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US 7,603,723 B2Granted
Therapeutic eye mask
OwnerAlpha Carolyn Ulminventor
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Abstract
A mask includes a flexible backing and an expandable membrane. The flexible backing is configured to overlay the eyes and nose of a wearer. The expandable membrane is coupled to the backing. The expandable membrane fills the non planar surfaces of the face when the backing exerts a pressure onto the membrane.
Claims20
A method for retaining moisture in a user's eyes comprising,
- providing an eye mask having a left side portion arranged for covering the user's left eye, a right side portion arranged for covering the user's right eye, a nose bridge formed within a lower edge of the mask between the left side and the right side, and a disposable, plastic membrane detachably coupled to the mask, the membrane including a plurality of bunched creases, a right eye portion arranged for covering the user's right eye and a left eye portion arranged for covering the user's left eye,
- placing eye drops into the user's eyes,
- placing the eye mask on the user's face,
- contacting the right eye portion of the plastic membrane to the user's right eye socket and coupling the plurality of bunched creases to the user's skin about the user's right eye, and
- contacting the left eye portion of the plastic membrane to the user's left eye socket and coupling the plurality of bunched creases to the user's skin about the user's left eye.
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A method of retaining moisture in a user's eyes comprising,
- placing drops in the user's eyes,
- providing an eye mask including,
- a left side portion covering the user's left eye,
- a right side portion covering the user's right eye,
- a nose bridge formed within a lower edge of the mask between the left side portion and the right side portion, the nose bridge being supported about the user's nose, and
- a disposable, plastic membrane removably coupled to and between the mask and the user's eyes, the membrane including a plurality of bunched creases extending completely over the user's right eye and the user's left eye,
- contacting a right eye portion of the plastic membrane against the user's right eye socket and adhering the plurality of bunched creases about the user's right eye, and
- contacting a left eye portion of the plastic membrane against the user's left eye socket and adhering the plurality of bunched creases about the user's left eye.
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A method of retaining moisture in a user's eyes comprising,
- placing eye drops into the user's eyes,
- providing an eye mask,
- detachably coupling a disposable, first fluid impermeable membrane including a plurality of bunched creases to the eye mask,
- arranging a left side portion of an eye mask over the user's left eye,
- arranging a right side portion of the eye mask over the user's right eye,
- resting a nose bridge formed within a lower edge of the mask between the left side portion and the right side portion on the user's nose,
- arranging the plurality of bunched creases to directly contact the user's skin about the user's right eye and left eye,
- removing the mask from the user's face,
- detaching the first fluid impermeable membrane from the mask, and
- detachably coupling a second fluid impermeable membrane including a plurality of bunched creases to the eye mask.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.