Protective mask, material and kit

Abstract

Disclosed is a personal protection kit comprising a mask sized to cover a wearer's nose and mouth and having a perimeter size and shape and a tacky cured silicone material having a size and shape to match the mask perimeter size and shape. Also disclosed is a self-adhesive mask including a tacky cured silicone material. A tacky cured silicone material having the shape of a face mask perimeter is disclosed as well as a tape made of the tacky cured silicone material. Also described herein is a protective face mask including a flexible mask body sized to fit over a nose and mouth of a wearer and having central opening and a removable barrier covering the central opening.

1 . A self-adhesive face mask comprising a mask body sized to fit over a nose and mouth of a wearer and having a perimeter; and a tacky cured silicone material located on the perimeter of the mask body wherein the tacky cured silicone material removably adheres to human skin without residue. 
     
     
         2 . The self-adhesive face mask of  claim 1 , wherein the tacky cured silicone material is continuous around the perimeter of the mask body. 
     
     
         3 . The self-adhesive face mask of  claim 1 , wherein the tacky cured silicone material has a thickness of 0.1 to 4 mm. 
     
     
         4 . The self-adhesive face mask of  claim 1 , wherein the tacky cured silicone material has a width of 1 to 25 mm. 
     
     
         5 . A personal protection kit comprising a mask sized to cover a wearer's nose and mouth and having a perimeter size and shape; and a tacky cured silicone material having a size and shape to adhere to the mask perimeter size and to wearer's face. 
     
     
         6 . The personal protection kit of  claim 5 , wherein the tacky cured silicone material has a thickness of 0.1 to 4 mm. 
     
     
         7 . The personal protection kit of  claim 5 , wherein the tacky cured silicone material has a width of 1 to 25 mm. 
     
     
         8 . A protective face mask comprising a flexible mask body sized to fit over a nose and mouth of a wearer and having central opening and a removable barrier covering the central opening. 
     
     
         9 . The protective face mask of  claim 8 , wherein at least a portion of the flexible mask body is formed from a non-tacky cured silicone. 
     
     
         10 . The protective face mask of  claim 8 , wherein the central opening has a perimeter smaller than the perimeter of the removable barrier. 
     
     
         11 . The protective face mask of  claim 8 , wherein the central opening is surrounded by a tacky material. 
     
     
         12 . The protective face mask of  claim 8 , wherein the central opening is surrounded by a material different from the remainder of the flexible mask body. 
     
     
         13 . The protective face mask of  claim 8 , wherein the removable barrier is attached to the mask body by an interlocking attachment means. 
     
     
         14 . The protective face mask of  claim 8 , wherein the perimeter surrounding the central opening has a slot and the removable barrier is sized to fit the slot. 
     
     
         15 . The protective face mask of  claim 8 , wherein the flexible mask body has a side facing a wearer and a side opposite of the wearer and the removable barrier is located on the side facing the wearer. 
     
     
         16 . The protective face mask of  claim 8 , wherein the flexible mask body has a side facing a wearer and a side opposite of the wearer and the removable barrier is located on the side opposite of the wearer.