Free offer to Virus concerned airline travellers who will require food and liquids on their flight.

[Jeffrey Kelson]

I have developed a specialty shield designed to offer additional protection against virus droplets from adjacent passengers while eating or drinking.
It’s called FEADSMASK - For Eating And Drinking Securely MASK.
The problem on long haul flights is the need to take in liquids and sustenance. How will concerned passengers who wear masks stay protected and manage eating or drinking, when they have to pull a mask down? The FEADSMASK offers an additional level of protection.
I would like to offer 2 free FEADSMASKs to passengers in Australia who a willing to use it during a flight and then give me an assessment of the FEADSMASK, in a questionnaire by email. The FEADSMASKs are yours to keep.
It’s light-weight, easily assembled and disassembled as it comprises just two pieces, a shield and a visor that fit together with velcro. There are assembly instructions and it takes seconds to connect and fit. It comes in a 25cm x 35cm drawstring carry bag.
Please let me know soon if you're interested as we only have two to give away.
Jeffrey

 

[Jeffrey Kelson]

Following my Sponsored Thread of Monday last, regards my offer of free FEADSMASKS to prospective airline passengers who require additional protection while eating and drinking when flying.
Please see the attached images.
Please respond if you wish me to send you a FEADSMASK in return for an assessment by email.
Jeffrey

 

[Jeffrey Kelson]

Travellers to and from Australia will most likely become infectious unless they wear PPE. Anyone that removes their masks to eat and drink, will either pass on or contract transmission from adjacent passengers. Currently, if you are wearing a mask and or face shield, it has to be lifted or removed when eating and drinking and that exposes the wearer to droplets from people nearby.
See the images in previous posts of the FEADSMASK – For Eating And Drinking Securely MASK.
This is an offer of 2 FREE FEADSMASKs to passengers who a willing to provide an assessment of the FEADSMASK, in a questionnaire by email. The FEADSMASKs are yours to keep.
It’s light-weight, easily assembled and disassembled as it comprises just two pieces, a shield and a visor that fit together with velcro. There are assembly instructions which take seconds to connect and fit. It comes in a 25cm x 35cm drawstring carry bag.
The FEADSMASKs are postal free within Australia.

 

[Jeffrey Kelson]

Is there anyone flying at present, either in Australia or O/S. Airlines are saying for the protection of passengers it’s critical to travel with their own mask and many carriers have now made it compulsory to wear a face covering in cabins. Some airlines like qantas are nor seating passengers in close proximity to each other. If so and the flight is long haul of long enough to require eating and drinking, how will you manage? There’s no way to be sure that your fellow passengers aren’t infected. If you’re sitting close someone or a passenger passes your aisle seat, that may not be very safe, because their air droplets will reach you. Researchers say they cannot prevent direct transmission from adjacent passengers.
The problem on long haul flights is the need to take in liquids and sustenance. How will passengers stay protected and manage eating or drinking, when they have to pull the mask down? But how does a passenger eat and drink while wearing a mask? Eating and drinking requires passengers to take off their masks.
I'm interested to know what forum members think.

 

[Danger]

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I'm interested to know what forum members think.

My first thought is you'd be hard-pressed to find an Australian who would wear one of these because of the mask's size and the real estate it occupies. I reckon you'd find a bit more demand among some Asian nationalities, particularly the Japanese.

My second thought is I would be curious as to the mask's effectiveness given there is a significant amount of openness and easy access for airborne particles, unlike a traditional mask that snugly wraps around your face. While one of these masks might be more effective than a traditional mask during eating and drinking, I can't see a big enough advantage for the few minutes of a flight when a passenger is doing so to warrant using one over a surgical-style mask.

I applaud the thinking-outside-the-box approach, but I'm afraid I don't see a market for it.

 

[Jeffrey Kelson]

Hi Danger,
This is a very thoughtful and full response and I thank you for it. To respond to your comments the idea behind the FEADSMASK. It is NOT a solution to a fitted mask. What a concerned traveller on a long haul flight who will require food and liquid might opt for is; wear a fitted mask and put on the FEADSMASK, for the meal, AND then take off the fitted mask to eat and drink. Obviously it's not a perfect solution, but will give the users better security while imbibing, than nothing at all. As for the few minutes that are required to imbibe, researchers say they cannot prevent direct transmission from adjacent passengers. Many airliners including Qantas and Jeststar are not seating passengers at a reasonable distance from each other, which means that those few minutes are the most dangerous time as Covid can spread in the two rows in front and back of a passengers seat. There’s no way to be sure that your fellow passengers aren’t infected. If you’re sitting close someone or a passenger passes your aisle seat, with an infection their air droplets will reach you.
Thanks again
Jeffrey

 

[henrus]

I'd love to see some actual tests of things like this to see if it does actually provide protection. The videos of face shields/masks and their effectiveness scare me and I feel as if some people are giving themselves a false sense of security:

Since June I've flown about 12 flights (ranging from 1hr to 4hrs in length) and luckily facemasks aren't required on any of these domestic flights.

 

[Jeffrey Kelson]

Hi Henrus. Great video, thanks. If you go back to my post of October 6th I attached photos of the mask I use to eat and drink, the FEADSMASK. It's much larger and encompassing shield with room for eating and drinking. It is not intended to protect others. They should be wearing safe PPE. But it will offer some protection from others while eating and drinking. If theres no need to take libation, and a passenger requires safety from others, I agree passengers should wear the best PPE they can get.
Many thanks for your comments.