Respirator Incentive Challenge

Problem Statement

2 weeks after national emergy was proclamed on March 13, 2020 - no effective open source respirator has been developed in the 2 weeks that followed. By effective, we mean:

• Open Source Design - so it can be manufactured by anyone
• Design for Distributed Manufacturing - so it can be manufactured anywhere
• Design for automated production - so it can be 3D Printed anywhere
• Reusable - so that it prevents large amounts of waste from happening.
• Replaceable filter - so only a small amount of filter material is needed
• Proper seal around edges - so that germs are filtered, and don't infiltrate through the edges
• Modular - so that different types of filter inserts can be used

Solutions

• Seal gasket seems to be available - see https://app.slack.com/client/TTU7AC5R9/CVDGTMD5H
• YouTube - Montana Mask gasket from COTS material - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkYnSPlj7AI
• https://www.makethemasks.com/make-the-masks