ES1248964U - SAFETY HANDLE FOR MASK (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Safety handle for mask characterized by presenting means to accommodate the mask on the face of its user and remove it without having to touch other parts of the body of the mask, these means comprise a handle (1) located on the front of the mask that presents a portion of material (2) in close contact with the mask and means of union with it, from which a grip element (3) emerges from which to carry out the manipulation. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

DESCRIPTION

SAFETY HANDLE FOR MASK

Background

There are different proposals to provide individual protection equipment whose function is to protect from exposure to pollutants through the respiratory tract, whose design varies according to the exposed agent and the desired degree of protection, having different filter elements or constituting the body itself of the mask as in the case of the so-called surgical masks, this widely known typology can be seen in the utility model with publication number ES0096849 U (01.16.1963) of the applicant: Rodríguez Llorente, Pedro (ES) characterized by being constituted by a rectangular sheet of paper folded in an accordion and to whose ends an elastic tape has been fixed in this case, these longitudinal folds allow it to be expanded in the direction of its width for a good adaptation to the user's face. Others do not require this described folding as they are formed with a geometry that forms a concavity or cup, generally referred to as molded, such as patent US 4616647 Molder fiber disposable face mask having enhanced nose and chin filter-seals of the applicant Parmelee Industries, Inc. In the latter typology, there are different advances aimed at providing added value to the simplest masks, such as patent US 743716 whose holder is 3M Innovative properties company, which describes an anti-fog design. With this, we can see the great efforts to incorporate innovations in masks that, however, do not include the recommended solution.

On the other hand, the need to position the mask properly and prevent it from moving has also been the subject of study in the sector, so we can see the use of an adhesive strip located inside a mask near the nose that joins the mask to its bearer in the Spanish utility model U 226284 of the applicant Buenaventura Sola Company.

The state of the art also includes solutions so that people who wear a mask can remove it momentarily while they do not need it, leaving it at chest height held by a tape for this purpose, can be seen in patent document US 778936 of the Minnesota applicant Mining and Manufacturing Company.

Masks are not known that offer safe means for the accommodation and removal of these, avoiding self-contamination in their handling as the present invention, nor would it be possible for a person skilled in the art to arrive at the present invention based on the conjugation of the documents found.

Object

Provide safe means for the accommodation to the face of the individual protection masks and that allow their removal, avoiding that the user has to touch it avoiding self-contamination.

Description

Personal protective equipment and specifically masks are necessary means to prevent access to the respiratory tract of different pollutants and pathogens, this determines that the masks should not only be placed properly but also that precautions should be taken when removing them, For which, from different official bodies, strict protocols have been determined for this action, making people who wear them aware that their exposed surface can spread contamination when touched, this recommendation is extensive in all types of masks, both those called surgical and in the so-called high-efficiency FFPs. It is a known fact that when wearing the masks, users frequently experience some discomfort and reposition it, accommodating it to their face, an extremely dangerous circumstance since the contact of the hands or gloves with the mask in the case of particles and liquid aerosols contaminates the mask by depositing pathogens directly on top of the filter element, a circumstance unfortunately tested in the global health crisis caused by COVI-19. Although this need extends to many situations and professional fields such as industrial or agricultural use.

The safety handle for the mask allows to accommodate this individual protection equipment in a simple and safe way since for these actions it is not touched, in the same way it allows the mask to be removed after use, guaranteeing prophylaxis. It has a handle that emerges from the front part of the mask with enough dimension for the hands to manipulate it, this handle can be a constitutive part of the same material of the mask as in the case of the so-called molded masks or incorporated into the masks, this incorporation is achieved through a Handle that presents a portion of material in contact with the mask from which the grip element itself emerges, being fixed by conventional means such as joining by means of adhesives or clipping, in which case the inner surface of the handle cooperates with a complementary one located on the inner face of the mask holding the set together (not shown). Preferably, the handle is located on the central vertical line of the mask, although other locations are compatible with its function, when it is located on this line between the tip of the nose and the lips, it provides rigidity to the mask in the case of so-called surgical typology, which prevents the mask from deforming on inhalation and approaches the lips, a fact that provides a distance from the mask to the mucous membranes and, on the other hand, improves user comfort. Versions have been planned in which the handle is made of a biocidal material, which increases its safety and introduces the possibility of evaluating its reuse according to cases.

Brief description of the drawings

For a better understanding of what is described in the present specification, some drawings are attached in which, by way of example, a list of the figures of the proposed invention is represented.

In figure 1 a side view of a mask can be seen where 1 represents the handle of the mask.

Figure 2 shows a front view of a mask with its handle in which it distinguishes the portion of material 2 in contact with the mask and a handle element (3) emerging from it.

Figure 3 shows a mask like the one recommended on the face of a user and how it allows manipulation of the set from the handle.

Preferred embodiment

A preferred embodiment is cited by way of example, the materials used in its manufacture, as well as the methods, being independent of the object of the invention. application and all the accessory details that may arise, as long as they do not affect its essentiality.

This preferred embodiment reflects the characteristics of the recommended invention, stating its application in this example to a so-called surgical mask given its extensive use, these masks, as described in the antecedents, start from a laminar filter material with folds or folds that allow it to be expanded in the direction of its width in order to adapt to the user's face and some bands to retain the mask on the ears. So that the user can accommodate the mask during use without touching and contaminating it as well as removing it safely, the mask has a handle (1) arranged in the vertical midline of the mask, this handle in this preferred embodiment consists of a portion of material (2) intended to establish contact with the body of the mask and which is fixed by conventional means by an adhesive bond, in the event that the mask is without its splints deployed, the adhesive will cover only one of them allowing it to expand in its placement; from the external face of this portion of material emerges a portion that forms the handle element (3) which in this case has been represented in the form of a fin as can be seen in the side elevation of figure 1. The dimension of the handle in their assembly must allow it to be used when wearing gloves, as well as the portion in contact with the mask will be large enough to avoid contact of the fingertips against the filter material of the mask. The handle is made of biocidal plastic. Its mode of use can be seen in a simple way illustrated in figure 3.

Claims (3)

1. Safety handle for a mask characterized by presenting means to accommodate the mask on the face of its user and remove it without having to touch other parts of the body of the latter, these means comprise a handle (1) located in the front part of the mask that presents a portion of material (2) in close contact with the mask and means of union with it, from which a grip element (3) emerges from which to carry out the manipulation. 2. Safety handle for a mask according to claims 1 and 3 characterized in that the joining means are the use of a clip between the handle and the mask. 3. Safety handle for a mask according to claim 1, characterized in that the handle is located in the vertical midline of the mask.