WO2007002979A1

WO2007002979A1 - Advanced mask air filter

Info

Publication number: WO2007002979A1
Application number: PCT/AU2006/000742
Authority: WO
Inventors: Robair Wartan Dallal
Original assignee: Robair Wartan Dallal
Priority date: 2005-07-01
Filing date: 2006-06-01
Publication date: 2007-01-11

Abstract

A mask to filter the inhaled air that fits tightly within the nose or mouth, and includes a filter that may be integral with the mask, separable from the mask, or contribute to the tight fit. The mask may be worn at any time to avoid inhaling air borne particulates and diseases.

Description

ADVANCED MASK ABR FILTER

1. Using mask device with tube (or tubes) inserted inside the nose hole (or holes).

2. Using mask device with tube (or tubes) pressing against the nose hole (or holes). 3. Inserting the tube (or tubes) inside the nose hole (or holes).

4. Inserting the tube inside the mouth.

5. Pressing mask device against the mouth area (mouth area i.e. see page 3 close 7 under the heading of 'A mask device is').

6. Using mask device with tube inserted inside the mouth. 7. A mask device pressing against the nose area (nose area i.e. see page 3 close 6 under the heading of 'A mask device is').

8. Also by using the mouth gripping (i.e. the teeth &lips or lips alone) to hold the different filters or any other device.

9. Also by using the nose holes cliped to hold the different filters or any other device.

10. Also by using the tight fittings of the nose holes to hold the different filters or any other device in place.

11. Also by using the lips gripping & tight fittings to hold the different filters or any other device in place. 12. Also by using adhesives to hold the different filters or any other device in place.

13. Also by using the tightness, elasticity springing nature, etc of the different materials to hold the different filters or any device in place.

14. Also by the supporting pads or edges or both of them together to hold the different filters or any device in place.

15. Also by using the attachment to the different eye glasses to hold the different filters or any device in place.

16. Also by using the attachment to the caps, hats, bands, safety caps or any other head wearables to hold the different filters device in place. 17. Also by using the ear to hold the different devices in place. 18. Using the pressure and/or the insertion systems together consecutively or vice versa with the nose and /or mouse at the same time.

5 By using the advanced air filter mask the following benefits are achieved.

• Almost a 100% air free of any contamination reaching the breathing nose or mouse

10 • The eye sight is not covered dur to the small size of the mask in front of the face.

• It does not wrinkle or leaves mark on the face.

• It is not in the way.

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Here are some different descriptions of how these could be achieved.

This invention is to connect an air filter to the nose or the mouth or both to filter the air using one tube (or more) or a frame of any material or any system running from

20 the nose holes or from inside the mouth or using both the nose holes and the mouth together at one end of the tube (or tubes or frame or any system). While the other end (or ends) of the tube (or tubes or frame or any system) is connected to the appropriate

, mask device for the different tasks needed in which the filter is situated away from the face in any of the 360 degrees direction or away from the eye sight. 5

A mask device is:

^•A Filter holding device (devices, masks, frames, skeleton frames or any other system). 0

1. a mask devised can be with one (or more) outlet(s) (i.e. tubes) that fits inside the nose hole (or holes) from one side while the other is connected to the appropriate filter holding device or joining device or filter were applicable.

2. A mask devised can be with one or more outlets (i.e. tubes) that are pressured 5 against the nose hole (or holes) from one side while the other side is connected to the appropriate filter holding device or joining device or filter were applicable.

3. A mask devised can be with one (or more) outlet (i.e. tubes) that is gripped by the mouth from one side while the other side is connected to the appropriate filter holding device or joining device or filter were applicable. 0 4. A mask devised can be with one (or more) outlet (i.e. tubes) that is pressured against the mouth from one side while the other side is connected to the appropriate filter holding device or joining device or filter were applicable.

5. A mask devised can be with one (or more) outlet (i.e. tubes) that is inserted inside or/and pressured against the mouth from one side while the other side is connected 5 to the appropriate filter holding device or joining device or filter were applicable.

