METHOD AND PACKAGING FOR SURGICAL MASKS

摘要

A package for holding and dispensing surgical masks (40), respirators, face shields and other articles having eye shields (44) made from a substantially transparent, flexible material susceptible to abrasion or scratching. The surgical masks are stacked within the container one upon another and a fanning force is applied to each eye shield such that the eye shields become semirigid and fan apart, one from the next in the stack. In such condition scratching caused by the eye shields rubbing against each other is virtually eliminated, and the surgical masks are dispensed in a convenient scratch-free manner. According to the invention, this is achieved by providing the container with a raised central portion (24) for bending the eye shields.