Patent ID: 8381727

Claim:
A disposable filtering passive face mask for a face, the face having nostrils, a mouth and chin, comprising: a) a covering for the nostrils and mouth, the covering having a periphery, the covering having an inside confronting the face, and the covering having an exterior opposing the inside and facing away from the face; b) a first endless skin adhesive seal on the inside of the covering; c) a second endless skin adhesive seal on the inside of the covering, the second endless skin adhesive seal being spaced from the first endless skin adhesive seal, and the second endless skin adhesive seal confronting the first endless adhesive seal; d) wherein the covering is structured to permit air into and out of the covering and wherein the covering is structured to minimize a flow of substances into the covering, the covering comprising a filter; e) wherein the first endless skin adhesive seal has a first diameter, wherein the second endless skin adhesive seal has a second diameter, wherein the first diameter is greater than the second diameter, wherein the first endless skin adhesive seal is disposed outwardly of the second endless skin adhesive seal such that a toxic substance that finds a way through the first endless skin adhesive seal must wind through a space between the first and second endless skin adhesive seals until finding a way through the second endless skin adhesive seal before being drawn by breathing into the nostrils and mouth; f) wherein the face mask is a disposable face mask; g) wherein the face mask is a passive face mask; h) wherein the periphery of the face mask completely surrounds the nostrils and mouth; and i) a connection between the first and second endless skin adhesive seals, the connection being formed of the same material as the first and second endless skin adhesive seals.