A nose clamp
OwnerWendy Minksinventor
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Abstract
The invention relates to a nose clamp, method of mounting the nose clamp and kit of parts to form the nose clamp. The nose clamp comprises a resilient clamping body and a temperature altering body to provide a compressing and temperature altering effect on a user's nose. The clamping body comprises a bridge to extend over a dorsum of the user's nose, and a first jaw and a second jaw to extend from the bridge along respective nasal sidewalls of the user's nose so as to apply a compressing force to compress the nasal sidewalls of the user's nose and urge the temperature altering body into contact with the nasal sidewalls. Each jaw comprises an outer wall, an inner wall, and a folding joint between the outer wall and the inner wall to fold the inner wall inwardly from the outer wall.
Claims18
A nose clamp comprising a resilient clamping body and a temperature altering body to provide a temperature altering effect on a user's nose, the clamping body comprising:
- a bridge to extend over a dorsum of a user's nose;
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- a first jaw and a second jaw to extend from the bridge along respective nasal sidewalls of the user's nose so as to apply a compressing force to compress the nasal sidewalls of a user's nose and urge the temperature altering body into contact with the nasal sidewalls;
- wherein each jaw comprises an outer wall, an inner wall, and a resilient folding joint between the outer wall and the inner wall to fold the inner wall inwardly from the outer wall;
- wherein the shape of the inner wall of each jaw corresponds to the shape of the respective nasal sidewall.
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A method of mounting the nose clamp as defined in any of the preceding claims;
- the method comprising:
- opening the jaws of the clamping body;
- positioning the bridge over the dorsum of the user's nose and locating the inner walls of the jaws adjacent to respective nasal sidewalls;
- releasing the jaws to exert a compressive force via the inner walls, the compressive force compressing the nasal sidewalls and urging the temperature altering device in abutting contact with the nasal sidewalls.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.