Touchless Customizable Face Shield And Face Mask Holder

Abstract

A headgear, for use with a mask and or shield, which includes a strong but flexible headband to engage back of wearer's head and extend on either side behind ears and assuming a semi-circular shape. Headband splits into two parts on both sides of the head, where the inner parts rest on both ears and applies compression to the head to help hold headgear in place, and the outer parts function to attach to and support the shield and mask assemblies, which attaches to and manipulates a shield, and or a mask, positioning them in a fully protective configuration covering the nose, mouth and or face, or relaxed configuration exposing the nose mouth and or face, where positioning of the shield and mask is controlled by the rotation of circular knobs and so allows the shield and mask to be manipulated without physically touching them.

1 . A surgical type respiratory face mask and face shield holder headgear comprising:
 a headband, semi-circular in shape, and having a rear middle curved portion that circumvents the back of the wearer's head, extending to the front on each side of the wearer's head, where both sides of the curved portion further split, in the horizontal plane, just before the ear position from the rear, thus creating two hands on each side of the head wherein the inner hands extends slightly inwards towards each other and sits on the wearer's ears, and wherein the outer hands are thicker with each having an outer facing shield guide rod and a socket port for connecting to the other components of the said headgear assembly;   a face shield assembly connected to the outer facing side of both outer hands of said headband, via the insertion of the face shield axle s into the headband socket ports, for the purpose of supporting a shield for providing frontal protection of the face;   a face mask assembly connected to the inner facing sides of both outer hands of said headband, by the attachment of a face mask arm on each of the headband outer hands secured to the headband and the face shield axles, the purpose of supporting a mask for providing covering and protection of the nose and mouth area.   
     
     
         2 . A surgical type respiratory face mask and face shield holder headgear of  claim 2 , wherein said headband further comprising a pair of identical inner hands one on each side of said headband, with an ear channel on each of the two identical inner hands for seating adjustable ear adapters which sit on wearer's ears, seating the headband on the wearer's ears in the absence of ear adapters, and providing compression against both sides of the head for securing said headband in place. 
     
     
         3 . A surgical type respiratory face mask and face shield holder headgear of  claim 2 , wherein said headband further comprising a pair of identical outer hands one on each side of said headband and positioned on the outermost sides of the inner hands, in the same horizontal plane, which are rectangular in shape and contains an outward facing shield guide rod and a circular socket port. 
     
     
         4 . A surgical type respiratory face mask and face shield holder headgear of  claim 1 , comprising:
 a shield frame curve ending in a pair of shield arms, one on each side of the shield frame curve and parallel to each other;   a pair of shield knobs which receives the said shield arms and attaches the shield frame to the said headband and enables the wearer to rotate the said face shield about the said headband.   
     
     
         5 . A surgical type respiratory face mask and face shield holder headgear of  claim 4 , wherein pair of said shield knobs are identical mirror images of each other with each comprising a rectangular hollow shield knob hand with an open entrance, the shield arm port, on one end, multiple shield knob positioning ports along its inner facing surface, and a circular knob base on the other end. 
     
     
         6 . A surgical type respiratory face mask and face shield holder headgear of  claim 5 , wherein said shield knob base further comprising a shield knob axle on one side with a hole that spans the shield knob base, through the shield knob axle, and exits on the other end of the said shield knob base, though which a bolt passes to secure the said shield knob to the said headband. 
     
     
         7 . A surgical type respiratory face mask and face shield holder headgear of  claim 5 , wherein each said shield knob base further comprising a recessed shield knob channel, on same side as the shield knob axle, spanning about 120 degrees around the said shield knob axle, and possessing multiple equally spaced shield position tabs. 
     
     
         8 . A surgical type respiratory face mask and face shield holder headgear of  claim 4 , wherein said shield frame further comprising a pair of shield arms, one on each end of the shield frame curve and parallel to each other, extending out equally and each possessing on their outer facing surface a shield terminator, and at the at the end of each on their inner facing surface a flexible shield arm latch. 
     
