WO1997033530A2 - Lighted ear wax remover - Google Patents

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WO1997033530A2
WO1997033530A2 PCT/KR1997/000037 KR9700037W WO9733530A2 WO 1997033530 A2 WO1997033530 A2 WO 1997033530A2 KR 9700037 W KR9700037 W KR 9700037W WO 9733530 A2 WO9733530 A2 WO 9733530A2
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Seung Nam Park
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
    • A47K7/00—Body washing or cleaning implements
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B1/00—Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor
    • A61B1/227—Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor for ears, i.e. otoscopes
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F11/00—Methods or devices for treatment of the ears or hearing sense; Non-electric hearing aids; Methods or devices for enabling ear patients to achieve auditory perception through physiological senses other than hearing sense; Protective devices for the ears, carried on the body or in the hand
    • A61F11/006—Ear cleaners, e.g. curettes
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V33/00—Structural combinations of lighting devices with other articles, not otherwise provided for
    • F21V33/0004—Personal or domestic articles

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  • the invention related to ear wax remover, more particularly to a lighted ear wax remover
  • a lighted ear wax remover includes an elongated pick means, a hand grip member and wire member.
  • the lighted ear wax remover has a light-emitting device towards the end of a elongated pick means.
  • the light emitting device which is connected to two button cell batteries that is set inside of the round area of hand grip member through electric wire, lightens the dark area of the inside of cared person * s ear canal when operator sees the inside of cared person * s ear canal to pick ear wax of cared person. Shedding light in the dark area is beneficial in many ways.
  • the inconvenience and unsafety can be reduced considerably.
  • operator can avoid damaging unexpected areas like cared person s ear drum.
  • the hand grip member which is designed ergonomically, is large enough for operator to take easily and conveniently.
  • the hand grip member accommodates two button cell batteries inside of the round type upper area.
  • the other area which is connected to the pick means directly as the middle in the whole lighted ear wax remover, has a switch on one side to control the electricity.
  • the wire member transmits electricity from two button cell batteries to light-emitting device in the elongated pick means.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates the shape of a lighted ear wax remover of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a front view of a lighted ear wax remover of the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 is a rear view of a lighted ear wax remover of the present invention.
  • FIG. 4 is a plane figure of a lighted ear wax remover of the present invention.
  • FIG. 5 is a side view of a lighted ear wax remover of the present invention.
  • FIG. 6 is a backside view of a lighted ear wax remover of the present invention.
  • FIG. 7 is a exploded view of a lighted ear wax remover of the present invention.
  • the numbers on the drawings of the best mode for carrying out the invention have the name or meanings as follows:
  • body case 211 switch hole 212.
  • battery case 213 plus terminal 214. minus terminal
  • fixing device of electric terminal plate 232 fixing device of battery cover
  • a lighted ear wax remover of present invention is shown to comprise a hand grip member 2, an elongated pick means 1 and electric wire member 3.
  • the elongated pick means 1 is assembled to the end of the hand grip member2.
  • the elongated pick means 1 is made up of transparent materials which let light pass without being intervened.
  • the end of the elongated pick means 12 is in the shape of spoon and there is a light-emitting device 11 inside of the elongated pick means 1.
  • the hand grip member2 can be divided into body case 21, lower case 22 and battery cover 23.
  • the body body case 21 has two round type battery cases 212 in which two button cell batteries 4 are set to supply electricity to the light- emitting device 11.
  • the body case 21 has a switch hole 211 for the switch 24.
  • the lower case 22 is tightly fastened and fitted to the body case 21.
  • the space is made when lower case 22 and body case 21 are assembled.
  • a wire member which is made up of electric conductor such as copper plate, copper wire and synthetic material.
  • the plus terminal 213 of the button cell battery 4 and switch 24 are connected through the switch wire 32.
  • the switch 24 and plus wire of light emitting device 35 which is from light emitting device 11, are connected through the plus wire 33.
  • the minus terminal 214 of button cell battery 4 is connected to the minus wire of light emitting device 34 which is from light emitting devicel l, through the minus wire 31.
  • the battery cover 23 has an electric terminal plate36, fixed by fixing device of electric terminal plate 231 , by which two button cell batteries 4 are connected in series.
  • the battery cover 23 can be easily joined and disjoined to the lower case 22 by the fixing device of battery cover 232 and the fixing device of battery cover on the lower case 221. Therefore users can change the button cell batteries4 after disjoining the battery cover 23 from the lower case 22.
  • the switch24 When the switch24 is turned on, the electric power is supplied to the light-emitting device 11 which send forth light through the elongated pick means 1 made up of transparent material. Therefore users can remove the ear wax conveniently and safely, seeing the inside of cared person ' s ear canal clearly.