6. a mask device can be pressing against nose area (nose area i.e. starting from the upper lip up to any where till the area in-between the eyes & at the sides up to any where till the cheeks). In which either the tube (or tubes) is inserted in the nose hole (or holes) or not inserted in the nose hole (or holes) from one side while the other side is connected to the appropriate filter were applicable.

7. a mask pressing against the whole. mouth (i.e. the area surrounding the mouth starting from the on top of the lips to any area reaching to just under the nose in the upper direction & under the chin in the lower direction & from the side up to any where till the cheeks to the ear) in which either the tube (or tubes) is inserted in the mouth or not inserted in the mouth from one side while the other side is connected to the appropriate filter holding device or joining device or filter were applicable.

8. Using the pressure and /or the insertion systems together consecutively or vice versa either the nose and /or mouth at the same time were applicable.

^ Joining device (device, masks, frames, skeleton frames or any other system).

1. A mask device can be with one (or more) outlets (i.e. tubes) that fits inside the nose hole (or holes) from one side while the other is connected to the appropriate filter holding device or joining device or filter were applicable!

2. A mask device can be with one (or more) outlets (i.e. tubes) that are pressured against the nose hole (or holes) from one side while the other side is connected to the appropriate filter holding device or joining device or filter were applicable.

3. A mask device can be with one (or more) outlet (i.e. tubes) that is gripped by the mouth from one side while the other side is connected to the appropriate filter holding device or joining device or filter were applicable. 4. A mask device can be with one (or more) outlet (i.e. tubes) that is pressured against the mouth from one side while the other side is connected to the appropriate filter holding device or joining device or filter were applicable.

5. A mask device can be with one (or more) outlet (i.e. tubes) that is inserted inside or/and pressured against the mouth from one side while the other side is connected to the appropriate filter holding device or joining device or filter were applicable.

7. a mask pressing against the whole mouth (i.e. the area surrounding the mouth starting from the on top of the lips to any area reaching to just under the nose in the upper direction & under the chin in the lower direction & from the side up to any where till the cheeks to the ear) in which either the tube (or tubes) is inserted in the mouth or not inserted in the mouth from one side while the other side is connected to the appropriate filter holding device or joining device or filter were applicable.

4- Filters. (Devices, frames masks, or any other system). 1. A mask device can be with one (or more) outlets (i.e. tubes) that fits inside the nose hole (or holes) from one side while the other is connected to the appropriate filter holding device or joining device or filter were applicable.

The advanced air filtering mask consists of:-

• Filter holding devices (masks, frame, skeleton frames, or any other system.

• Joining device (masks, frames, skeleton frames, or any other system). • Filters (device, masks, frames, or any other system).

• Straps, bands, threads etc (sticky ones & non sticky ones).

• Adhesives.

• Valves (i.e. allows air to go only in direction)

• Clips & nose plugs. • Tubes.

• Squeezed balls.

• Joining frames

• Soft hollow small cylinders with a flat top and a flat bottom.

• Soft hollow small cylinders with a flat bottom & a smaller cylindrical edge top.

• Hooks.

• Screws & closing caps.

• Pads.

• Edges Either solid or hollow. There are pictures to show some of the different parts & also some samples available.

Description of the different parts & their uses:

A. The Filter holding device is:

The Filter holding device (i.e. masks frames skeleton frames, devices or any other systems). It can also be the joining device (masks, frames, skeleton frames, devices or any other system) or the filter (masks, frames, devices or any other system).

The filter holding device can be designed with the following: 1) Either with or without valves which regulates the inhalation & the exhalation (i.e.one opens while the other closes & vice verse for the breathing process) when needed.

The different joining devices can be joined to the filter holding device or filters either permanently fixed with the filter holding device or filters or removable as required or designed.

