Share this postToday's Tidbit... Beads to Make Face Masks Safer www.footballarchaeology.comCopy linkFacebookEmailNoteOtherDiscover more from Football ArchaeologyDigging into gridiron history to examine how football's evolution shapes today's game. Over 1,000 subscribersSubscribeContinue readingSign in TidbitsToday's Tidbit... Beads to Make Face Masks Safer Timothy P. BrownApr 30, 2022Share this postToday's Tidbit... Beads to Make Face Masks Safer www.footballarchaeology.comCopy linkFacebookEmailNoteOtherShareTwo Michigan inventors received a patent in 1986 for a face mask with beaded bars that make the mask hard to grasp. Modeled after the beads on a baby’s crib, the design was said to be child’s play.Subscribe