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Abstract

A filter device mounts on a person's nose and fits within the nostrils to filter breathed air. The device includes a support member having a pair of annular sections and a pair of side sections that extend upwardly from outer edges thereof. A filter piece is disposed in each annular section so that the filter pieces seat in respective nostrils. A portion of the support member is malleable so that the support member may be configured to the shape of the wearer's nose. In one embodiment the side sections are interconnected by a bridge section that goes across the bridge of the nose. In another embodiment, the annular sections are interconnected by a band extending between inner edges thereof. The filter pieces may be convex domes that, as disclosed, have a flat margin and a frusto-conical section to form a seat for the nostrils.

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First Claim