The filter holding device & the joining device can be joined by tube, tubes, frames or simply designed as one body either permanently joined or removable or any other system to hold them together. All filter holding devices(masks, frames, skeleton frames, device or any other system) or joining device (masks, frames, skeleton frames, device or any other system) or filters (masks, frames, skeleton frames, device or any other system) may have or not have at the inhaling areas (i.e. nose or/and mouth) the following;

• one (or more) tube or • the one tube divided into two small cylinders or

• the soft cylinders mounted on the different filter holding devices (masks, skeleton frames, frames, device or any other system etc) or

" • the different joining devices (masks, skeleton frames, frames device or any other system etc) or • The different filters (masks, skeleton frames, frame, device, or any other ^• system etc).

The filter holding device (masks, frames, skeleton frames, device, or any other system) or joining device (masks, frames, skeleton frames, device, or any other system) or filters (masks, frames, skeleton frames, device, or any other system) may have one outlet or more, using:

1. The nose by it self covering the nose area or

2. The mouth by it self covering the mouth area or

3. Both the nose & the mouth area.

The nose area Sc the mouth area as explained in page 3 in close 6 & 7 under the heading 'A mask device is'.

Each of the above can be used separately or together either attached permanently or temporary. 2) An easy way of hooking the filter in places either by screwing it or by squeezing it or by clicking it in place or by gluing it or by covering the device (frame, mask, skeleton frame device or any other system) by filtering material or any other system.

3) Either with or without a release screw or capsule to get all the condensed moister out from the fluid catchment area. ^•

4) Either with or without one or (more) hooks or any other way to fit straps if needed (i.e. if the filter is heavy)

There is a sketch attached to show the different parts & also samples of the different advanced air filtering mask

5a) Filter holding device (masks, frames, skeleton frames, device, or any other system) or joining device (masks, frames, skeleton frames, device, or any other system) or filters (masks, frames, skeleton frames, device, or any other system) can have a pad or (pads) under or at the back or at any appropriate place on the devices or the filters. b) Or an edge or (edges) under or at the back or at any other appropriate place on the devices or the filters. c) A pad or (pads) & an edge or (edges) under or at the back or at any other appropriate place on the devices or the filters.

6) Joining device (masks frames skeleton frames filters any other system) or filter holding device (masks frames skeletons filters or any other system) or filters (masks, frames, skeleton frames, device, or any other system) can be of either sticky surface or non sticky surface where it is in contact with the skin also either along the whole joining device surfaces (masks skeletons filters or any other system) filter holding device surface (masks frames skeletons filters or any other system) or filters (masks, frames, skeleton frames, device, or any other system) that are in contact with the skin or partially.

7) Also the filter holding device (masks, frames, device, or any other system) can be made of filtering materials. That means instead of having a frame holding device were filters are mounted on; the filtering material itself is designed as frames (masks device or any other system etc).

8) The filter holding device (masks, frames, skeleton frames, device, or any other system) or the joining device (masks, frames, skeleton frames, device, or any other system) or the filters (masks, frames, skeleton frames, device, or any other system) can either be made of the same material (i.e. rubber nylon,sijicon,paper, plastics, etc.) used to make the filter holding device (masks, frames, skeleton frames, device, or any other system) or joining device (masks, frames, skeleton frames, device, or any other system) or filters (masks, frames, skeleton frames, device, or any other system) or with a different material (i.e. rubber nylon,silicon,paper, plastics, etc.), working together so as to achieve the desired hardness, softness, flexibility, elasticity, etc, as required.

B. Joining device:- They act as a joining media (either permanent fix or removable or both permanent fix & removable in one design) between different parts used in the different designs of the advanced air filter mask by screwing, clicking or fitting it tight in place. They can have a permanent joint at one side & removable joint at the other side. Also they can have a drainage screw or cap to drain the condensed moister. Also they can have valves according the different designs.

C. The filter that filters the polluted air

Can be made of any filtering material available locally or not locally or from overseas.

D. Straps bands threads etc

Straps bands threads etc can be either sticky or non sticky where they are used to hold the different types of (frames, devices, tubes & soft hollow cylinders etc) in place.

E. Adhesives

Any type of adhesive which does not leave any marks or residues and has good bonding character with the human skin and does or does not hurt when removing, can be used.

