Patent ID: 6116236
Filing Date: 2000-09-12
Classification: A61F,A62B

Abstract:
A respirator comprising a respirator body configured to fit over and cover the nose of a wearer, said respirator body when worn leaving uncovered the eyes and the mouth of said wearer, said respirator body having an interior and exterior surface and a peripheral surface surrounding said interior surface, a nasal dilator secured to the interior surface of said respirator body, said nasal dilator having a surface facing away from said respirator and forming a part of said interior surface of said respirator, said nasal dilator surface having an adhesive substance thereon thereby to secure said respirator and dilator to said wearer's nose and the cheeks on the opposite sides thereof to promote breathing, said peripheral surface having an adhesive substance thereon to secure said respirator to the face of said wearer between the eves and the mouth and to prevent the leaking of exhaled air between the respirator and the face.