FILTERING FACE-PIECE RESPIRATOR SUPPORT STRUCTURE HAVING LIVING HINGE

FILTERING FACE-PIECE RESPIRATOR SUPPORT STRUCTURE HAVING LIVING HINGE

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a respirator that can accommodate wearer jaw movement so that the respirator remains suitably and comfortably fitted to the wearer's face during conversation.SOLUTION: A filtering face-piece respirator 10 that comprises a harness 14 and a mask body 12. The mask...

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Hauptverfasser: BEHYMER LANCE E, DAUGAARD DWAYNE D, JOHNSON ERIC J, GEBREWOLD YONAS, MARTIN PHILIP G, SKULLEY THOMAS G, STEPAN DANIEL J
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
DEVICES, APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR LIFE-SAVING
FIRE-FIGHTING
HUMAN NECESSITIES
LIFE-SAVING
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Zusammenfassung:PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a respirator that can accommodate wearer jaw movement so that the respirator remains suitably and comfortably fitted to the wearer's face during conversation.SOLUTION: A filtering face-piece respirator 10 that comprises a harness 14 and a mask body 12. The mask body 16 includes a filtering structure 18 and a support structure 16. The support structure 16 has first and second opposing side portions 22 and 24 that respectively include a living hinge 44. The use of living hinges allows the mask body 12 to respond dynamically to wearer jaw movement.