US2666204A - Face mask - Google Patents

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R. MAFKO FACE MASK Jan. T9; 1954 Original Filed Dec. 5, 1951 INVEN TOR RUDOLF- MAFKO,

ATTORNEY Patented-Jan. 19, 1954 FACE MASK Rudolf Mafko, Wilmington, Del., assignor to Bay shore Industries, Inc., Elkton, Md., a corporation of Maryland Original application December 5, 1951, Serial No.

260,057, now Patent No. 2,606,324, dated August 12, 1952.

Divided and this application May 26, 1952, Serial No. 289,942

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates broadly. to a novel face mask and more particularly to a new and im-' proved face mask to be used and Worn by adults and children alike at Halloween parties and the like, much to the amusement and en oyment of everyone concerned. In a more specific aspect, the invention relates to and is concerned with a novel face mask which, when worn over the face of the user, imparts not only an amusing, comical and some times grotesque appearance to the face of the user but, in addition, enables the user to make, at will, a desired loud noise, such as a whistle, a squawk or a razzberry type of noise known familiarly as a Bronx cheer. In addition, the face mask of the present invention may be so designed that the noise maker of the structure serves a dual purpose of emitting a desired loud noise of the foregoing character and also of simultaneously moving and/or distorting one or more simulated anatomical features of the face and head, such as the nose or tongue.

An object of the invention is to provide a comical and amusing face mask provided with a built-in or integral noise maker.

Another object of the invention is to provide an amusing face mask provided with built-in or integral means operable at the will of the wearer or user to emit a loud noise and simultaneously move or distort one or more simulated anatomical features of the face and head such as the nose or tongue, much to the enjoyment of everyone concerned.

A further object of the invention is to provide a face mask of the foregoing general character wherein the built-in noise maker is operated by the mouth of thewearer after the mask is affixed to the face or head of the wearer,

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent as the description'proceeds.

To the accomplishment of the foregoing and related ends, the invention, then, comprises the features hereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claim, the following description setting forth in detail certain illustrative embodiments of the invention, these being indicative however of but one of the vari: ous ways in which the principle of the invention may be employed.

Reference is now made to the accompanying drawing in which like reference characters denote like parts and in which:

Fig. 1 is a side View of the invention; and

Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the mask shown in Fig. 1.

In all of the figures the face mask is generally designated by the reference character I. The body of themask is molded into any desired facial characteristics and an example of such characteristics is shown in the drawing. While molding of the masks is a desirable process, it is to be understood that, in some cases, the mask may be formed by a dipping operation employing forms of the desired facial characteristics. The mask is preferably composed of rubber in the form of latex, although it is to be understood that any desirable material could be employed.

The masks are made in at least two sizes, one size to fit the average childs face and the other size to fit the average adults face. Toward the rear and on each side of the mask there is provided a hole or opening 2 to which is aflixed the conventional rubber band or string to enable the mask to be positioned firmly on the head of the wearer.

In Figs. 1 and 2 there is shown the inventioninvolving the employment of a dual function noise maker which serves simultaneously to emit a desired loud noise and cause a movement or distortion of a simulated anatomical feature. In the particular case illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 the anatomical feature is a nose. This nose consists of an elongated rubber balloon 3 which is affixed to that part of the face mask where the nose would be normally located. The mask l is desi ned with an opening at a position to correspond to that of a nose through which the open end of the balloon 3 is inserted and glued with any desired adhesive. A reed-type whistle indicated at 5 is fastened to the inside neck of the balloon as at 5. 'It will be noted from Fig. I '2 that the balloon extends inside of the mask so that end 5 falls approximately in the location of the wearers mouth. When thev wearer blows into the end of the balloon, through the whistle 5, a noise is emitted and at the same time the nose becomes inflated and moves from a drooped position, as shown in Fig. 1, to an erect or horizontal position, as shown in Fig. 2.

The modification included hereinis merely illustrativeand it will be understood, of course, that the invention is to be taken as limited only by the scope of the appended claim.

This application is a division of copending parent application, Serial No. 260,057, filed December 5, 1951, now Patent No. 2,606,327, granted August 12, 1952.

What is claimed is:

A rubber face mask for amusement purposes adapted to cover substantially entirely the face of the wearer and having on the exterior thereof simulated anatomical features of the face, such as a mouth, a chin and ears, said mask having an opening at a position to correspond to that of a nose, a conventional, pro-formed, elongated toy balloon having its open end neck inserted into and through said opening and firmly glued to the periphery of said opening, said balloon being of thin rubber and representing a simu lated nose of grossly exaggerated length normally drooping Well below the chin even when 10 uninfiated, and a dual-purpose noise-making and balloon-expanding mouthpiece in the neck of the balloon positioned inside the mask approximately in the location of the Wearers mouth whereby, when the wearer blows on the 1 mouthpiece, a noise is emitted and the nose simultaneously inflated from a drooped vertical position to a horizontal position.

RUDOLF MAFKO.

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