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Face seals for respirators and method of manufacturing respirators

US8955516B2 · kind B2 · utility

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27References

19Claims

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Assignee

Scott Technologies, Inc. · US

Inventors

Shaila Gaffney · Charlotte, US
Judge W. Morgan, III · Albemarle, US
Troy Baker · St Asaph, GB

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 8, 2009
Grant date	Feb 17, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 15, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T29/49826
WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A respirator includes a mask having a body extending between a front edge and a rear edge, and a face seal extending inward from the body. The face seal has a first wall extending from the body and a second wall intersecting with the first wall at a sealing land. The sealing land is configured to contact a user's face to form a continuous circumferential seal. The face seal is folded over such that the first wall and the second wall both extend away from the sealing land in a common direction. Optionally, the face seal may be U-shaped.

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