Patent ID: 6868984
Filing Date: 2005-03-22
Classification: A41D,A47F,A61B

Abstract:
1. A method of dispensing a face mask comprising: providing a shaped face mask comprising an inside surface and an outside surface, the outside surface comprising a tab disposed on and extending outwardly from the outside surface adapted to be gripped with a single hand; positioning the mask in a nestled relation to another mask, the inside surface of the mask apposed to the outside surface of an adjacent mask, thereby forming a stack having an outermost mask; providing a dispenser for storage of the stack and dispensing of the outermost mask, the housing having a plurality of walls and a dispensing end, the dispensing end including a resilient diaphragm having an opening; placing the stack in the dispenser such that at least a portion of the outermost mask may be gripped through the opening; and removing the outermost mask through the opening, the resilient diaphragm retaining the remainder of the stack in the housing, such that the mask apposed to the dispensed mask becomes the outermost mask.