Face Mask Assembly

Abstract

A face mask assembly for facilitating a user to eat and drink while wearing a face mask includes a face mask for wearing on a user's face. The face mask has a mouth opening extending through the face mask to expose the user's mouth when the face mask is worn to facilitate the user to eat and drink while wearing the face mask. A flap is hingedly coupled to the face mask and the flap is positionable in a closed position having the flap covering the mouth opening. Conversely, the flap is positionable in an open position having the mouth opening is exposed to facilitate the user to eat and drink. A pair of straps is each disposed on the face mask for positioning around a respective one of the user's ears to retain the face mask on the user's face.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A face mask assembly having a door hingedly integrated therein for selectively exposing a wearer's mouth for eating and drinking, said assembly comprising:
 a face mask being configured for wearing on a user's face, said face mask having a mouth opening extending through said face mask wherein said mouth opening is configured to expose the user's mouth when said face mask is worn to facilitate the user to eat and drink while wearing said face mask;   a flap being hingedly coupled to said face mask, said flap being positionable in a closed position having said flap covering said mouth opening, said flap being positionable in an open position having said mouth opening being exposed wherein said flap is configured to facilitate the user to eat and drink;   a plurality of first couplers, each of said first couplers being coupled to said face mask at a point being located adjacent to said mouth opening;   a plurality of second couplers, each of said second couplers being coupled to said flap, each of said second couplers releasably engaging a respective one of said first couplers when said flap is in said closed position for retaining said flap in said closed position;   a plurality of third couplers, each of said third couplers being coupled to said face mask at a point being spaced from said mouth opening;   a plurality of fourth couplers, each of said fourth couplers being coupled to said flap, each of said fourth couplers releasably engaging a respective one of said third couplers when said flap is in said open position for retaining said flap in said open position; and   a pair of straps, each of said straps being disposed on said face mask wherein each of said straps is configured to be positioned around a respective one of the user's ears for retaining said face mask on the user's face.   
     
     
         2 . The assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein said face mask has a front side, a back side and a perimeter edge extending between said front side and said back side, said perimeter edge having a top side, a bottom side, a first lateral side and a second lateral side, said mouth opening extending through said front side and said back side, said mouth opening being centrally positioned on said face mask, said mouth opening having a bounding edge, said bounding edge having an upper side, a lower side, a first sidelong side and a second sidelong side, said upper side curving upwardly between said first sidelong side and said second sidelong side, said lower side curving downwardly between said first sidelong side and said second sidelong side. 
     
     
         3 . The assembly according to  claim 2 , wherein said face mask comprises a plurality of layers each being comprised of an air permeable material, said plurality of layers including an outermost layer, said outermost layer having a border extending around said perimeter edge of said face mask, said outermost layer having a plurality of a plurality of intersecting lines being disposed on said outermost layer, said intersecting lines including a pair of vertical lines each extending between said top side and said bottom side of said perimeter edge, said vertical lines being spaced apart from each other and extending along opposite sides of said mouth opening, said intersecting lines including a plurality of horizontal lines each extending between a respective one of said vertical lines and a respective one of said first lateral side and said second lateral side of said perimeter edge. 
     
     
         4 . The assembly according to  claim 2 , wherein said face mask has a pair of first holes each extending through said front side and said back side, each of said first holes being positioned adjacent to said first lateral side of said perimeter edge, said face mask having a pair of second holes each extending though said front side and said back side, each of said second holes being positioned adjacent to said second lateral side of said perimeter edge. 
     
     
         5 . The assembly according to  claim 2 , wherein said flap has a first edge, a second edge, a front surface and a back surface, said first edge being hingedly coupled to said outermost layer at a point being located adjacent to said second sidelong side of said bounding edge of said mouth opening, said back surface being directed toward said outermost layer when said flap is in said closed position. 
     
