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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2014
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Dean R. Duffy, Woodbury, MN (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A horizontal flat-fold, filtering face-piece respiratorthat includes a harnessand a mask bodythat has a front surface, a first perimeter, and a longitudinal axis. A nose clipis secured to the mask bodycentrally and adjacent to the first perimeterof the mask body. An indiciathat is visible on the front surface of the mask bodyin a vicinity of the nose clipis provided to highlight a longitudinal axis of symmetry of the nose clip. The use of such an indicia, visible from the mask body front surface, enables a user to readily identify where the nose clip may be bent to prepare it for donning by the wearer.