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US 4,979,811 AGranted
Eyelid cover
OwnerWesley E. Boyerinventor
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Abstract
A flexible eyelid cover pre-formed for secure placement in a eyesocket over the eyelid with only a single wetting and without the use of adhesive. The cover is formed of closed cell thermoplastic UV barrier material having a plurality of suction-cup like dimples disposed on the rear surface thereof and which upon initial wetting, conforms to the shape of the eyelid and adheres thereto. A frontal layer of nylon is provided to support a decorative design thereon.
Claims5
An eyelid covering device mountable within a human eye socket over an eyelid comprising:
- a pre-formed durable non-porous body portion having a convex frontal surface and a concave rear surface, a plurality of suction-cup like dimples defined in said rear surface in spaced relationship to each other, said body portion being capable of receiving and retaining a single wetting, said wetted body portion coacting with said dimples to maintain said body portion in said eye socket over said eyelid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.