Diet earring of tragus engagement type
OwnerRyuzo Tanakainventor
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Abstract
Disclosed is a diet earring for stimulating acupuncture points located on the human tragus used in a simple procedure to eliminate disadvantages of the conventional needle puncture process. The earring has a pressing member 1 and a retaining member 2 for engaging the outer surface and the opposite surface of the tragus 9, respectively, and a connecting member 3 provided with an appropriate resilient urging spring for connecting the above-mentioned members, thereby the earring being retained on the both surfaces of the tragus with a suitable pressure with the tragus interposed between the pressing and retaining members.
Claims3
A diet earring of tragus engagement type comprising:
- a pressing member to be attached to an outer surface of a human tragus;
- a retaining member to engage an opposite surface of said tragus;
- a connecting member for connecting said pressing member and said retaining member so that said earring is retained to said tragus in the manner that said pressing member together with said retaining member hold said tragus therebetween;
- a plurality of projections provided on at least one surface of either one of said pressing member and said retaining member which is opposed to each other, thereby said tragus being stimulated during the state of said tragus being retained between said pressing member and said retaining member;
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- wherein each of said projections is substantially circular in cross-sectional shape, said projections being spaced apart from each other by a distance corresponding to the thirst and hunger points on the tragus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.