Patent ID: 7997275
Filing Date: 2011-08-16
Classification: A01N,A41D

Abstract:
1. A cough catcher having an outside surface, a mouth opening, a rim portion between said outside surface and said mouth opening, and a hollow region, between said rim portion, said mouth opening and said outside surface, for accepting a product from a cough therein; said hollow region having a bottom surface; a filter element mounted therein, and a series of channels formed therein between said filter element and said bottom surface for supporting said filter element at a distance from said bottom surface; each of said channels being oriented away from said filter element for guiding away from said filter element said product from said cough passing through said filter element; said rim portion having vent ports there around for venting said product from said cough outside said hollow region; said vent ports communicating with said channels; said vent ports being oriented away from both said mouth opening and said outside surface.