Shower Face Shield II

Abstract

A protective face mask comprising: an eye-protecting shield made essentially from a flexible plastic material, the eye-protecting shield being dimensioned to cover at least the eye portions of a human wearer, the eye-protecting shield having a perimeter defining a first surface facing the wearer's face, and a second surface facing away from the wearer's face; for providing a substantially watertight and releasable sealing engagement between at least a portion of the perimeter forming an upper edge of the face mask and at least a portion of the skin of the wearer's face, and the lower part of the perimeter of the mask is free from the wearer's skin, and wherein the mask extends along the contour of the wearer's face from the forehead to cheekbones and the lower perimeter thereof extends to the bridge of the nose provides a comfortable and flexible mask without the need for a strap or side bars, avoids pressure on the skin in the contact zone, allows free eye movement and airflow and minimizes the formation of dew. The mask is primarily adapted for providing a waterproof shield to allow a person who has recently done their make-up to shower and shampoo their hair while keeping their eye make-up in a clean dry condition.

The invention claimed is: 
     
         1 . A protective face mask, comprising an eye-protecting shield, a water resistant adhesive strip, and a release liner. 
     
     
         2 . The face-mask according to  claim 1 , wherein the eye-protecting shield is transparent, flexible, light, and made from a plastics material. 
     
     
         3 . The eye-protecting shield being dimensioned to cover at least the eye portions of a human wearer, the eye-protecting shield having a perimeter defining a first surface facing a forehead and cheekbones of the wearer's face, and a second surface facing away from the wearer's face, the mask extends along the contour of the wearer's face from the forehead to cheekbones and covers the wearer's face from the forehead to bridge of nose. 
     
     
         4 . The face-mask according to  claim 1 , a water resistant adhesive tape extending adjacent said upper and upper side edges, said sealing means for forming a continuous water tight seal against the perimeter of the face of said wearer to form a structure of said wearer to trail shower water away from the face the first surface of the eye-protecting shield for providing a substantially watertight and releasable sealing engagement between at least a portion of the perimeter forming an upper edge of the face mask and at least a portion of the skin of the wearer's face. 
     
     
         5 . The face-mask according to  claim 1 , a release liner made of a paper or plastic-based film sheet used to prevent the sticky surface of the tape from prematurely adhering.