Patent ID: 8312876

Claim:
A respirator ( 1 ) comprising a mask body ( 2 ) and a first holder ( 4 ) for a first filter material ( 5 ) which is to be detachably fastened to the mask body ( 2 ) via a first fastening device ( 9 ) and is to be detachably connected via a second fastening device ( 16 ) to a second holder ( 6 ) for a second filter material ( 7 ); wherein: the first and the second holder ( 4 , 6 ) each hold only one filter material ( 5 , 7 ); the first filter material is a gas filter ( 5 ) and the second filter material is a particulate filter ( 7 ); and the first and second fastening devices ( 9 , 16 ) are made compatible, so that the second holder ( 6 ) for the second filter material ( 7 ) can selectively be fastened to both the first holder ( 4 ) and the mask body ( 2 ).