other along the outer peripheral edges thereof for forming a hollow interior in which the mask is disposed;
- the combination further comprising:
- means for separating the first and second sealing sheets for removing the mask disposed in the hollow interior of the pull-apart storage structure;
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- means for exposing the pressure-sensitive adhesive upon removal of the mask from the hollow interior of the pull-apart storage structure.
A smoke mask in combination with a pull-apart storage structure for the smoke mask,
- the smoke mask comprising a generally planar mask having a peripheral edge, and a pressure sensitive adhesive on one side of the peripheral edge of the mask for securing the mask to the face of the user,
- the pull-apart storage structure comprising a backing and a cover, the cover comprising an outer peripheral edge sealingly attached to the backing for forming a moisture-impermeable hollow cavity in which the moistened mask is disposed, the moistened mask being mounted to a wall of the cavity with the pressure sensitive adhesive being exposed upon removal of the moistened mask from the wall of the cavity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.