Adhesives can cover the straps, bands, threads, filter surfaces, soft cylinder tubes, pads, edges which are in contact with the skin according to each individual purpose. One or (more) tube or one tube with the top end of it is divided into two small cylinders that can be squeezed in the nose holes or pushed against the front layer of the nose from one end and the other end is attached to the different filtering frames.

F. Filters The different filters available for the different purposes ensure a safe breathing air and avoid developing sickness related to the inhalation of different fumes, particles, germs or viruses etc. Filters can: a) Fit filter holding devices. b) Be frames themselves (as mentioned above in close 7 under the filter holding device also the joining device also filters).

G. Valves (i.e. allows air to go only in direction) the valve (valves) used allow air to go either in or out so as to have the inhaled air passing through the filter first to filter the inhaled air & to send the exhaled air out from the other valve (valves) to the surroundings. Valves are situated in the filter holding devices or joining devices (frames masks devices any other system) or where they are required, according to the design.

H. Clips & nose plugs.

Are small devices that attach it self to any surface by clipping to it. Clips are used to clip straps, bands, threads, masks frames or tubes etc, also to clip the nose e closed lips or chin. Clips can have different clipping strengths or powers. Nose plugs are to plunge the nose closed.

Clips or nose plugs can be attached or (as one part) to the advanced air filtering mask or they can separate. L Tubes

All tubes which are joining the different parts of the advanced air filter mask to each other or to the inhalation system (i.e. the mouth & nose) will either be replaceable or not replaceable. By having the parts which are in contact with the inhalation system (i.e. the mouth or the nose) replaceable or disposable provide the opportunity for different people to use the same device if needed.

Tubes can vary as required.

Also any number of tubes starting from one to as many as required can be fitted in one device (i.e. advanced air filtering mask).

They also join the different parts in the advanced air filter mask (filter holding devices or joining devices or filters) either permanently or temporary fixed as required or designed.

They can also be mounted on the different filter holding devices ox joining devices or filters either permanently or temporary fixed.

J. Soft hollow cylinders

• Soft hollow cylinders with a flat top and a flat bottom.

• Soft hollow cylinders with a flat bottom & a smaller cylindrical edge top.

These cylinders are used to ensure a tight fit or a secure blockage at the areas of contact with the skin so as to stop any leakage of air fumes. They also can be permanently fixed or removable.

They can be fitted to the different tubing systems either permanently or replaceable.

They can be mounted on the different filter holding devices or joining devices (masks, skeleton frames, frames, or any other system) ox filters either permanently fixed or removable.

K. Squeezed balls:

Are squeezable hollow balls into the nose holes with a tight fit. L. Hooks:-

They can be replaceable or permanent as required. They are mainly used to hook straps or bands or threads or cords etc.

M. Screws & closing caps.

While working as screws & closing caps they act as a releasing gate for all the condensed liquid caught inside the filter holding device or joining device. They can be replaceable or permanent as required.

N. Pads:-

They either can or can't have a sticky surface at the area where they will have contact with the skin according to the design.

They work as a supporting agent to help in holding the different filters or filter frames in place.

O. Edges either solid or hollow. Can vary in their use some can be just to support the filters or filter frames.

While others can be used at the same time as supporters & a breathing tube (tubes) or just breathing tube (tubes) according to design.

Technicalities:-

1. All of the sizes of the different parts of the advanced air filtering mask can vary as required (i.e. Length, width, hight, thickness, diameter) starting from one millimetre (lmm) to any number of meters

2. All the shapes of the different parts of the advanced air filtering mask can be any shape (i.e. rectangular, square, triangular, circular, hexagon, conical, irregular shapes etc).

3. All of the weights of the different parts of the advanced air filtering mask can vary as required (i.e. Light or heavy) any thing starting from one gram to any number of kilograms. 4. AU the different parts of the advanced air filtering mask can be made of any kind of materials available (i.e. Plastic, silicon, nylon, wood, leather, silver, fabric, paper, carton, elastics etc).

