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US 5,632,756 AGranted
Ear cleaning device utilizing bulbous banded cage
OwnerKenneth Kruglickinventor
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Abstract
A disposable ear cleaning device comprising a handle and a structure on one end of the handle, for engaging, capturing and extracting ear wax located in an ear canal in an ear of a person. The structure on one end of the handle is a bulbous banded cage with different round shapes in various embodiments. In one embodiment a cotton swab is mounted on the opposite end of the handle.
Claims2
A disposable ear cleaning device comprising:
- a) an extended rigid cylindrical handle for grasping and being rotated;
- b) means on one end of said handle, for engaging, capturing and extracting ear wax located in an ear canal of a person comprising a malleable uniform bulbous shaped curette head made up of a multiple banded cage extending over the leading edge and the sides thereof having openings therebetween to capture said ear wax for removal;
- c) means for controlling a depth of insertion of said multiple banded cage into the ear canal comprising a safety stop shield between said rigid cylindrical member and said multiple banded cage, said handle, multiple banded cage, and safety stop shield being integral and fabricated out of plastic material;
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- d) means on a second end of said handle for cleaning the air canal in the ear of the person comprising a cotton swab.
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