NZ757805A - Columella Nasal Clip / Dilator for Aromatic Substances - Google Patents
Columella Nasal Clip / Dilator for Aromatic SubstancesInfo
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Abstract
A nasal clip and/or dilator which is U-shaped having protruding wider spherical / spheroid holders at each end of the U is designed to be placed such that each spherical holder is in a nostril. The U-shaped clip can press against the columella and each holder against the septum. Inside each holder is a scented piece, such as a plastic ball or cylinder with aromatic compounds there-in which exit from the surface of the respective scented piece. To facilitate the scent escaping from the scented piece and into the nose, each holder has portals such as around the circumference thereof and/or on opposite sides thereof, transverse to the "U" of the holder. is a scented piece, such as a plastic ball or cylinder with aromatic compounds there-in which exit from the surface of the respective scented piece. To facilitate the scent escaping from the scented piece and into the nose, each holder has portals such as around the circumference thereof and/or on opposite sides thereof, transverse to the "U" of the holder.
Description
Columella Nasal Clip / Dilator for Aromatic Substances
FIELD OF THE DISCLOSED TECHNOLOGY
The disclosed technology relates to nasal clips, and more particularly
to a nasal clip that increases airflow in the nose and/or effuses the scent of
aromatic substances for aroma therapy uses.
BACKGROUND
Various aromas and medications improve smell and give relief from
nausea or queasiness in people such as pregnant women with morning
sickness, people undergoing chemotherapy, or HIV treatments, people with
colds and allergies, people prone to motion sickness, people exposed to noxious
odors, people with hyper-sensitive smell, and others.
Aroma therapy is the practice of using volatile plant oils or essential
oils for psychological and physical well being. Essential oils are the pure essence
of a plant that is generally distilled from leaves, stems, flowers, bark, roots, or
other elements of a plant. It is believed that the aroma of the natural essential
oil stimulates the brain to trigger a reaction. Aroma therapy will not cure serious
illnesses such as cancer or aids, however, it can help enhance a patient's quality
of life by enhancing the patient's mood, as well as easing nausea. Aroma therapy
is practiced through diffusing oils in various methods. There are many diffusers
out on the market today. Examples are steamers, candles, clay pots, lamp rings,
etc. All of these products have one disadvantage in common. They diffuse the
scent of the oil into a room or area in a manner that effects everyone in the
vicinity.
Further, breathing and airflow while one is congested or when one
sleeps is a problem for many. Sleep apnea retainers, breathing masks,
medications, nasal sprays and nasal dilators are often used to decrease nasal
congestion, decrease snoring and allow for increased airflow in the nose. Nasal
dilators in specific are devices intended to provide temporary relief from
transient causes of breathing difficulties resulting from structural abnormalities
and/or transient causes of nasal congestion associated with reduced airflow (21
VFR 874.3900).
As a consequence of the foregoing situation, there has existed a
longstanding need among for a new and improved device for practicing aroma
therapy and/or providing nasal dilation.
SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSED TECHNOLOGY
A nasal clip / dilator which applies pressure to a columella of a user,
in embodiments of the disclosed technology, has a U-shaped base with a pair of
free ends disposed to grippingly engage a nasal septum. Two spheroid holders,
one disposed at each end of the U-shaped base, has an (aromatic) scented piece
secured therein. An aromatic substance is inhalable through the user's nasal
passages during breathing when the nasal clip is worn. The spherical holders
further have at least two oppositely disposed portals such that unobstructed
passages are created between the scented piece and the respective nasal
passages when the nasal clip is worn. The base is adapted to press the
columella of said user.
A plurality of circumferential spaced portals open into each of the
respective two spheroid holders further exposing the scented piece to the nasal
passages in embodiments of the disclosed technology. Each scented piece is
fictionally secured in a respective spheroid holder in some embodiments. This
securing can be permanent in that removal of the scented pieces ordinarily
requires destruction of the holder it is in. As such, "permanent" is defined as
"created to remain as such during use of the device and where removal thereof
requires a destructive and non-reversible act except by extraordinary means
such melting and reforming."
