US20180271188A1

US20180271188A1 - Nose Mountable Sunlight Blockage Assembly

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Publication number: US20180271188A1
Application number: US15/467,723
Authority: US
Inventors: David Matheny; Tatiana Matheny
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2017-03-23
Filing date: 2017-03-23
Publication date: 2018-09-27

Abstract

A nose mountable sunlight blocking assembly includes a panel that has a front side, a back side and a perimeter edge. The panel is comprised of a flexible material and is opaque such that the panel blocks UV radiation. An adhesive is positioned on and covers the back side of the panel. The panel is positioned on and covers an exposed upper surface of a nose such that at least 90% of the upper surface of the nose is covered by the panel.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

(1) Field of the Invention

(2) Description of Related Art including information disclosed under 37 CFR 1.97 and 1.98.

The disclosure and prior art relates to sunburn preventing devices and more particularly pertains to a new sunburn preventing device for preventing sunburn to a person's nose.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a panel that has a front side, a back side and a perimeter edge. The panel is comprised of a flexible material and is opaque such that the panel blocks UV radiation. An adhesive is positioned on and covers the back side of the panel. The panel is positioned on and covers an exposed upper surface of a nose such that at least 90% of the upper surface of the nose is covered by the panel.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S)

The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a nose mountable sunlight blocking assembly according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a front view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the disclosure taken along line 4-4 of FIG. 3.

FIG. 5 is a perspective in-use view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through 5 thereof, a new sunburn preventing device embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral 10 will be described.
As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 5, the nose mountable sunlight blocking assembly 10 generally comprises a panel 12 having a front side 14, a back side 16 and a perimeter edge 18. The panel 12 is comprised of a flexible material and is opaque such that the panel 12 blocks UV radiation. The flexible material is hypoallergenic and may be comprised of plastics, fabrics, or combinations thereof. The perimeter edge 18 is nose shaped to conform to a person's nose and includes an upper edge 20, a lower edge 22, a first side edge 24 and a second side edge 26. The upper edge 20 is convexly arcuate and the first 24 and second 26 side edges flare outwardly from each other from the upper edge 20 to the lower edge 22. The lower edge 22 includes three convexly arcuate lobes including a first side lobe 28, a second side lobe 30 and a central lobe 32 positioned between the first 28 and second 30 lobes. The panel 12 may be contoured too such that the back side 16 is concavely arcuate.
An adhesive 34 is positioned on and covers the back side 16 of the panel 12. The adhesive 34 is a hypoallergenic adhesive and may be pressure sensitive and waterproof so that the assembly 10 may be used while a person is enjoying watersports. Additionally, the strength of the adhesive 34 may be adjusted depending on the intended usage of the assembly 10. A non-stick removable backing 36 is removably positioned on the adhesive 34 to prevent its adherence to another until use.
In use, the panel 12 is positioned on and covers an exposed upper surface of a nose 38. The term “upper surface” is defined herein as those surfaces of the nose, including the bridge and nostrils, that face upwardly or outwardly, but does not include those areas facing downwardly such as the underside of the nostrils or under the tip of the nose. The panel 12 is positioned so that at least 90% of the upper surface of the nose 38 is covered by the panel 12. The panel 12 prevents the person's nose 38 from becoming sunburned while the person is outside.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.

Claims

I claim:

1. A nose light shield assembly configured for positioning on a person's nose, said assembly comprising:

a panel having a front side, a back side and a perimeter edge, said panel being comprised of a flexible material and being opaque such that said panel blocks UV radiation;

an adhesive being positioned on and covering said back side of said panel;

wherein said panel is positioned on and covers an exposed upper surface of a nose such that at least 90% of the upper surface of the nose is covered by said panel.

2. The nose light shield assembly according to claim 1, wherein said flexible material is a hypoallergenic material.

3. The nose light shield assembly according to claim 1, wherein said perimeter edge is nose shaped to conform to a person's nose and including an upper edge, a lower edge, a first side edge and a second side edge, said upper edge being convexly arcuate and said first and second side edges flaring outwardly from each other from said upper edge to said lower edge, said lower edge including three convexly arcuate lobes including a first side lobe, a second side lobe and a central lobe positioned between said first and second lobes.

4. The nose light shield assembly according to claim 1, wherein said adhesive is a hypoallergenic adhesive.

5. The nose light shield assembly according to claim 1, further including a removable backing being removably positioned on said adhesive.

6. A nose light shield assembly configured for positioning on a person's nose, said assembly comprising:

a panel having a front side, a back side and a perimeter edge, said panel being comprised of a flexible material and being opaque such that said panel blocks UV radiation, said flexible material being hypoallergenic, said perimeter edge being nose shaped to conform to a person's nose and including an upper edge, a lower edge, a first side edge and a second side edge, said upper edge being convexly arcuate and said first and second side edges flaring outwardly from each other from said upper edge to said lower edge, said lower edge including three convexly arcuate lobes including a first side lobe, a second side lobe and a central lobe positioned between said first and second lobes;

an adhesive being positioned on and covering said back side of said panel, said adhesive being a hypoallergenic adhesive;

a removable backing being removably positioned on said adhesive; and

7. A method of protecting a person's nose from sunlight comprising the steps of:

providing a panel having a front side, a back side and a perimeter edge, said panel being comprised of a flexible material and being opaque such that said panel blocks UV radiation, said perimeter edge being nose shaped to conform to a person's nose and including an upper edge, a lower edge, a first side edge and a second side edge, said upper edge being convexly arcuate and said first and second edges flaring outwardly from each other from said upper edge to said lower edge, said lower edge including three convexly arcuate lobes including a first side lobe, a second side lobe and a central lobe positioned between said first and second lobes, an adhesive being positioned on and covering said back side of said panel; and

removably adhering said panel to a person's nose with said adhesive such that said panel covers at least 90% of an exposed upper surface of the person's nose.