JP3011687U - Cotton swabs - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To provide a highly safe cotton swab capable of preventing an injury caused by excessive intrusion during use. [Composition] A cotton ball is attached to the end of the shaft 1. On the side surface of the shaft 1, there is provided a position display 3 that serves as a guide for holding with a finger. The position display 3 is a ring-shaped reference line 4.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a swab used when removing earwax or nasal droppings.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 A conventional swab has a shape in which cotton fibers are wound in a teardrop shape around the end of a thin round shaft made of paper or hard plastic. Furthermore, the shaft of the swab is merely a straight round shaft, and the shaft surface is not specially processed.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 The shaft of a conventional cotton swab was a round shaft, which is the same as that of a conventional cotton swab.Therefore, it is unclear which position should be held when holding it with a finger. It may get in your way and damage the eardrum and mucous membranes, resulting in unexpected injury. For this reason, in the conventional products, there is a note that the package of the cotton swab should have a distance of about 15 mm from the cotton ball, but this is not enough to indicate the holding position. At times, there was a problem that injuries might occur due to misuse.

In view of the above points, the present invention provides a swab with high safety, in which the user can always hold the correct position with his / her finger during use to prevent danger. .

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The technical means of the cotton swab of the present invention is that a cotton swab having a cotton ball portion attached to the end of the shaft is provided with a position indication on the side surface of the shaft which is a standard for holding with a finger.

Further, as the position display, a ring-shaped reference line display may be provided on the surface of the shaft.

Further, as the position display, it is also possible to provide unevenness display on the surface of the shaft.

Further, as the position display, a scale display of the dimension from the cotton ball portion may be provided on the surface of the shaft.

[0009]

[Action]

 In the swab according to the present invention, since the position is displayed on the shaft, when holding it with the fingertip, the position to be held can be determined by this position display, and it can be used in an appropriate supporting state. Therefore, when using the swab, it is possible to prevent the accident that the swab is too deeply inserted into the ear or nostril to damage the eardrum or the mucous membrane, and the safety when using the swab can be improved.

Further, in the case where the ring-shaped reference line display is used as the position display, the correct holding position can be visually displayed clearly. Further, since the manufacturing is easy, it can be carried out without increasing the cost.

Further, when the unevenness is used as the position display, the positioning can be performed not only visually but also by the feel of the fingertip. In addition, these irregularities also serve as a non-slip function for the fingertips.

Further, in the case where the dimensional scale display is used as the position display, the penetration depth of the swab can be dimensionally known accurately. Therefore, it is possible to use the technology at a high level, for example, the penetration depth can be adjusted and set according to the position of use depending on the use situation, and conversely, the penetration amount during use can be known from the outside.

[0013]

【Example】

 An embodiment of the swab of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Reference numeral 1 is a shaft, 2 is a cotton ball portion, and cotton fibers are wound around and fixed to the end portion of the shaft 1 in a teardrop shape. A shaft made of a paper wrapper or a shaft made of hard plastic is used as the shaft 1. Further, on the side surface of the shaft 1, there is provided a position display 3 which serves as a guide when held by a finger. This position display 3 is only required to serve as a reference for having a correct position, and therefore there is no particular limitation on the configuration and it can be freely set.

For example, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, a ring-shaped reference line 4 is printed and displayed on the shaft surface. Further, in the embodiment of FIG. 2, the position is indicated by the unevenness 5 such as a knurl and a spiral groove. In addition, with the unevenness 5, the position can be adjusted even by the feel of the fingertip, and also the effect of preventing the fingertip from slipping is provided. Furthermore, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, a dimensional scale 6 for the distance from the cotton ball portion 2 is provided. Therefore, it is convenient to adjust the holding position according to the usage situation.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be freely modified and implemented within the scope of the claims of the utility model.

[0016]

[Effect of device]

 Since the swab of the present invention has a position indication on the shaft that serves as a guide when holding it with a finger, you can always hold the swab in the correct position, and injuries due to excessive penetration of the swab etc. Can be prevented, and the safety when using a cotton swab can be improved.

According to the second aspect, since it suffices to hold on the reference line, it is possible to easily position the swab. Further, since the reference line is merely a ring-shaped line, it can be easily carried out only by printing on the shaft surface, and the manufacturing cost does not increase significantly.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the position is displayed by the unevenness, the positioning can be performed not only visually but also by the feel of the fingertip. In addition, since the unevenness also serves as a non-slip action for the fingertip, the usability of the cotton swab is improved.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the shaft has a dimensional scale, the penetration depth of the tip of the swab can be accurately determined, and the penetration depth during use can be known from the outside. Advanced use is possible.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the second embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the third embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 axis 2 cotton ball 3 position display 4 reference line 5 unevenness 6 dimensional scale

Claims (4)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A cotton swab having a cotton ball portion attached to the end of a shaft, wherein a side surface of the shaft is provided with a position indication which is a standard for holding with a finger. 2. The swab according to claim 1, wherein a ring-shaped reference line is displayed on the surface of the shaft as the position display. 3. A swab according to claim 1, wherein the surface of the shaft is provided with an unevenness display as the position display. 4. The swab according to claim 1, wherein the position indication is provided with a scale indication on the surface of the shaft from the cotton ball portion.