Patent ID: 6971389

Claim:
A protective mask for resisting biting by a detainee, the mask comprising: a panel of flexible, breathable material shaped to extend across and cover the nose, mouth and cheeks of a wearer; the panel having an upper edge for extending across the bridge of a wearer's nose, a lower edge for locating at or below a wearer's chin, opposite sides for positioning adjacent the ears of the wearer, an inner face for facing towards a wearer's face, and an outer face; at least one fastener strap extending between the opposite sides of the panel for extending around the back of a wearer's head in order to secure the panel in position across a wearer's face; the panel having a central region which is folded about an axis extending from the lower edge towards the upper edge of the panel to provide a tented, open region facing a wearer's face and extending below the nose and over the mouth of the wearer, the tented region being open at the lower edge of the panel to allow escape of body fluids; and an elongate strip member secured to the central region of the inner face of the panel oriented to extend transversely across the mouth of the wearer and resisting biting by the wearer through the panel.