Description

This is a 3D printable band designed to alleviate pain to the ears during extended use of facial masks with elastic ear loops. The band has a set of hooks for attaching the ear loops of the mask. It is simple to use and should not interfere with a user's ability to safely don or doff as mask. The multiple sets of hooks can be used to adjust the tension for different people, hairstyles, and masks. Unnecessary hooks can be carefully trimmed with scissors. This design is based on Surgical Mask Strap Small v003 (https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4246836) by Mike Rhone, which is a remix of the Surgical Mask Strap by marslam (https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4202906). Mike Rhone and Petko Ganachev took the overall shape of the original and modified the hook shapes for greater printability. The overall length was reduced to fit more printer beds, and the thickness was reduced to improve flexibility and reduce print time. Preliminary documentation is available at https://docs.google.com/document/d/15-V81oS8I5RemRSrTbresdDm_2dw-AZuGhGRkiqIBxc/edit (https://docs.google.com/document/d/15-V81oS8I5RemRSrTbresdDm_2dw-AZuGhGRkiqIBxc/edit)