Patent ID: 8783253

Claim:
A decorative cover for a respirator mask having a filter panel and a securement mechanism attached to the filter panel for positioning the respirator mask on a user's face, comprising: a fabric panel formed from a substantially non-filtering fabric material having an interior surface; a first fastener coupled to the interior surface of the fabric panel; and a second fastener coupled to an exterior surface of the respirator mask, wherein the first and second fasteners are configured to be releasably coupled together so that the fabric panel is releasably coupled to the respirator mask by engaging the first and second fasteners together with the fabric panel substantially covering the filter panel of the respirator mask, and further wherein, when the fabric panel is uncoupled from the respirator mask, the first fastener is coupled to the interior surface of the fabric panel and the second fastener is coupled to the exterior surface of the respirator mask such that the decorative cover may be removed from the respirator mask without detaching the securement mechanism from the filter panel.