Surgery – Instruments – External pressure applicator
Reexamination Certificate
1998-06-02
2001-03-27
Brown, Michael A. (Department: 3764)
Surgery
Instruments
External pressure applicator
C602S041000, C128S858000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06206902
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to improvements in a nose pack.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Nose packs are used to form a film on the nasal skin to absorb sebum on the skin, to impart the skin with tension, and to enhance the circulation of blood. By peeling off the pack from the skin later, it is possible to remove dirt, keratotic plugs and the like thereon and, hence, nose packs offer emollient and cleaning effects.
Peel-off type sheet packs have conventionally been used in terms of its ease in use. One such peel-off type nose pack is disclosed in, for example, Japanese Registered Utility Model Publication No 3034427. This nose pack comprises a carrier and a cosmetic substance and is so configured as to fit noses of various shapes.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a nose pack which is shaped different from conventional ones to fit even an apex portion of a nose and the periphery thereof easily, and is capable of forming a film in a shorter time and exhibiting a strong adhesion.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a nose pack which can be easily positioned on a nose bilaterally symmetrically in applying the pack on the nose.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a nose pack capable of fitting undulating portions of a nose such as ala portions and groove portions at the outer edges thereof.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
According to the present invention, there is provided a nose pack comprising a moisture-permeable base sheet and a film-forming cosmetic substance contained in and carried by the base sheet, the base sheet having a slit in a lower portion thereof for defining an opening such that an upper edge of the opening is applicable to at least an apex portion of a nose, or to the apex portion and at least adjacent peripheries of nostrils, or the apex portion, the adjacent peripheries of the nostrils and at least outer edges of ala portions.
With this construction, the slit formed in the nose pack: opens when a portion below the slit is pressed in applying the nose pack onto a nose. When the upper edge of the opening is pressed onto a nose, the nose pack sufficiently fits and covers, without strain, the apex portion, or the apex portion and at least the adjacent peripheries of the nostrils, or the apex portion, the adjacent peripheries of the nostrils and at least outer edges of the ala portions.
Further, the base sheet forms a film with a sufficient strength to prevent the nose pack from being torn upon peeling off.
Furthermore, the film thus formed can securely capture keratotic plugs and the like thereby reliably removes such keratotic plugs and the like when the pack is peeled off.
The foregoing and other objects, features and attendant advantages will become readily apparent from the reading of the following detailed description of the invention in conjunction with the attached drawings.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4534342 (1985-08-01), Paxa
patent: 5512277 (1996-04-01), Uemura et al.
Breiner & Breiner
Brown Michael A.
Daiya Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Hamilton Lalita
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