JP2003070675A - Earpick - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an earpick for eliminating earwax. SOLUTION: This earpick is formed of a hollow shaft 1, a grip part 2 provided in a base end of the hollow shaft 1 and possible to be filled with air, and an elastic bag 3 fitted to a tip of the hollow shaft 1 and possible to be expanded and shrunken, and this elastic bag 3 is formed with a rugged part in a surface thereof. The rugged part of the surface of the elastic bag is formed of projections 4 and cut grooves of the elastic body. With this structure, the earpick capable of easily and securely scraping the earwax adhered to the inner wall of the earhole and raking the earwax out of the earhole in response to a user without damaging a skin, a mucous membrane and the eardrum is provided.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an earpick used for removing earwax and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventional sanitary items for cleaning earwax include so-called cotton swabs having cotton attached to one or both ends of the rod. This cotton swab can be used to clean earwax without damaging the skin, mucous membrane, or eardrum of the ear canal by taking advantage of the soft nature of cotton. Also, since cotton has the property of easily absorbing moisture, even when the ear skin absorbs moisture,
It is possible to remove earwax cleanly.

However, since the swab does not have a protruding end and has a rounded end, a swab with an ear-picking part is widely used in order to drop the earwax adhering to the inner wall of the ear canal and scrape it out of the ear canal. ing.

[0004]

However, since the size of the earpick portion of the cotton swab is almost constant, and the size of the ear canal and the position of the eardrum differ depending on the individual, the earwax portion of the cotton swab must be used to reliably scrape the earwax. Is difficult.

On the other hand, in the conventional scoop-shaped ear scraping tool, a relatively large earwax can be almost scratched off, but a small earwax can hardly be scratched. Satisfaction with the scraping performance is not satisfactory. In addition, if you try to scrape off the earwax with force, there is a risk of damaging the skin, mucous membrane, and eardrum of the ear canal.

According to the present invention, there is no risk of damaging the skin, mucous membrane, or eardrum of the ear canal of an earpick, depending on the person who is earpicking.
An object of the present invention is to provide an earpick that is simple and can surely remove earwax adhering to the inner wall of the ear canal and scrape it out of the ear canal.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, an earpick of the present invention comprises an elastically deformable hollow shaft enclosing air, and a grip portion formed at the base end of the hollow shaft.
It is characterized in that it comprises an elastic bag that can be expanded and contracted attached to the end of the hollow shaft, and that the surface of the elastic bag has irregularities.

In the ear scratching device of the present invention, the size of the elastic bag at the tip is appropriately adjusted according to the size of the ear canal and the position of the eardrum of the individual by adjusting the force of the fingertip that grips the grip portion at the proximal end of the hollow shaft. it can.

Here, the unevenness of the elastic bag can be formed by the projections and / or the cut grooves of the elastic body, and the unevenness of the elastic body formed by the projections and the cut grooves surely scratches the earwax attached to the ear skin. Can be taken.

[0010]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway front view of an ear pick that is a first embodiment of the present invention. The earpick of this embodiment includes an elastically deformable hollow shaft 1 in which air is enclosed, a grip 2 formed at the base end of the hollow shaft,
The elastic bag 3 is provided so as to cover the tip of the hollow shaft 1, and the outer peripheral surface of the elastic bag 3 has a scraping projection 4 which is a projection of an elastic body.

The hollow shaft 1 of the ear scraping tool is made of synthetic rubber and is filled with air. The grip portion 2 of the hollow shaft 1 has a large diameter, and the tip portion is formed thin so as to fit into the ear canal.

The grip portion 2 is for the user to hold and hold the earpick. The grip portion 2 of the hollow shaft 1 moves the air inside the hollow shaft 1 from the grip portion 2 toward the elastic bag 3 at the tip or vice versa by adjusting the force picked up with a fingertip like a dropper.

An elastic bag 3 which is elastically deformable is attached to the tip of the hollow shaft 1. The elastic bag 3 expands and contracts by the air pressure by adjusting the force of the fingertip applied to the grip 3. In the present embodiment, the elastic bag 3 is formed integrally with the hollow shaft 1 so as to fit in the ear canal.