5. All the different parts of the advanced air filter mask can be of a wide range of levels of smoothness, elasticity, roughness, rigidity, flexibility, deformity, indemnity etc.

6. All the different parts of the advanced air filtering mask can have any colour (i.e. white, yellow, brown, red, pink, black etc) or colourless.

7. All the different parts of the advanced air filtering mask can have any humanly friendly smells or odourless. 8. All parts of the different parts of the advanced air filtering mask are all friendly & free from any health hazards.

9. All the different parts of the advanced air filtering mask can be situated either perpendicularly, horizontally, diagonally, alongside or in any direction of the 360 digress etc.

10. All the different parts of the advanced air filter mask can be joined together by screwing, clicking, fitting them tight, gluing etc according the different designs, or simply permanent fix.

11. The nose area means (nose area i.e. starting from the upper lip up to any where till the area in-between the eyes & at the sides up to any where till the cheeks).

(The mouth area means) (i.e. the area surrounding the mouth starting from on top of the lips to any area reaching to just under the nose in the upper direction & under the chin in the lower direction & from the side up to any where on the cheeks till the ears). 12. All surfaces that have sticking adhesives are covered to preserve its stickiness

& when in use is removed by separating the cover from the sticky surface. 13. In each design you can use any of the above in different combinations according the different designs.

The advanced air filtering mask "4- Filter holding device (masks, frames, skeleton frames, devices, or any other system) or,

^■4- Joining device (frames, masks or devices or any. other system) or, 4 Filters (frame, masks or devices or any other system).

Can be held firmly in position by the following different ways:

1. Using straps (bands etc) tied to the back of the head or top of the head or the back of the ear, the back of the neck or strapped across the chest etc.

2. Using gripping of the mouth, (i.e. the teeth or the lips or both) or

3. Sticking materials at the nose area or mouth area or both or the chicks. 4. Attachment to the eye protecting eye glasses (or normal eye glasses) or a head cap or a head band or straps etc either permanent or temporary attachment i.e. join it and remove it to the glasses or the cap or any thing else as designed.

5. Just squeezing the two or one tube or the one tube divided into two small cylinders or the soft cylinders in the two nose holes or one nose hole and plugging the other.

6. The two or one tube or the one tube divided into two small cylinders or the soft cylinders (which are or aren't mounted on the different devices) are squeezed in the nose holes, or pushed tight against the front layer of the nose holes using a tight nose mask or frame or an elastic band or a strap or a thread or sticking straps or the springing nature or the elasticity nature etc were applicable according to the different designs. a) the surface of the (tight nose mask, the elastic band, the strap, the thread or the tubes themselves etc) where is going to be in direct contact with the skin can have a sticking surface or do not have sticking surface as designed for they can sticks firmly in place either by sticking on the skin of the nose or by their tight fit with the nose mask or by the elasticity of the mask or by the springing nature of the material etc. b) Also by using a clip to hold the strap (the elastic band, the thread, the nose mask etc) by clipping any one of them to the (upper bony part of the nose or the upper bridge of the nose etc) in a way so as not to squeezes the two nose holes close (i.e. can have one nose hole closed & one open). c) Even by clipping the nose holes flesh tight on the tightly squeezed tubes inside the nose holes d) Also by having friendly adhesive at the lower part of the pad or (pads) that supports the filter frame or filter on where it sticks to the skin in the area between the nose & the upper lip or even on the cheek. e) Also by having the whole (or part) of the ¹A mask device is ' that faces the skin, sticky.

7. Also by having the edged device simply held by the lips or the teeth or both or on the cheek where it can be sticky or not sticky as required.

8. Also by having the whole or parts of the mouth filter device or the filter it self sticky covering the lips or surrounding lips area. 9. the whole (or partial) filter holding device (masks, frames, skeleton frames, device, or any other system) ox joining device (masks, frames, skeleton frames, device, or any other system) (or masks, skeletons frames or any other system) or filters (masks, frames, skeleton frames, device, or any other system) surface which in contact with the skin at the nose area or the mouth area are provided , by a sticky layer of adhesive.

