Face covering

Abstract

An improvement in a face covering for covering the nose and mouth of the user of the mask, the improvement being the incorporation into the face covering of a neck loop or neck drawstrings.

1 . A mask comprising a mask body, said mask body designed to cover the nose and mouth of a user of said mask when said mask is in a primary in-use position on the face of said user of said mask, said mask further comprising
 (a) a neck loop, optionally in the absence of or in conjunction with a clasp, or   (b) a pair of neck drawstrings in conjunction with a clasp;   
       said clasp being selected from a barrel clasp and a drawstring button clasp said mask having a top edge, a bottom edge, a left edge, and a right edge defining said mask body. 
     
     
         2 . The mask of  claim 1  wherein said mask body is a paper mask, a cloth mask, or an N95 mask. 
     
     
         3 . The mask of  claim 1  wherein said mask further comprises two ear loops or two ear loop rings. 
     
     
         4 . The mask of  claim 1  wherein said mask further comprises one or two head loops. 
     
     
         5 . The mask of  claim 1  further comprising:
 (a) a pair of ear loops, the ear loops formed by a portion of ear loop material attached at each end to a portion of said mask body or a pair of rings of ear loop material, one for each of said left edge and said right edge wherein a portion of one of said rings of ear loop material is encased in said mask body material at said left edge and a portion of the other of said rings of ear loop material is encased in said mask body material at said right edge; or 
 (b) one or more head loops; or 
 (c) both 
 said ear loops and/or said head loops designed for securing said mask body to the face of a user of said mask.