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US5091996:
Face mask
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US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Kirby, Richard C.; Orchard Park, NY 14127
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None
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| Published / Filed: |
1992-03-03
/ 1991-04-02
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| Application Number: |
US1991000679532
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| IPC Code: |
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A01M 31/00;
A41D 13/11;
A42B 1/04;
A42B 1/06;
IPC-7:
A42B 1/18;
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| ECLA Code: |
A42B1/06C2; A01M31/00; A41D13/11; A41D13/11B10; A42B1/04D;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
002/206;
002/171;
002/171.4;
002/202;
428/919;
Original:
002/206;
002/171;
002/171.4;
002/202;
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| Field of Search: |
002/009,171,171.4,202,205,206,256,257,259,417
128/206.12,857
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| Priority Number: |
| 1991-04-02 |
US1991000679532 |
| 1989-03-13 |
US1989000323112 |
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| Abstract: |
A face mask including a sheet of flexible material for concealing at least a portion of a hunter's face utilizes a wire secured to the sheet of material for positioning adjacent the eyes of the hunter and an elastic strap associated with the wire for securing the mask about the hunter's head. When the mask is operatively worn, at least a portion of the wire is positioned beneath and adjacent the hunter's eyes and is biased by the strap into close-fitting relationship with the skin of the hunter's face. The wire can be manually shaped along the length thereof to conform the contour of the wire to the general contours of the portions of the face across which the wire is adapted to overlie so that when the wire is biased against the wearer's face during wear of the mask, the mask is worn with relative comfort. The mask of this invention can be either in the form of a half-mask for covering only the lower portion of the hunter's face or in the form of a hood for concealing substantially the entire head of the hunter.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Hodgson, Russ, Andrews, Woods & Goodyear ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Schroeder, Werner H.; Neas, Michael A.
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| US1990000559975 | 1990-07-27 |
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1991-06-25
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Face mask
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| US1989000323112 | 1989-03-13 |
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| US1986000962337 | 1986-11-03 |
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| Parent Case: |
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/559,975, filed on July 27, 1990, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,025,507, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/323,112, filed on Mar. 13, 1989, abandoned, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 06/926,337, filed on Nov. 3, 1986, abandoned.
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First Claim:
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I claim:
1. A face mask comprising:
- a) a sheet of flexible material having a camouflage pattern for partially concealing a hunter's face and positionable generally about the face of the wearer and depending generally downwardly from the bridge of the nose of the wearer when the mask is operatively worn so as to cover the end of the nose and the regions of the wearer's cheeks immediately beneath the eyes;
- b) elongate means associated with said sheet and including two side portions and a mid-portion extending between said side portions and possessing sufficient length so that when the mask is operatively worn, said elongate means generally spans the entire width of and overlies the wearer's face so that each of said side portions is positioned adjacent a corresponding side of the wearer's face, said elongate means being in the form of a loop for generally encircling both eyes of the wearer when the mask is operatively worn and for defining an unobstructed single open viewing space for both eyes;
- c) elastomeric means joined to said elongate means for securing said elongate means in operative position across the face and encircling the eyes of the wearer;
- d) said elongate means being manually shapeable along the length thereof and in conformity with the contours of the wearer's face and capable of retaining its shape once bent in conformity to the face contours so that the contours of said elongate means can be altered to conform to the contour of the portions of the wearer's face across which the elongate means is positioned to overlie and each of said side portions can be bent rearwardly of the face at the corresponding side of the wearer's head so that any part of said sheet of material located outboard of the wearer's eyes is effectively held by said side portions out of the wearer's peripheral field of vision; and
- e) sleeve means associated with said sheet of material and forming a sleeve within which said elongate means is positioned.
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