Described another way, a nasal clip of embodiments of the disclosed
technology has a top side, a bottom side, a front side, and a rear side. The sides
are arbitrary with respect to the gravitational pull of the Earth, but it should be
understood that the top side and bottom side are opposite to each other as are
the front and rear side. The front and rear side are situated between and
traverse to the top and bottom side and vice versa. Two separate spheroid
holders are spaced apart and extend to the top side (or top most edge of the
device). A U-shaped base connecting the spheroid holders is on an opposite
bottom side (or extends to a bottom most edge of the device). The spheroid
holders bulge outwards into the front and rear planes compared to the U-shaped
holder, in embodiments of the disclosed technology with a circular portal in one
or both of the front side and the rear side (e.g. extreme front and/or rear sides
of the device) of each spheroid holder.
The "spheroid holder" is defined as "spheroid" because at least two
pathways are continuous to form a circular projection around which are the
framework of a sphere. In some embodiments, each spheroid holder has a
spherical side which is cut into by portals and the front and back ends thereof
are flattened with a circular or other portal therein. This is akin to the Earth,
if it were a perfect sphere, have a line of latitude used to lop off the North and
South pole with lines of longitude used to cut in side portals extending towards
but not all the way to the poles, creating side portals.
The circular portal is in both of the front side and the rear side of each
spheroid holder in some embodiments of the disclosed technology. Each
circular portal terminates a spherical side of one of the spheroid holders and is
planar with one of the front side or the rear side in embodiments of the disclosed
technology. Each of the two separate spheroid holders has additional portals
opening into the spherical side thereof in some embodiments of the disclosed
technology. Scented pieces fill a space circumscribed by each spheroid holder
(one scent ball per holder) substantially or fully filling an interior space defined
by an inner most continuous wall of the respective holder. The scented pieces
can further extend outwards past the inner most and/or outer most continuous
wall, such as bulging out of the circular portals at each front/back end of such
a spherical holder. The spheroid holder or holders, in embodiments of the
disclosed technology, lack scent, and specifically, aromatic scent which is
present in the scented pieces.
Adjacent sides of the two separate spheroid holders are solid and the
additional portals are situated on non-adjacent sides of the two separate
spheroid holders in some embodiments of the disclosed technology. The U-
shaped base is adapted to be placed and/or press against a columella of a nose
and each of the two separate spheroid holders against a septum of the nose in
embodiments of the disclosed technology.
One can use the nasal clip by obtaining one with a pre-inserted
aromatic scented piece in each of two separate spheroid holders and placing
same into his or her nostrils (one spheroid holder per nostril). The U-shaped
base can be abutted or press against a columella (bottom side of the nose
between the two nostrils). The abutting or pressing can be on either lateral side
such that the nasal clip pushes in a medial direction, opening the nostrils.
Described yet another way, the technology includes a U-shaped base
whose ends open out into spaced apart spherical ends having flat front and back
sides and a plurality of portals within each spherical end adapted for escape of
scent from an aromatic scented piece permanently held within each of the
spherical ends. The device can be sized such that the U-shaped base is adapted
to abut or press a columella of a nose when each spherical end is pushed into
a nostril. Breathing through a nose causes scent to be pulled from at least one
of the scented piece in embodiments of the disclosed technology.
“Substantially” and “substantially shown,” for purposes of this
specification, are defined as “at least 90%,” or as otherwise indicated. Any
device may “comprise” or “consist of” the devices mentioned there-in, as limited
by the claims.
It should be understood that the use of “and/or” is defined inclusively
such that the term “a and/or b” should be read to include the sets: “a and b,”
“a or b,” “a,” “b.”
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Figure 1 shows a perspective view of a nasal clip of an embodiment of
the disclosed technology.
Figure 2 shows a front plan view of the nasal clip of Figure 1.
Figure 3 shows a rear plan view of the nasal clip of Figure 1.
Figure 4 shows a side view of the nasal clip of Figure 1.
Figure 5 shows a top view of the nasal clip of Figure 1.
Figure 6 shows a bottom view of the nasal clip of Figure 1.
Figure 7 shows the perspective view of the nasal clip of Figure 1 with
inserted scent balls.
Figure 8 shows the perspective view of the nasal clip of Figure 7
showing the scent balls separate from the nasal clip.
Figure 9 shows the nasal clip of Figure 1 inserted into a nasal cavity in
an embodiment of the disclosed technology.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS OF THE DISCLOSED
TECHNOLOGY
A nasal clip which is U-shaped having protruding wider spherical /
spheroid holders at each end of the U is designed to be placed such that each
spherical holder is in a nostril. The U-shaped clip can press against the
columella and each holder against the septum. Inside each holder is a scented
piece, such as a plastic ball/cylinder with aromatic compounds there-in which
exit from the surface of the respective scented piece. To facilitate the scent
escaping from the scented piece and into the nose, each holder has portals such
as around the circumference thereof and/or on opposite sides thereof,
transverse to the "U" of the holder.
