Patent ID: 6038706
Filing Date: 2000-03-21
Classification: A45C,A61F,A63B,B63C

Abstract:
A convertible case and a mask combination, the case and mask combination comprising:a mask including a frame configured to fit sealingly around a portion of a user's face, at least one lens supported in the frame;a case including a flexible front panel and a flexible rear panel secured to the front panel, the rear panel defining with the front panel a pouch, the pouch having an opening through which the mask may be inserted into and removed from the pouch; anda first strap being attached to a first side region of the pouch and extending from the pouch toward the mask and attached to a first side of the mask, a second strap being attached to a second side region of the pouch opposite from the first side region and extending from the pouch toward the mask and attached to a second side of the mask;wherein the case is collapsible into a first, work configuration wherein the case bears against he user's head and a second, storage configuration wherein the mask is stored within the pouch such that the at least one lens is covered by the cover, the first and second straps being attached to the first and second sides of the mask and case respectively and being substantially clear of a region intermediate the first and second sides of the mask when the mask is in the storage configuration.