Patent ID: 6928657

Claim:
A face mask, comprising: a body portion configured to be placed over a mouth and at least part of a nose of a user in order to at least partially isolate the mouth and the at least part of the nose of the user from the environment, said body portion configured to contact the nose of the user, and said body portion having a filter that is non-removably attached to said body portion so as to be non-removably located at the part of said body portion configured to at least partially isolate at least part of the nose of the user from the environment; a left extension of said body portion configured to extend around at least a portion of the left side of the user's head; a right extension of said body portion configured to extend around at least a portion of the right side of the user's head; a hook and loop type fastener having a hook section and a loop section, said hook section being attached to one of said right or left extension portions, and said loop section being attached to the other of said right or left extension portions; and wherein engagement of said hook and loop sections causing said left and right extension portions to be connected to one another and causing said body portion, said right extension portion, and said left extension portion to be retained on the user such that said filter is drawn towards the nose of the user.