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Abstract

A lighted ear wax remover consists of an elongated pick means (1), a hand grip member (2) and a wire member (3). The lighted ear wax remover has a light-emitting device (11) towards the end of an elongated pick means (12) which is made up of transparent material. The light-emitting device (11), which is connected to two button cell batteries (4) that are set inside of the round area of hand grip member (2) through electric wire, lightens the dark area of the inside of cared person's ear canal when operator sees the inside of cared person's ear canal to pick cared person's ear wax. The hand grip member (2), which is designed ergonomically, is large enough for operator to take easily and conveniently. The hand grip member (2) accommodates two button cell batteries (4) inside of the round type upper area. The other area, which is connected to the elongated pick means (1) directly, has a switch (24) on one side to control the electricity. The wire member transmits electricity from two button cell batteries (4) to light-emitting device (11) in the elongated pick means (1).

Description

LIGHTED EAR WAX REMOVER
Technical Field
The invention related to ear wax remover, more particularly to a lighted ear wax remover
Background Art
In every day life, the general public, from time to time , pick their ear wax which is stuck inside of ear canal, to hear better, feel cleaner, and above all, keep ear hygienic. People pick their ear wax either with their own hand or with other's help. Being picked with other's help can be considered safer and more convenient than picking alone. However, being picked with other's help has still problems as long as people use conventional ear wax remover such as metal ear pick, bamboo ear pick, and swabs, because of the following drawbacks: 1) It is inconvenient to use the conventional ear wax remover in the dark ear canal because the targeted object, ear wax, is invisible. 2) The use of conventional ear wax remover may accidentally damage ear drum or the skin in the dark ear canal of the cared person, thereby resulting in unnecessary injury. 3) The shape and size of hand grip of conventional ear wax remover is problematic. The grip is not large enough for people to grasp conveniently, thus causing operator to pick unstably, thereby resulting in unnecessary injury.
Disclosure of invention
Therefore, a main objective of the present invention is to provide a ear wax remover which does not have the above mentioned drawbacks, when users pick other s ear wax. A lighted ear wax remover includes an elongated pick means, a hand grip member and wire member. According to the present invention, the lighted ear wax remover has a light-emitting device towards the end of a elongated pick means. The light emitting device, which is connected to two button cell batteries that is set inside of the round area of hand grip member through electric wire, lightens the dark area of the inside of cared person * s ear canal when operator sees the inside of cared person * s ear canal to pick ear wax of cared person. Shedding light in the dark area is beneficial in many ways. The inconvenience and unsafety can be reduced considerably. In addition, operator can avoid damaging unexpected areas like cared person s ear drum. The hand grip member, which is designed ergonomically, is large enough for operator to take easily and conveniently. The hand grip member accommodates two button cell batteries inside of the round type upper area. The other area, which is connected to the pick means directly as the middle in the whole lighted ear wax remover, has a switch on one side to control the electricity. The wire member transmits electricity from two button cell batteries to light-emitting device in the elongated pick means.
Brief Description of drawings
Other features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent in the following detailed description of the best mode for carrying out the invention with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which
FIG. 1 illustrates the shape of a lighted ear wax remover of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a front view of a lighted ear wax remover of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a rear view of a lighted ear wax remover of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a plane figure of a lighted ear wax remover of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a side view of a lighted ear wax remover of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a backside view of a lighted ear wax remover of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a exploded view of a lighted ear wax remover of the present invention. The numbers on the drawings of the best mode for carrying out the invention have the name or meanings as follows:
I . pick means
I I . light emitting device
12. the end of the pick means 2. hand grip member
21. body case 211 switch hole 212. battery case 213 plus terminal 214. minus terminal
22. lower case
221. fixing device of battery cover on the lower case
23. battery cover
231. fixing device of electric terminal plate 232. fixing device of battery cover
24. switch
3. wire member
31. minus wire
32. switch wire 33. plus wire
34. minus wire of light emitting device
35. plus wire of light emitting device
36. electric terminal plate
4. battery
Best mode for carrying out the invention
Referring to FIG 7, a lighted ear wax remover of present invention is shown to comprise a hand grip member 2, an elongated pick means 1 and electric wire member 3. Referring to FIG 7, the elongated pick means 1 is assembled to the end of the hand grip member2. The elongated pick means 1 is made up of transparent materials which let light pass without being intervened. The end of the elongated pick means 12 is in the shape of spoon and there is a light-emitting device 11 inside of the elongated pick means 1. The hand grip member2 can be divided into body case 21, lower case 22 and battery cover 23. The body body case 21 has two round type battery cases 212 in which two button cell batteries 4 are set to supply electricity to the light- emitting device 11. The body case 21 has a switch hole 211 for the switch 24. The lower case 22 is tightly fastened and fitted to the body case 21. The space is made when lower case 22 and body case 21 are assembled. In the space there is a wire member which is made up of electric conductor such as copper plate, copper wire and synthetic material. The plus terminal 213 of the button cell battery 4 and switch 24 are connected through the switch wire 32. The switch 24 and plus wire of light emitting device 35 which is from light emitting device 11, are connected through the plus wire 33. The minus terminal 214 of button cell battery 4 is connected to the minus wire of light emitting device 34 which is from light emitting devicel l, through the minus wire 31. The battery cover 23 has an electric terminal plate36, fixed by fixing device of electric terminal plate 231 , by which two button cell batteries 4 are connected in series.
The battery cover 23 can be easily joined and disjoined to the lower case 22 by the fixing device of battery cover 232 and the fixing device of battery cover on the lower case 221. Therefore users can change the button cell batteries4 after disjoining the battery cover 23 from the lower case 22.
When the switch24 is turned on, the electric power is supplied to the light-emitting device 11 which send forth light through the elongated pick means 1 made up of transparent material. Therefore users can remove the ear wax conveniently and safely, seeing the inside of cared person' s ear canal clearly.

