| CPC A61F 9/04 (2013.01) | 20 Claims |
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1. A mask that comprises:
a face-covering-portion that is comprised of at least one planar-member, wherein the at least one planar-member is configured to cover over a portion of a face of a wearer where eyes of the wearer are located when the mask is being worn by the wearer;
two ear-loops, wherein each ear-loop is configured for removable attachment to an ear of the wearer when the mask is being worn by the wearer, wherein each ear-loop extends out from the face-covering-portion in a manner such that the two ear-loops are disposed opposite from each other; and
at least one elongate-moldable-member, wherein the at least one elongate-moldable-member is configured into a loop, wherein the loop runs from and along a bottom-perimeter of the face-covering-portion, to and along a first ear-loop selected from the two ear-loops, to and along a top-perimeter of the face-covering-portion, to and along a second ear-loop selected from the two ear-loops, and back to the bottom-perimeter of the face-covering-portion; wherein the at least one elongate-moldable-member is both bendable and self-supporting such that the at least one elongate-moldable-member has bendable characteristics and has self-supporting characteristics;
wherein the bendable characteristics and the self-supporting characteristics of the at least one elongate-moldable-member permit each of the two ear-loops to be molded to exterior portions of ears of the wearer;
wherein the bendable characteristics and the self-supporting characteristics of the at least one elongate-moldable-member permit the face-covering-portion to be molded to the portion of the face of the wearer where the eyes of the wearer are located.
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