Dispenser and shield

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10532879-B2
Application number	US-201615767072-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 13, 2016
Priority date	Oct 15, 2015
Publication date	Jan 14, 2020
Grant date	Jan 14, 2020

Abstract

To provide a shield and a dispenser from which the shield can be easily dispensed, the dispenser (100) according to the present invention stores a plurality of shields (1A) in a mutually detachable joined state in the container (50). As such, sliding and the like of the plurality of the shields (1A) against each other in the container (50) is suppressed and, therefore, sticking of the shields (1A) to each other due to the generation of static electricity is suppressed. Thus, a user can easily dispense the shields (1A) from the dispensing opening (51) of the container (50).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A dispenser, comprising:
a shield configured to protect eyes of a user wearing a non-woven mask; and
a container configured to house a stacked body constituted of a plurality of the shields stacked in a mutually detachable joined state;
wherein,
the stacked body includes at least a first shield, a second shield, and a third shield, stacked in this order toward one direction of a stacking direction;
the first shield and the second shield are mutually detachably joined at a first joining section positioned in a region on a first side in a width direction of the shield;
the second shield and the third shield are mutually detachably joined at a second joining section positioned in a region on a second side opposite the first side in the width direction of the shield
the container includes dispensing means through which the shields can pass; and further wherein
the second shield is unattached to the first shield at the second side, and the second shield is unattached to the third shield at the second side.

2. The dispenser according to claim 1 , wherein:
the container includes the dispensing means located between positions, each covering the first joining section and the second joining section, in the stacking direction in a state in which the stacked body is stored.

3. The dispenser according to claim 2 , wherein:
the shield includes an attachment section that is formed on a lower edge section side of the shield, the attachment section comprises:
a connecting portion on a back surface of the attachment section; and
a joining means on a front surface of the attachment section.

4. The dispenser according to claim 3 , wherein the connecting portion comprises male engagement elements; and
joining means that detachably join with the male engagement elements.

5. The dispenser according to claim 4 , wherein the joining means comprises a nonwoven material.

Assignees

• 3M Innovative Properties Co

Inventors

• Ito Tomomi
• Kawasaki Shingo
• Suzuki Yo
• Uchida Naoto

Classifications

• A61F9/045

  Eye-shades or visors; Shields beside, between or below the eyes (caps with means for protecting the eyes A42B1/018) · CPC title

• B65D83/0805 Primary

  through an aperture in a wall · CPC title

• A62B18/082

  Assembling eyepieces, lenses or vision-correction means in or on gas-masks · CPC title

• A62B23/025

  the filter having substantially the shape of a mask (surgical face masks A41D13/11) · CPC title