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US 10,369,039 B1Granted
Nasal dilator
AssigneeTru-Breathe, Inc.
InventorRaymond F. Snyder
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Abstract
Embodiments of nasal dilators are disclosed. In one embodiment, a nasal dilator has an internal portion with first and second nostril separators and an external portion forming a connection member. Each nostril separator has a generally “C” configuration and includes a first and second end separated by a linking member. The first and second ends have a gap therebetween. The connection member has a generally “U “configuration, and is fixed to the linking members of the first and second nostril separators to form the nasal dilator.
Claims20
A nasal dilator, comprising:
- an internal portion comprising first and second nostril inserts;
- and
- an external portion comprising a connection member;
- wherein:
- each nostril insert has a generally “C” configuration and comprises:
- a substantially vertical member;
- a first curved end extending from a first side of the substantially vertical member;
- and
- a second curved end extending from a second side of the substantially vertical member;
- wherein the substantially vertical member joins the first curved end to the second curved end;
- and
- the connection member has a generally “U “configuration comprising a first leg and a second leg, wherein the first leg of the connection member is fixed to an inside face of one of the respective vertical members of the first and second nostril inserts, and the second leg of the connection member is fixed to an inside face of the other of the respective vertical members of the first and second nostril inserts, wherein the respective inside faces are inside the generally “C” configuration of the respective first and second nostril inserts, and wherein the respective vertical members of the first and second nostril inserts are substantially parallel.
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A nasal dilator, comprising:
- an internal portion comprising first and second nostril inserts;
- and
- an external portion comprising a connection member;
- wherein:
- each nostril insert comprises:
- a substantially vertical member;
- a first curved end extending from a first side of the substantially vertical member;
- a second curved end extending from a second side of the substantially vertical member;
- and
- wherein the substantially vertical member joins the first curved end to the second curved end at one side thereof, the first and second curved ends having a gap therebetween at another side thereof;
- and
- the connection member comprises a first leg and a second leg, the first leg being secured to an inside face of one of the respective vertical members of the first and second nostril inserts, and the second leg being secured to an inside face of the other of the respective vertical members of the first and second nostril inserts to form the nasal dilator, whereby the respective vertical members are disposed between the first leg and the second leg of the connection member, wherein the respective vertical members are substantially parallel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.