US3099263A - Ear dewaxer - Google Patents

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July 30, 1963 e. PALAZZOLO EAR DEWAXER Origirial Filed May 27, 1959 INVENTOR GzroZamaPaZazzoZo 3,099,263 EAR DEWAXER Girolama Palazzolo, 323 Graham St. SW., Grand Rapids, Mich. Continuation of application Ser. No. 816,322, May 27, 1959. This application Mar. 22, 1961, Ser. No. 97,988 1 Claim. (Cl. 128--184) This invention relates to an ear dewaxer and is a continuation of United States patent application Serial No. 816,322, filed May 27, 1959, and now abandoned.

It is the principal object of the present invention to provide a simple dewaxing device suitable for removing wax from ones ear.

It is another object of the invention to provide a simple method of removing wax from the car.

It is still another object of the invention to provide a device for removing wax from the ear in which an accumulation of warm smoke can be made in an easy manner and confined into a space when accumulated and allowed to be released, with the release thereof causing the suction for removing the accumulated wax in the ear and clearing of the ear passage.

It is a further object of the invention to provide an ear dewaxing device which is made of linen and beeswax and upon being burned will create a harmless, yet extremely efiective smoke that can be used for the purpose of removing wax from ears.

Other objects of the invention are to provide an ear dewaxing device and method for operating the same, which is of simple construction, inexpensive to manufacture, easy to use, harmless in carrying out the methods, of pleasing appearance, durable, easy to package, eflicient and effective in use.

For a better understanding of the invention, reference may be had to the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which FIG. 1 is an elevational view illustrating the device in use with the smoke being created and with the end of the same being applied to the car so that the smoke may heat the ear wax and be adapted to be pinched for creating a suction within the ear for removing the wax,

FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view taken on the end of the tube which is lighted,

FIG. 3 is a firagmentary enlarged longitudinal sectional view taken on line 33 of FIG. 1 and illustrating the manner in which the tube is squeezed to confine the smoke and as to how it is released to create the suction from the smoke to remove the wax.

Referring now to the drawings, 10 represents the ear dewaxing device in the form of a cylindrical tube approximately twelve i-nches in length and made from a spiral of linen tape 11 and when dipped in beeswax or coated with the same serving to provide a rigid hollow tube and preferably of a tapered form, with the large end being approximately one eighth of an inch of exterial diameter and the inner end being adapted to be thrust into the car 12 against an ear wax formation 13 within the car, being about one sixteenth of an inch in diameter. The use of linen and beeswax produces an extremely effective smoke, to be more fully explained hereinafter.

About three inches from the small end of the tube 10 United States Patent 3,999,263 Patented July 30, 1963 ice is a marking 14 serving as an indication to where the tube can be depressed with the fingers in the manner as illustrated in FIG. 3, to cause an accumulation of smoke in the small end and that upon being released will cause a suction such as to remove the melted wax 13. This same smoke also serves to melt the wax 13 within the ear, so that it will be conditioned for removal by the suction action of releasing the smoke for creating the suction.

To use the dewaxer the large end is lighted so as to produce smoke within the tube, the tube being put into a vertical position so as to insure the passage of the smoke into the interior of the tube. The tube is thus placed in the ear and the smoke engages the wax therein. The materials used cause the wax in the ear to melt upon being contacted by the smoke, facilitating its removal by natural drainage \or with a soft cotton swab.

A large collection of the smoke may be made to collect in the tube and with the small end of the tube immediately being thrust into the ear and the tube squeezed as at 14, some of it will enter the ear to melt the wax whereupon with the release of the tube and the point 14 where the fingers are applied, a suction will be created by the allowing of the smoke to pass outwardly from section 15 at the small end of the tube and upon the smoke so passing outwardly toward the large end of the tube, the melted wax 13 will be caused to enter the tube 10 and tending to follow the smoke.

It will be apparent that there has been provided a method of removing wax from the ears incorporating smoke that is heated and thereafter with the same smoke causing the smoke to effect a suction action upon the accumulated and melted wax.

It will be apparent that the materials from which the tube is made are especially effective, yet harmless, to the interior of the ear upon the same being appliable, nonmetal and coated with beeswax so that no injury can be caused to the inside of the car.

It will also be apparent that the material used for the making of the dewaxer is material that can be readily burned and smoke can be produced. An entirely sanitary device has thus been provided.

While various changes may be made in the detailed construction, it shall be understood that such changes shall be within the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claim.

I claim:

An ear ldewaxing device, comprising: a tubular member formed of combustible linen; said tubular member being elongated, one end thereof having a diameter such that it may be inserted into a human ear adjacent the earwax therein; said tubular member impregnated with beeswax whereby said device may be ignited at a point remote from the ear and the resulting smoke within said tubular member engaging the earwax and, thereby aiding in the melting and removal of the wax from the ear.

Kudla Mar. 13, 1923 Caramanioa Oct. 21, 1924

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