     
         9 . A surgical type respiratory face mask and face shield holder headgear of  claim 8 , wherein said shield frame further comprises a shield channel spanning the full length along the shield frame curve, and about 95% the depth, on the lower side of said shield frame curve, and exiting on both ends of the shield frame curve. 
     
     
         10 . A surgical type respiratory face mask and face shield holder headgear of  claim 8 , further comprising three shield button gaps, equally positioned along the inner surface of the said shield frame curve and exposing the shield channel, and three shield buttons with a tapered top surface, and positioned at the base of the shield channel, aligned with the said shield button gaps, and protruding across the shield channel and into the three shield button gaps. 
     
     
         11 . A surgical type respiratory face mask and face shield holder headgear of  claim 1 , comprising:
 a pair of mask arms, each attached to said headband outer hands, extending vertically down from the headband outer hands to just about the chin level, and fitted with a positioning cavity for fitting over the said upper hand, an upper cord guide, a mask hand guide knob and a mask arm hole through which the other face mask components connect;
 a pair of identical mask control knobs each fitted with teethed interfaces, and a socket used to secure the mask control knobs to the mask arms; 
 a pair of L shaped mask hands, identical mirror images of each other and each configured with a hollowed outer surface within which is contained a teethed interface positioned at the top of and running the full length of the hollowed outer surface; 
 a mask hand channel running alongside and below said mask hand teethed interface and projecting straight through the mask hand, and a lower cord guide positioned on the inner surface of the mask hand at its base to its rear; 
 a pair of mask plugs used in securing the mask control knobs to the mask hands and the mask arms; 
 a curved mask frame which has both ends slightly bent inward and parallel to each other and having a mask frame prod at the center of the curve on its inward facing surface; and 
 a mask incision plug used in securing the mask to the mask frame. 
   
     
     
         12 . A surgical type respiratory face mask and face shield holder headgear of  claim 11 , wherein the said pair of mask arms is identical mirror images of each other with each mask arm comprising an upper cord guide over which the mask cord is positioned and slides freely. 
     
     
         13 . A surgical type respiratory face mask and face shield holder headgear of  claim 11 , wherein the said pair of mask arms each comprising a rectangular three sided, open ended cavity, with a centered circular protrusion on the inner vertical face, and having a hole at the center of the circular protrusion which fully spans the mask arm and is used in securing said mask arm to the headband's upper arm with a nut and bolt. 
     
     
         14 . A surgical type respiratory face mask and face shield holder headgear of  claim 11 , wherein the said pair of mask arms each comprising a circular mask arm hole through its base and a mask hand guide knob positioned to the rear of the hole on the same horizontal plane when looking from the frontal position of wearers face and on the said mask arms outer facing surface. 
     
     
         15 . A surgical type respiratory face mask and face shield holder headgear of  claim 11 , wherein said pair of identical circular mask control knobs each comprising a recessed mask knob socket fully surrounded by a circular teethed interface. 
     
     
         16 . A surgical type respiratory face mask and face shield holder headgear of  claim 11 , wherein the pair of L shaped face mask hands each begins with a longer horizontal rectangular shaped part which runs into a downward curved area of equal width and depth, that then extends into a shorter straight vertical rectangular part of equal width and depth, and having a longitudinal teethed interface positioned at the top of and running the full length of the hollowed outer surface, with
 a mask hand channel running alongside and below said mask hand teethed interface and projecting straight through the mask hand, and a lower cord guide positioned on the inner surface of the mask hand towards its base for securing the mask cord.   
     
     
         17 . A surgical type respiratory face mask and face shield holder headgear of  claim 11 , wherein said mask hand further comprises of a set of mask hand ports positioned on the front surface of the said mask hand and equally spaced vertically in relation to each other. 
     
     
         18 . A surgical type respiratory face mask and face shield holder headgear of  claim 11 , wherein said mask frame further comprises a centrally positioned mask sealer with the mask frame prod which helps to seal the hole in the mask and fit the mask to the mask frame after the mask frame prod is inserted through the mask. 
     
     
         19 . A surgical type respiratory face mask and face shield holder headgear of  claim 11 , wherein said mask incision plug has a hole at its center, and has a rectangular channel extending from the hole to the perimeter of the mask incision plug.