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US 2003/0149387 A1Published application
Anti-snoring device comprising a skin compatible adhesive
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsMohammed Ali Barakat, Gianfranco Palumbo
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Abstract
Anti-snoring devices, more specifically to externally worn anti-snoring devices covering essentially a wearer's mouth and being adhesively attached to a wearers skin in the peri-oral area are described. The articles utilise an improved adhesive so as to facilitate easy application and removal of the article from the wearer, whilst ensuring maintenance of the article in the desired position. In particular the adhesives provide attachment on greasy and oily skin.
Claims18
An anti-snoring device (10) comprising:
- a flexible sheet of material, wherein said sheet further comprises a central mouth portion (16), a peripheral portion (18), a wearer facing side (12), and an ambient facing side (14);
- wherein at least a portion of said mouth portion (16) is adhesive free;
- and,
- wherein said peripheral portion (18) is provided with a discontinuous application of adhesive on said wearer facing side (12).
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An anti-snoring device (10) comprising:
- a flexible sheet of material,
- wherein said sheet further comprises wearer facing side (12) and a garment facing side (14);
- wherein said wearer facing side (12) further comprises an adhesive;
- wherein said adhesive has dry peel strength (PDI) and a greasy peel strength (PGI);
- and,
- wherein the ratio of PDI to PGI is from 1:1 to 1.0:0.2.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.