     
         6 . The assembly according to  claim 5 , wherein:
 each of said first couplers is positioned on said outermost layer, each of said first couplers being distributed along said first sidelong side of said bounding edge of said mouth opening;   each of said second couplers is positioned on said back surface of said flap, each of said second couplers being distributed along said first edge of said flap;   each of said third couplers is positioned on said outermost layer, each of said third couplers being distributed along said second lateral side of said perimeter edge of said face mask; and   each of said fourth couplers being positioned on said front surface of said flap, each of said fourth couplers being distributed along said first edge of said flap.   
     
     
         7 . A face mask assembly having a door hingedly integrated therein for selectively exposing a wearer's mouth for eating and drinking, said assembly comprising:
 a face mask being configured for wearing on a user's face, said face mask having a mouth opening extending through said face mask wherein said mouth opening is configured to expose the user's mouth when said face mask is worn to facilitate the user to eat and drink while wearing said face mask, said face mask having a front side, a back side and a perimeter edge extending between said front side and said back side, said perimeter edge having a top side, a bottom side, a first lateral side and a second lateral side, said mouth opening extending through said front side and said back side, said mouth opening being centrally positioned on said face mask, said mouth opening having a bounding edge, said bounding edge having an upper side, a lower side, a first sidelong side and a second sidelong side, said upper side curving upwardly between said first sidelong side and said second sidelong side, said lower side curving downwardly between said first sidelong side and said second sidelong side, said face mask comprising a plurality of layers each being comprised of an air permeable material, said plurality of layers including an outermost layer, said outermost layer having a border extending around said perimeter edge of said face mask, said outermost layer having a plurality of a plurality of intersecting lines being disposed on said outermost layer, said intersecting lines including a pair of vertical lines each extending between said top side and said bottom side of said perimeter edge, said vertical lines being spaced apart from each other and extending along opposite sides of said mouth opening, said intersecting lines including a plurality of horizontal lines each extending between a respective one of said vertical lines and a respective one of said first lateral side and said second lateral side of said perimeter edge, said face mask having a pair of first holes each extending through said front side and said back side, each of said first holes being positioned adjacent to said first lateral side of said perimeter edge, said face mask having a pair of second holes each extending though said front side and said back side, each of said second holes being positioned adjacent to said second lateral side of said perimeter edge;   a flap being hingedly coupled to said face mask, said flap being positionable in a closed position having said flap covering said mouth opening, said flap being positionable in an open position having said mouth opening being exposed wherein said flap is configured to facilitate the user to eat and drink, said flap having a first edge, a second edge, a front surface and a back surface, said first edge being hingedly coupled to said outermost layer at a point being located adjacent to said second sidelong side of said bounding edge of said mouth opening, said back surface being directed toward said outermost layer when said flap is in said closed position;   a plurality of first couplers, each of said first couplers being coupled to said face mask at a point being located adjacent to said mouth opening, each of said first couplers being positioned on said outermost layer, each of said first couplers being distributed along said first sidelong side of said bounding edge of said mouth opening;   a plurality of second couplers, each of said second couplers being coupled to said flap, each of said second couplers releasably engaging a respective one of said first couplers when said flap is in said closed position for retaining said flap in said closed position, each of said second couplers being positioned on said back surface of said flap, each of said second couplers being distributed along said first edge of said flap;   a plurality of third couplers, each of said third couplers being coupled to said face mask at a point being spaced from said mouth opening, each of said third couplers being positioned on said outermost layer, each of said third couplers being distributed along said second lateral side of said perimeter edge of said face mask, each of said third couplers being positioned between a respective pair of horizontal lines on said outermost layer of said face mask;   a plurality of fourth couplers, each of said fourth couplers being coupled to said flap, each of said fourth couplers releasably engaging a respective one of said third couplers when said flap is in said open position for retaining said flap in said open position, each of said fourth couplers being positioned on said front surface of said flap, each of said fourth couplers being distributed along said first edge of said flap; and   a pair of straps, each of said straps being disposed on said face mask wherein each of said straps is configured to be positioned around a respective one of the user's ears for retaining said face mask on the user's face, each of said straps being looped through respective first holes or second holes in said face mask.