Note: All of the above different ways of holding the (advanced air filter mask) in place can be used in combination with one another as designed or as required in conjunction with the 'A mask device is' (i.e. filters, filter frames, skeleton frames, tubes, soft cylinders etc) of the advanced air filtering mask in any combinations where appropriate, or any other system using the nose, or the nose holes or the mouth or the lips or the face skin or the chin or the nose area the mouth area the ear the normal glasses the safety glasses, or the head caps or the neck or the shoulders or the waist etc in any different combinations with each other as appropriate.

Example:-

> The advanced air filtering mask consists of>

> The advanced air filtering mask is held firmly in position by:-

> Technicalities:- > A mask device is:-

> Description of the different parts & their uses:-

AIl of the above headings & their contents can be used to form different advanced air filtering masks by using the different contents of each heading in combination with each other according the different designs. By using from the:

The advanced air filtering mask consists of: - filter holding device, paper filter which is glued to the filter holding device, a cylindrical plastic tube glued to the filter 5 holding device & a clip if needed.

By using from the:

The advanced air filtering mask is held firmly in position by: - by using gripping of the mouth (i.e. teeth or lips or both). 10

By using from the:

Technicalities.- rectangular clear plastic shaped (8, 6.4, 3.5cm, length width & hight) with a blue plastic cylindrical tube glued at the top (of 1.3cm diameter,3.5cm of length lmm of thickness) of such amount of (hardness, smoothness) weights around 15 15 grams, odourless & it is situated perpendicularly to the face also is humanly friendly.

By using from the:

A mask device is: - in this example we have one outlet (i.e. tubes cylinders etc) which 0 is gripped by the mouth from one side while the other side is connected to the appropriate filter holding device.

By using from the:

Description of different parts & their uses: - if needed by the user a clip or a plug to 5 block or close the nose.

There is a sample provided.

These are pictures of the sample.

Air pollution advanced air filtering mask.

Also for the air pollution a very small advanced air filtering device can be used so 0 when driving or walking or flying with an aeroplane or catching a bus or on the train or in a working environment etc that should be very effective for its tight fit.

Note; 5 1. Accompanying is a compact disc with pictures of some of the different parts & pictures of different samples of some of the different advanced air filter masks. 2. Also some samples are provided some of them are fully finished & others are- partially finished. All of these parts are bought from the market just to demonstrate the idea where as when is granted the patentee & the right amount is raised to manufacture then every thing could be manufactured specifically for the advanced air filter mask where it will be, look, feel, & wear, much easier practical & nicer.

Claims

The claims defining the invention are as follows:

1. Filtering the inhaled air using a tight fit in the nose holes (hole).

2. Filtering the inhaled air using the tight fit that the mouth is able to provid.

3. Filtering the inhaled air using both the (tight nose & mouth) fit together.

4. by using the nose holes cliped to hold the different filters or any other device firmly in place.

5. Also by using the gripping of the teeth & the lips to hold the different filters or any other device firmly in place.

6. Also by using the tight fit of the nose (ie.its gripping strength) holes to hold the different filters or any other device firmly in place.

7. Also by using the lips gripping & tight fit to hold the different filters or any other device firmly in place.

8. Also by using adhesives on the face of the different filters or any other device which is in contact with the skin either all around the face of the frame or partially to hold the different filters or any other device firmly in place.

9. Also by using the tightness, elasticity, springing natures, etc of the different materials to hold the different filters or any device in place using the nose or lips or teeth to hold firmly on.

10. Also by using the attachment to the different eye glasses to hold the different filters or any device firmly in place.

11. Also by using the attachment to the caps, hats, bands, safety caps or any other head wearables to hold the different filters device firmly in place.

12. Also by using the ear (or ears) to hold the different filters or any other devices firmly in place.

13. Also by using any different combinations of the above to hold the different filters or any other device firmly in place.