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US6988500:
Fog free medical face mask
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US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Cox, Duane; Atlanta, GA, United States of America
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| Assignee: |
J. Palmero Sales Company, Inc., Stratford, CT, United States of America
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| Published / Filed: |
2006-01-24
/ 2004-04-30
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| Application Number: |
US2004000835622
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
A62B 7/10;
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| ECLA Code: |
A41D13/11; A41D13/11B8B; A62B23/02A;
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| U.S. Class: |
128/206.19;
128/201.15;
128/205.27;
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| Field of Search: |
128/863,201.15,205.27,206.19,206.22
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| Priority Number: |
| 2004-04-30 |
US2004000835622 |
| 2003-05-15 |
US2003000470817P |
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| Abstract: |
A face mask having a mask body made of a shaped first material with an opening and a reduced resistance filter material placed within the opening. The reduced resistance filter material permitting air to flow relatively freely there through. In one embodiment one edge of a shield is fixed to the mask body of the face mask and covers the opening and the reduced resistance filter material protecting the opening from liquid splashes and the exhaled air flow from a user downwards, away from the user's eyes. Exhaled air from a user wearing the face mask is caused to relatively freely flow through the reduced resistance filter and to be directed downward preventing the fogging of a user's eyewear. The face mask of the present invention is particularly suited to the medical and dental profession.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Fattibene & Fattibene ;
Fattibene, Paul A. ;
Fattibene, Arthur T. ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Lewis, Aaron J.;
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| Parent Case: |
RELATED APPLICATION
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/470,817, filed May 15, 2003.
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None
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First Claim:
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1. An initially disassembled face mask for assembly and use by a medical professional user comprising: a cup shaped mask body made of a first material; a hole formed in said mask body at a location that is adjacent a user's mouth and nose when worn on the medical professional user's face; a filter covering said hole, said filter made of a second material, wherein the second material has a flow resistance less than the first material; an initially unattached shield having a periphery associated with said cup shaped mask body; an adhesive strip formed along a portion of the periphery of said initially unattached shield; and a removable protective cover placed over said adhesive strip, whereby the medical professional user is capable of removing said removable protective cover exposing said adhesive strip and attaching said initially unattached shield to said cup shaped mask body over and spaced from said filter.
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