US 12,290,707 B1
Cleanable facial covering with embedded N95 filter
Frank Freedman, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to Dignity Health, San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed by Dignity Health, San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 21, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/807,995.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/212,875, filed on Jun. 21, 2021.
Int. Cl. A41D 13/11 (2006.01); A62B 23/02 (2006.01); A62B 18/08 (2006.01)
CPC A62B 23/025 (2013.01) [A41D 13/1184 (2013.01); A41D 13/1161 (2013.01); A62B 18/082 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A facial covering, comprising:
a base component defining a filter seat and a peripheral edge, wherein the filter seat includes a manifold defining a plurality of apertures and wherein the filter seat is configured to receive a filter material and wherein the peripheral edge of the base component engages a seal; and
a cover component defining a front panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel, the front panel defining a solid flat surface and a vent along a bottom of the front panel, the first side panel meeting the front panel at a first cover body crease that allows the first side panel to bend relative to the front panel, and the second side panel meeting the front panel at a second cover body crease that allows the second side panel to bend relative to the front panel;
wherein the cover component is configured to couple with the base component such that the filter material is encapsulated by the filter seat of the base component and the front panel of the cover component; and
the first side panel and the second side panel of the cover component being configured to encapsulate a raised portion and the peripheral edge of the base component when coupled with the base component.