On the outer peripheral surface of the elastic bag 3, a scraping protrusion 4 for scraping off the earwax is formed. The scraping protrusion 4 is formed integrally with the elastic bag 3.

FIG. 2 shows a usage state of the ear scraper shown in FIG. 1, and shows a state where the elastic bag 3 is inflated. The elastic bag 3 swells when a force is applied to the grip portion 2 with a fingertip, and returns to the original size by loosening the force of the fingertip.
The size of the elastic bag 3 can be adjusted by adjusting the force of the fingertip of the grip portion 2.

When cleaning the earwax in the ear canal with this ear scraper, the elastic bag 3 is inserted while inflated.
When the elastic bag 3 is too large to be inserted into the ear canal at the time of insertion, the force of the fingertip of the grip portion 2 is relaxed, and the elastic bag 3 is contracted and reinserted. By doing so, the size of the elastic bag 3 can be adjusted according to the size of the ear canal of each individual, and the ear scraping tool can be safely and securely inserted into the ear without damaging the skin or eardrum of the ear canal. can do.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged front view of the elastic bag 3 of the ear scraper shown in FIG. It is constituted by a scraping protrusion 4 so as to cover the outer peripheral surface of the elastic bag 3. In the present embodiment, the elastic bag 3 is inflated, and the scraping protrusion 4 is configured to stand as a protrusion in a direction perpendicular to the outer peripheral surface of the elastic bag 3.

In use, the elastic bag 3 is inflated while the scraping protrusions 4 are in an upright state and brought into contact with the earwax. While the earwax is in contact with the earwax, the earwax is scraped off by the use of the rotational force and the scraping projections 4 while rotating the ear scraper in the ear canal, so that excellent scraping performance can be obtained. Therefore, even if earwax strongly adheres to the skin of the ear canal, it can be easily scraped. In addition, small earwax can be scraped out by the small protrusion of the elastic body.

FIG. 4 is a front view of an elastic bag of an earpick device according to a second embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment,
On the outer peripheral surface of the elastic bag 3, a convex portion 5 of an elastic body is formed so as to cover the elastic bag 3, and a diagonal cross-shaped cut groove 6 is provided on the convex portion.

When the elastic bag 3 is inflated, the cut groove 6 is in a state in which the oblique cross-shaped cut groove 6 is open. On the other hand, when the elastic bag 3 is contracted, the kerf 6 is closed.

At the time of use, the elastic bag 3 is inflated to make the cut groove 6 large, and the ear scraper is rotated in the ear canal and brought into contact with the earwax. Since the earwax is scraped off by utilizing the rotational force and the unevenness of the convex portion 5 and the cut groove 6, an excellent scraping performance can be obtained. Further, the convex portion 5 and the cut groove 6 allow a small earwax to be scraped out of the ear canal.

[0022]

The present invention has the following effects. (1) An elastic bag that is elastically deformable is provided at the tip of the earpick,
By adjusting the size of the elastic bag by adjusting the force of the fingertips of the grip, depending on the size of the ear canal and the position of the eardrum of the individual,
It can be inserted into the ear safely and securely. (2) Since the elastic bag for scraping off the earwax is made of an elastic body, the elastic force of the elastic body absorbs the impact when it comes into contact with the skin of the ear canal, and does not damage the skin or eardrum of the ear canal. (3) Since the earwax is rotated and the earwax is scratched by the unevenness formed on the elastic bag, excellent scratching performance is obtained, and even the earwax strongly adhered to the inner wall of the ear canal is easily scratched. be able to.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall view of an earpick that is a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing a usage example of the ear scratching tool of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged front view of the elastic bag of the earpick device according to the first embodiment of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a front view of an elastic bag of an earpick device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 hollow shaft 2 grip 3 elastic bag 4 Scraping protrusion 5 Elastic projection 6 Scraping cut groove

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An elastically deformable hollow shaft enclosing air, a grip portion formed at a base end portion of the hollow shaft, and an elastic elastic bag attached to a tip end of the hollow shaft. An earpick that is characterized in that the surface of an elastic bag is formed with irregularities. 2. The earpick device according to claim 1, wherein the irregularities on the surface of the elastic bag are formed by protrusions and / or kerfs of the elastic body.