Embodiments of the disclosed technology will become more clear in
view of the following description of the figures.
Figure 1 shows a perspective view of a nasal clip 1 of an embodiment
of the disclosed technology. The spheroid holders 10 and 30 (with the lines
pointing to an outer side thereof) have partially spherical exterior sides which
are broken by front side and back side portals 40. The front side and back side
portals 40 "lop off" or cut along a longitudinal line of the spheres forming
circular openings. The sides also have one or more portals such as portals 14
and 24 which form openings into exterior spherical sides of the spheroid holders
and 20, respectively. A U-shaped connector 30/32/34 has a middle region
which curves into side regions 32 and 34. The extreme ends of the side
regions 32 and 34 form a unitary structure with respective spheroid holders 10
and 20 at connecting regions 16 and 26, respectively. At connecting regions 16
and 26 the cross-sectional size of the nasal holder expands such that each
spherical holder is wider on all sides than the U-shaped connector 32/34 in
embodiments of the disclosed technology. In this manner, when pushed up into
nasal cavities the U-shaped connector side regions 32 and 34 are unobstructive
and one can press the middle region 30 of the U-shaped connector against the
bottom of the nose between each nostril, e.g. against the columella. The inner
walls 12 and 22 of each spheroid holder 10 and 20, respectively, can also form
part of a sphere in embodiments of the disclosed technology.
Figure 2 shows a front plan view of the nasal clip of Figure 1. In this
view one can see the symmetry of the device itself, mirrored along the center of
the middle region 30 of the U-shaped connector. One can also see to an extent
symmetry in the transverse direction such that a plane under the paper and
parallel thereto can split the connector equally in half. Further, the portals 40
on the front and back side of each spheroid holder 10 and 20 are identical in
embodiments of the disclosed technology, so when lacking a scented piece one
can see straight through from one side to the other.
Figure 3 shows a rear plan view of the nasal clip of Figure 1. Here, the
side portals 14 and 24 are visible. It should be understood that this refers to
each side portal though only one side portal is numbered in each figure.
Figure 4 shows a side view of the nasal clip of Figure 1. The exterior
side of one of the spheroid holders 20 is shown prominently in this figure. One
can further see into the side portals 24, showing the interior of the spheroid
holder and its inner wall 22. At the bottom of the spheroid holder 20 is a
connecting region 26 where the spheroid shape turns into a rectangular,
curvilinear, and/or flat-sided top edge and remainder of the side 34 of the
connector.
Figure 5 shows a top view of the nasal clip of Figure 1. Figure 6 shows
a bottom view of the nasal clip of Figure 1. Note that the spheroid holders 10
and 20 are wider than the U-shaped connector such that when the device is
viewed from below, one sees the spheroid holders 10 and 20 around the entirety
of the region where the spheroid connectors 10/20 meet the connector.
Figure 7 shows the perspective view of the nasal clip of Figure 1 with
inserted scented piece. The scented pieces 45 can be made of a plastic or resin
which is permeated with an aromatic compound as is known in the art. The
aromatic compounds can additionally be medicinal (have a known medical effect
on the body). These pieces 45 are injected or otherwise placed inside the inner
space of each spheroid holder 10 and 20. Scent exits from each respective
scented piece 45 through the portals 40 and 14 of the nasal clip. The scented
pieces 45 are permanently placed within the nasal clip in embodiments of the
disclosed technology. When the nasal clip 1 is formed, the scent balls are placed
therein and sealed with each portal being smaller in opening than an adjacent
side of the scented piece, preventing the scented piece 45 from exiting there-
from. For example, the front and/or back portal 40 can have an interior lip
which covers an adjacent edge, corner, or closest exterior part of the scented
piece 45.
Figure 8 shows the perspective view of the nasal clip of Figure 7
showing the scented pieces separate from the nasal clip. Here, the scented
pieces 45 are each of a cylindrical shape and fit within the inner walls of the
spheroid holders 10 and 20 which can have interior cylindrical walls to
accommodate. The lip 41 of the portal 40 prevents the scented pieces from
exiting, such as after being pressed there-into the cavity.
