Patent ID: 9661884
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: A41D,A62B

Claim:
1. A mask garment for a wearer, comprising: an outer layer having an outer obverse side and an outer reverse side, the outer layer having a base and peripheral edges; an inner layer having an inner obverse side and an inner reverse side, the inner layer having a base and peripheral edges, wherein a portion of the base of the inner layer is removed to form a first central opening of at least two central openings, cut in predetermined dimensions configured to be at an approximate point where the wearer's nose and mouth reside to provide air space and unobstructed breathing for the wearer; an inter between layer having an obverse side and an inter between reverse side, the inter between layer having a base and peripheral edges; wherein a portion of the outer reverse side is proximate to a portion of the inter between obverse side and a portion of the inner reverse side is proximate to a portion of the inter between reverse side; wherein the peripheral edges of the inner layer, the outer layer, and the inter between layer are attached and form a unitary base region, the unitary base region configured to be placed over a lower-face to enclose the nose and mouth of the wearer; a right upper strap having a free end configured to extend around at least a portion of the right side of the wearer's head, the right upper strap comprising a right tab extension; a left upper strap having a free end configured to extend around at least a portion of the left side of the wearer's head, the left upper strap comprising a left tab extension; a right lower connector having a free end configured to extend around at least a portion of the right side of the wearer's neck; a left lower connector having a free end configured to extend around at least a portion of the left side of the wearer's neck; a first fastening point of at least three fastening points, the first fastening point comprising a first fastening mechanism associated with the right tab extension and a second fastening mechanism associated with the right upper strap, wherein the first and second fastening mechanisms are configured to be releasably attached at the back of the wearer's head; a second fastening point of the at least three fastening points, the second fastening point comprising a third fastening mechanism and a fourth fastening mechanism, the third fastening mechanism associated with the left tab extension and the fourth fastening mechanism associated with the left upper strap, wherein the third and fourth fastening mechanisms are configured to be releasably attached at the back of the wearer's head; a third fastening point of the at least three fastening points, the third fastening point comprising a fifth fastening mechanism associated with the right lower connector and a sixth fastening mechanism associated with the left lower connector, wherein the fifth and sixth fastening mechanisms are configured to be releasably attached at the back of the wearer's neck; wherein securement of the fastening mechanisms attached thereon at the first and second fastening points of the at least three fastening points is configured for causing a portion of the left upper edge of the left upper strap to be releasably attached between the first and second fastening mechanisms, and a portion of the right upper edge of the right upper strap to be releasably attached between the third and fourth fastening mechanisms, for securing the mask garment at the wearer's lower face and at the back of the wearer's head; wherein securement of the fastening mechanisms attached thereon at the third fastening point of the at least three fastening points is configured for causing the right lower connector and the left lower connector to be joined together and releasably attached with the fifth and sixth fastening mechanisms at the back of the wearer's neck; a filter element; and a retainer for holding the filter element in correspondence with the nose and mouth of the wearer; wherein the mask garment may alternatively be positioned into one of at least three alternative positions, from a first position as a face mask, to a second alternative position as a head covering, or into a third alternative position as a neck warmer.