Self-attaching clown nose
OwnerChad Stenderinventor
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure include an apparatus adapted for facial augmentation. This apparatus may include a concave elastic member. The concave elastic member may include an inner void, an interior surface, an exterior surface, and an interface between said interior and exterior surfaces. This apparatus may further include an attachment member affixed to the concave elastic member; this attachment member adapted to attach the apparatus to a user's face.
Claims19
An apparatus adapted for facial augmentation comprising:
- a concave elastic member comprising:
- an inner void defined by the concave elastic member;
- an interior surface;
- and
- an exterior surface, wherein an interface between said interior surface and said exterior surface contacts a face;
- and
- an attachment member affixed to said concave elastic member, wherein said attachment member is configured to attach said apparatus to the face.
A method for manufacturing an apparatus comprising a concave elastic member having an inner void defined thereby, an interior surface, an exterior surface, and an affixed attachment member, said apparatus manufactured by an injection molding process comprising:
- 3D printing said attachment member;
- inserting a first and second protruding end of said attachment member into a first and second
- opening in a mold core;
- inserting said mold core into a mold cavity;
- injecting liquid material into a sprue of said mold core such that a non-protruding end of said attachment member is embedded into said interior surface of said concave elastic member, thereby affixing it to said concave elastic member;
- curing said liquid material to produce said concave elastic member;
- and
- removing said mold core and said mold cavity to reveal said concave elastic member with said affixed attachment member.
A method of installing on a face an apparatus comprising a concave member having an inner void defined thereby, an interior surface, an exterior surface, an interface between said interior surface and exterior surface, and an affixed attachment member comprising:
- inverting said apparatus such that said interior surface and a first and second protruding end of said attachment member are facing outward;
- inserting said protruding ends of said attachment member into a first and second nostril;
- and
- reversing said inverting step such that said concave member is again concave and said interface between said interior surface and exterior surface contacts said face, wherein a force against said interior of said nostrils is balanced against a force of said interface between said interior surface and exterior surface, thereby keeping apparatus static on a face of a user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.