Figure 9 shows the nasal clip of Figure 1 inserted into a nasal cavity in
an embodiment of the disclosed technology. The nose 90 has a bottom side 92
with a columella between two nostrils 94 and 96. The nasal clip 1 is pushed
into each nostril such that the spheroid holders 10 and 20 are within the
nostrils and can be in contact with a septum thereof and, in some embodiments,
push on either side of the septum or columbella of the nose. The U-shaped
connector is partially within the nostrils 94/96 and partially outside of the nose
90 with the middle region 30 of the U-shaped connector being outside of the
nostrils. This middle region 30, which is transverse to the end regions (32 and
34) that connect to the spheroid holders 10 and 20 can be pressed against the
columella.
While the disclosed technology has been taught with specific reference
to the above embodiments, a person having ordinary skill in the art will
recognize that changes can be made in form and detail without departing from
the spirit and the scope of the disclosed technology. The described embodiments
are to be considered in all respects only as illustrative and not restrictive. All
changes that come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims
are to be embraced within their scope. Combinations of any of the methods and
apparatuses described hereinabove are also contemplated and within the scope
of the invention.
In the claims which follow and in the preceding description of the
invention, except where the context requires otherwise due to express language
or necessary implication, the word “comprise” or variations such as “comprises”
or “comprising” is used in an inclusive sense, i.e. to specify the presence of the
stated features but not to preclude the presence or addition of further features
in various embodiments of the invention.
Claims (17)
1. A nasal clip and /or dilator which applies pressure to a columella of a user, comprising: a U-shaped base having a pair of free ends disposed to grippingly engage a nasal septum; two spheroid holders, one disposed at each end of said U-shaped base, wherein each of said two spheroid holders comprises a scented piece secured therein with an aromatic substance being inhalable through said user's nasal passages during breathing when said nasal clip is worn; said spherical holders further comprising at least two oppositely disposed portals such that unobstructed passages are created between said scented piece and said nasal passages when said nasal clip is worn; and wherein said base is adapted to press on said columella of said user.
2. The nasal clip of claim 1, wherein a plurality of circumferentially spaced portals open into each of said two spheroid holders further exposing said scented piece to said nasal passages.
3. The nasal clip of claim 2, wherein each said scented piece is frictionally secured in a respective said spheroid holder by way of a lip extending inward from at least one of said portals.
4. The nasal clip of claim 3, wherein each said scented piece is permanently secured in said respective said spheroid holder.
5. The nasal clip of claim 4, wherein said permanently secured nature of said spheroid holder adapts said nasal clip to be discarded after use.
6. A nasal clip, comprising: a top side, a bottom side, a front side, and a rear side; two separate spheroid holders spaced apart extending to said top side; a U-shaped base connecting said spheroid holders extending to said bottom side; a circular portal in one or both of said front side and said rear side of each spheroid holder.
7. The nasal clip of claim 6, wherein said circular portal is in both of said front side and said rear side of each said spheroid holder.
8. The nasal clip of claim 7, wherein each said circular portal terminates a spherical side of one of said spheroid holders and is planar with one of said front side or said rear side.
9. The nasal clip of claim 8, wherein each of said two separate spheroid holders comprises additional portals opening into said spherical side thereof.
10. The nasal clip of claim 9, further comprising scent pieces, each scented piece thereof at least substantially filling a space within one of said spheroid holders.
11. The nasal clip of claim 10, wherein adjacent sides of said two separate spheroid holders are solid and said additional portals are situated on non- adjacent sides of said two separate spheroid holders.
12. The nasal clip of claim 11, wherein said U-shaped base is adapted to be placed against and press a columella of a nose and each said two separate spheroid holders against a septum of said nose.
13. A method of using said nasal clip of claim 6, comprising the steps of: obtaining said nasal clip with a pre-inserted aromatic scented piece in each of said two separate spheroid holders; placing one of said two separate spheroid holders in a first nostril and a second thereof in a second nostril.
14. The method of claim 13, further comprising a step of abutting said U- shaped base and pressing against a columella.
15. A nasal clip comprising a U-shaped base whose ends open out into spaced apart spherical ends having flat front and back sides and a plurality of portals within each spherical end adapted for escape of scent from an aromatic scented piece permanently held within each of said spherical ends.
16. The nasal clip of claim 15, sized such that said U-shaped base is adapted to abut a columella of a nose when said each spherical end is pushed into a nostril.
17. The nasal clip of claim 16, wherein breathing through a nose causes scent to be pulled from at least one of said scented pieces.
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