Removal mechanism for adhesive eye strips
AssigneeVictoria McGill Enterprises, Inc.
InventorsDaniel E. Cohen, Steven Thomas Winkler
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Abstract
A mechanism for releasing an eye strip from a backing material card is described. The backing material card includes a movable flap that releases a right and/or left undamaged end of a strip (for right or left hand preference) into free space in order to conveniently lift the strip off the backing material, preferably between the user's thumb and index fmger, for proper orientation and placement on the eyelid.
Claims11
A release mechanism for an adhesive eye strip, comprising a backing material card onto which the eye strip is positioned, the card having at least one continuous cut positioned under the eye strip, said cut capable of creating a movable flap from which the eye strip can be removed.
A method for applying an adhesive eye strip to an eyelid, comprising the steps of:
- a) providing an eye strip on a backing material card, said card comprising a movable flap;
- b) lifting the movable flap upwards to release one end of the eye strip;
- c) lifting the released end of the eye strip to remove the entire eye strip from the backing material card;
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- d) applying the eye strip to the eyelid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.