Patent ID: 7107628

Claim:
Apparel that can be used in an emergency or perceived emergency situation to at least partially filter airborne particles, gasses, or combinations thereof to provide at least some level of safety to a human from exposure to potentially unhealthy airborne particles, undesirable airborne particles, potentially unhealthy airborne gasses, undesirable airborne gasses, or combinations thereof, said apparel including a filter material and connected to a non-filter fabric, said filter material designed to filter a majority of particles having a particle size of about 10 microns and greater, the human's eyes, nose, mouth or combination thereof are free of protection from a majority of particles having a particle size of about 2 microns and greater, when said apparel is worn in an ordinary manner, in an ordinary manner not providing protection to the human's eyes, nose, mouth or combination thereof from a majority of particles having a particle size of about 20 microns and greater, said filter material having a size on said apparel to enable the human to reposition at least a portion of said apparel that includes said filter material in a position on the face of the human to enable the human to cover a nose and mouth of the human, to cover the eyes of the human, or combinations thereof with said filter material.