3m Innovative Properties Company

Peter S Leonard

Desmond T Curran

Christopher P Henderson

John M Facer

A maintenance-free respiratorthat includes a mask harness and a mask body. The mask bodyhas at least one layer of filter mediaand has a perimeterthat includes an upper segment. The upper segmentincludes first and second concave segmentsthat are located, respectively, on first and second sides of a central plane, when viewing the mask body from a top view. A maintenance-free respiratorof this configuration is comfortable to wear and can provide a snug fit to a wearer's face, particularly beneath each of the wearer's eyes, while at the same time having an ability to improve compatibility with various protective eyewear.

Maintenance-free respirator that has concave portions on opposing sides of mask top section

A maintenance-free respiratorthat includes a mask harness and a mask bodyThe mask bodyhas at least one layer of filter mediaand has a perimeterthat includes an upper segmentThe upper segmentincludes first and second concave segmentsthat are located, respectively, on first and second sides of a central planewhen viewing the mask body from a top view. A maintenance-free respiratorof this configuration is comfortable to wear and can provide a snug fit to a wearer's face, particularly beneath each of the wearer's eyes, while at the same time having an ability to improve compatibility with various protective eyewear.

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Newton Aycliffe, United Kingdom

Peter S Leonard