The present invention relates to a face mask and, more particularly, to a face mask with a speaker module that includes a pair of speakers for amplifying a user's speaking voice when wearing the mask.
Several designs for a face mask have been designed in the past. None of them, however, include a face mask having speaker module with a pair of speakers, an aperture for a straw for liquid uptake, a tracking device, and illumination means. The interior side of the face mask includes a microphone that picks up the voice being transmitted by a user. The pair of speakers located on an exterior portion of the mask which will broadcast the user's voice received by the microphone. Additionally, the aperture along the front end in order to allows for easy access of a straw for drinking a beverage. The tracking device is fitted within the mask in order to locate it in the case that it is lost or stolen. Furthermore, the border of the mask is lined with LED lights which may be controlled by a software application on a mobile device. It is known that wearing a mask often dulls and muffles a wearers voice when speaking.
Therefore, there is a need for a face mask with a speaker module to address these issues.
Applicant believes that a related reference corresponds to U.S. Pat. No. 10,166,416 issued for a mask for filtering breathed air that includes an audio module that projects the speech of the wearer. Applicant believes that another related reference corresponds to U.S. Pat. No. 9,344,811 issued for a mask having a laser microphone device that is used to translate speech signals to a speaker. However, the cited references differ from the present invention because they fail to disclose a face mask having speaker module with a pair of speakers, an aperture for a straw for liquid uptake, a tracking device, and illumination means.
Other documents describing the closest subject matter provide for a number of more or less complicated features that fail to solve the problem in an efficient and economical way. None of these patents suggest the novel features of the present invention.
It is one of the objects of the present invention to provide a face mask with speaker module that eliminates the dull and muffled speaking voice associated with wearing a mask.
It is another object of this invention to provide a face mask with speaker module that improves beverage intake for a wearer by providing an aperture to receive a straw for liquid intake.
It is still another object of the present invention to provide a face mask with speaker module that allows a user to easily locate their mask via a tracking device fitted on the mask.
It is yet another object of this invention to provide such a device that is inexpensive to implement and maintain while retaining its effectiveness.
Further objects of the invention will be brought out in the following part of the specification, wherein detailed description is for the purpose of fully disclosing the invention without placing limitations thereon.
With the above and other related objects in view, the invention consists in the details of construction and combination of parts as will be more fully understood from the following description, when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:
Referring now to the drawings, where the present invention is generally referred to with numeral 10, it can be observed that it basically includes a mask assembly 20 and a speaker assembly 40.
Mask assembly 20 includes a cover portion 22 as observed in
In another embodiment, mask assembly 20 further includes a hood attachment 25 as observed in
Mask assembly 20 further includes an illumination component 28. In the present embodiment, illumination component 28 is positioned along a border on the exterior of cover portion 22. Illumination component 28 may be provided as LED light strips being positioned along the entire perimeter of the exterior of cover portion 22. It should be understood that other embodiments may feature illumination component 28 operatively mounted along other locations on cover portion 22. Furthermore, illumination component 28 may be actuated and edited via mobile device 50. In the present embodiment, illumination component 28 communicates with mobile device 50 via WiFi, Bluetooth, and other wireless communication means. A user may then set the color and parameters of illumination component 28 from their mobile device. Furthermore, the interior of mask portion 22 is lined with a tracking device 29. In the present embodiment, tracking device 29 may be provided as a GPS tracking device which is also in wireless communication with mobile device 50 to provide a user with a location of mask 10 in the event that it becomes lost or stolen.
Speaker assembly 40 includes a microphone 42 which may be observed in
The foregoing description conveys the best understanding of the objectives and advantages of the present invention. Different embodiments may be made of the inventive concept of this invention. It is to be understood that all matter disclosed herein is to be interpreted merely as illustrative, and not in a limiting sense.
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