Assembly Instructions

Step 1: Laser Cut the mask Use the attached .dxf to laser cut the surgical sterilization wrap profile The laser cutting will seal together the two layers of the Halyard (Polypropylene) material CUT TIME:~ 3/min LASER SETTINGS:100% Speed, 20% Power
Step 2: Fold and seal the mask Fold the mask in half along with the “V” cut Heat seal the two straight edges formed by folding along the “V” using an Impulse Heat Sealer or similar as indicated with the two black arrows arrow Halyard H500: Heat each side of the “V” fold with the heat sealer set somewhere between 3-4 Medline Gemini: Heat each side of the “V” fold with the heat sealer set somewhere slightly less than 3
Step 3: Tape nose piece Cut out .25” x 3.5” rectangular Aluminum strips from 22 gauge sheet metal .25” x 3.5” 3M double-sided adhesive strips Using the adhesive strips, attach the metal nosepiece to the top center of the mask Remove the white backing of the adhesive and place the metal strip onto the adhesive. Remove the brown backing from the adhesive which is now attached to the metal on the other side Place half the metal strip on one half of the mask Continue to bend the metal piece onto the other half of the mask.
Step 4: Secure Elastic Bands Cut out 2x elastic bands of appropriate length (11 inches) Tie both elastic bands into the two loops
Step 5: The mask is ready to wear
Step 6 (optional): Better fit with additional rubber bands 2x #33 rubber band can be used to increase the fit of the mask. One rubber band is secured on the nose piece and around the neck The second rubber band is secured on the chin and the top of the head