Hygienic face mask

Abstract

A protective facemask configured to block and redirect exhaled breath from a wearer in order to inhibit spread of respiratory droplets disposed in the exhaled breath. The facemask of the present invention includes a body that is manufactured from clear plastic. The body includes an upper portion and a lower portion wherein the upper portion has a defining upper perimeter edge. The body has a width proximate the lower end that is less than that of the width proximate the upper end. A pair of opposing wing members are contiguous with the body and extend around the cheek areas of the wearer. The body is engaged and adjacent the nose and cheeks of the wearer but has a void between the inner surface and face below the nose and cheek area. The lower end has a bottom perimeter edge that is arcuate in form so as to redirect exhaled breath.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A protective facemask worn on a face of a wearer configured to block and redirect exhaled breath from a wearer thereof and wherein the protective facemask provides visibility of the wearer's mouth wherein the protective facemask comprises:
 a body, said body being manufactured from a transparent material, said body having an upper end and a lower end, said body having an inner surface and an outer surface, said body having an upper perimeter edge and a lower perimeter edge, wherein a portion of said upper end of said body is adjacent a nose and cheeks of a wearer, said body having a void between said inner surface and the face of the wearer beneath the nose and cheeks; and   wherein said lower perimeter edge extends beneath a chin of the wearer and wherein the lower perimeter edge is arcuate in form so as to redirect exhaled breath towards the wearer.   
     
     
         2 . The protective facemask as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said body includes a first wing portion and a second wing portion, said first wing portion and said second wing portion being on opposing sides of said body. 
     
     
         3 . The protective facemask as recited in  claim 2 , wherein said upper perimeter edge is undulated in form extending intermediate opposing sides of the body. 
     
     
         4 . The protective facemask as recited in  claim 3 , wherein said upper perimeter edge includes a peak formation, wherein the peak formation is axially aligned with the nose of the wearer. 
     
     
         5 . The protective facemask as recited in  claim 4 , wherein the upper perimeter edge includes valley formations, wherein the valley formations are on opposing sides of the peak formation. 
     
     
         6 . The protective facemask as recited in  claim 5 , and further including a strap, said strap being coupled to said first wing portion and said second wing portion. 
     
     
         7 . A facemask worn on a face of a wearer configured to inhibit spread of respiratory droplets of the wearer and wherein the facemask promotes improved communication with the wearer with the facemask comprising:
 a body, said body having an upper end and a lower end, said lower end of said body extending beneath a chin area of the wearer, said body having a left lateral edge and a right lateral edge, said left lateral edge and said right lateral edge being more proximate adjacent to said lower end, said body having an outer surface and an inner surface, said inner surface of said body configured to engage a nose and cheeks of a user proximate the upper end of said body, said upper end further having an upper perimeter edge, said upper perimeter edge being undulated in shape; and   wherein a void exists between said inner surface of said body and a portion of the face of a wearer beneath the nose and cheeks and wherein the lower end includes a bottom perimeter edge that is inwardly arcuate in form towards the wearer.   
     
     
         8 . The facemask as recited in  claim 7 , wherein said body has a width proximate the lower end that is less than that of a width proximate the upper end. 
     
     
         9 . The facemask as recited in  claim 8 , wherein said body includes a first wing portion and a second wing portion, said first wing portion and said second wing portion being on opposing sides of said body, said first wing portion and said second wing portion being contiguous with said body and further including at least one aperture configured to operably couple to a strap. 
     
     
         10 . The facemask as recited in  claim 9 , wherein said upper perimeter edge includes a peak formation, wherein the peak formation is axially aligned with the nose of the wearer. 
     
     
         11 . The facemask as recited in  claim 10 , wherein the upper perimeter edge includes valley formations, wherein the valley formations are on opposing sides of the peak formation. 
     
     
         12 . The facemask as recited in  claim 11 , wherein said body is manufactured from a clear plastic.