US 11,872,417 B2
Facemasks and methods to protect against airborne pathogens and particulates
Steve Waterford, Boca Raton, FL (US)
Assigned to Trion Mask, LLC, Boca Raton, FL (US)
Filed by Trion Mask, LLC, Pembroke Pines, FL (US)
Filed on Mar. 1, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/683,431.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/155,293, filed on Mar. 1, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0273971 A1, Sep. 1, 2022
Int. Cl. A62B 23/02 (2006.01); A41D 13/11 (2006.01)
CPC A62B 23/025 (2013.01) [A41D 13/1138 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A facemask comprising:
a framework comprising a front clip and a back frame wherein:
the front clip is adapted distal with respect to a donning user and the back frame; and,
the back frame is adapted proximal with respect to the donning user and the front clip;
a filter material is inwardly folded over at least a distal portion and a proximal portion of the back frame wherein a breathable filter surface area is created proximal to the donning user from the front clip and the breathable filter surface area includes an area of the inwardly folded section the filter material; and,
the breathable filter surface area is adapted to surround a nose, one or more cheeks and a mouth of the donning user and the breathable filter surface further extends to where the breathable filter surface area is adapted to seal at the nose, the cheeks and below the mouth.