Structure and composition for a mask and its container

Abstract

A mask structure comprised of a sheet of paper material, wherein the mask structure includes one or more cuts subdividing said sheet into one or more plane portions connected to one another and disposed at different angles during use of the mask structure.

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       9 : A mask structure comprised of a sheet of paper material, wherein the mask structure includes one or more cuts subdividing said sheet into one or more plane portions connected to one another and disposed at different angles during use of the mask structure. 
   
   
       10 : The mask structure of  claim 9 , wherein said cuts are symmetrically disposed with respect to an axis of symmetry of the mask structure. 
   
   
       11 : The mask structure of  claim 9 , wherein said cuts extend only partially along the length of the mask structure and wherein folding lines are defined adjacent to and extend from the cuts, such that when the structure is curved for placement against a user's face, the presence of the cuts and of the folding lines causes the plurality of plane portions to be disposed at different angles to each other. 
   
   
       12 : The mask structure of  claim 9 , wherein apart of one of said plane portions defines a band adapted to be passed behind a user's ears so as to allow the fixing of the mask to the user's face. 
   
   
       13 : The mask structure of  claim 9 , wherein the mask structure is provided with a hole in a zone of the mask corresponding to a position of a user's nose when the mask is placed on the user's face, wherein said hole is mountable on the user's nose. 
   
   
       14 : The mask structure of  claim 9 , wherein said cuts are defined as arcs having different radiuses. 
   
   
       15 : The mask structure of  claim 14 , wherein one of the plane portions is centrally disposed and joined to a lowerly disposed connecting portion, wherein said connecting portion is joined to the corresponding ends of a series of plane portions having a reverse “U” arrangement. 
   
   
       16 : The mask structure of  claim 15 , wherein said plane portions are connected to one another by a series of ledges or bands disposed in a substantially radial position with respect to the center of the mask structure.