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The surgical mask (10) protects a wearer\s face, neck and upper chest region from exposure to bodily fluids expelled by a patient and includes an upper mask (12) resistant to fluids yet permeable by ambient gases for covering the wearer\s nose and mouth, a fluid-proof lower mask (14) of greater brea

The surgical mask (10) protects a wearer\s face, neck and upper chest region from exposure to bodily fluids expelled by a patient and includes an upper mask (12) resistant to fluids yet permeable by ambient gases for covering the wearer\s nose and mouth, a fluid-proof lower mask (14) of greater breadth than the upper mask which is attached to the upper mask and extends circumferentially beyond the upper mask and hangs freely therefrom downwardly to the wearer\s torso to provide a fluid barrier, and tie strings (18, 20) are attached to the upper mask for fastening the upper mask about the wearer\s head. The lower tie strings (24) are connected to the lower mask and support the laterally extending upper side portions (25) of the lower mask about opposite sides of the neck of the wearer.

대표청구항 ▼

A surgical mask to be worn by a medical attendant, for wearing about the nose, mouth, lower face and frontal neck and upper torso of the wearer for protecting the wearer from exposure to the body fluids expelled from a patient, comprising: an upper mask for coveting the wearer\s nose, mouth and chin

A surgical mask to be worn by a medical attendant, for wearing about the nose, mouth, lower face and frontal neck and upper torso of the wearer for protecting the wearer from exposure to the body fluids expelled from a patient, comprising: an upper mask for coveting the wearer\s nose, mouth and chin, said upper mask including a segment of sheet material formed of air permeable material to permit the wearer to breathe through the upper mask while protecting the nose and mouth of the wearer from fluids expelled from a patient and having an upper edge portion for placement across the bridge of the wearer\s nose and a lower edge portion for placement under the chin of the wearer, and opposing side portions intersecting said upper edge portion and said lower edge portion for extending about the cheeks of the face of the wearer; an upper tie string means fastened to said upper mask at the upper edge portion of said upper mask with said upper tie string means having end portions freely extending from said upper mask for extending over the ears and about the head of the wearer a distance sufficient to be tied together behind the head of the wearer; a lower tie string means fastened to said upper mask at the lower edge portion of said upper mask, with said lower tie string means having end portions extending from said upper mask for extending beneath the ears and about the neck of the wearer a distance sufficient to be tied together behind the neck of the wearer; a lower mask for coveting the wearer\s neck and frontal torso, said lower mask including a segment of sheet material formed of fluid impervious material for protecting the wearer from exposure to body fluids expelled from a patient, said lower mask having an upper edge portion for placement beneath the chin of the wearer and a lower edge portion for placement at the front torso of the wearer, and side portions sized and shaped for extending about the sides of the neck and upper torso of the wearer; the upper edge portion of said lower mask being connected at said lower tie string means and to the lower portion of said upper mask for forming a continuous shield from the nose downwardly to the torso of the wearer; said upper edge portion of said lower mask extending along said lower tie string means farther than the lower edge portion of said upper mask on opposite sides of said upper mask, with the lower tie string means arranged for suspending the side portions of said lower mask about the opposite sides of the neck of the wearer and across the breast of the wearer to protect the front and sides of the wearer\s neck and the breast of the wearer from fluids expelled from a patient.