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ClaimsWhile a best mode for carrying out the invention has been explained and described, it will be apparent that many changes and modifications can be made in the general construction and arrangement of the present invention without departing from the scope and spirit thereof. Therefore it is desired that the present invention be not limited to the exact disclosure but only to the extent of the appended claims.
1. A lighted ear wax remover comprising a hand grip member which has power suppliers inside, a pick means which has a light- emitting device inside, a wire member which connects batteries to light-emitting device in the pick means,
2. The light-emitting device mentioned in claim 1. is LED, bulb and synthetic device.
3. The pick means mentioned in claim 1. is made up of transparent materials.
4. The transparent material mentioned claim 3. is PC, K-resin and synthetic material.
5. The wire member mentioned claim 1. is copper plate, copper wire and synthetic conductor.
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EP1101467A3 (en) * 1999-11-15 2003-07-16 Coden Co., Ltd. Endoscopic auditory canal cleaning apparatus
FR2846589A1 (en) * 2002-10-30 2004-05-07 Victorinox Ag POCKET TOOL AND ARRANGEMENT OF A SWITCHING SLIDE FOR THIS TOOL.
US6923760B2 (en) 2003-06-06 2005-08-02 Coden Co., Ltd. Endoscopic auditory canal cleaning apparatus
WO2006049402A1 (en) * 2004-11-01 2006-05-11 Jai Hyun Song Light emissive ear wax remover
US20220062055A1 (en) * 2020-08-26 2022-03-03 Nina D. Farzin Device For Extracting Nasal Mucus Or Earwax

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EP1101467A3 (en) * 1999-11-15 2003-07-16 Coden Co., Ltd. Endoscopic auditory canal cleaning apparatus
US6699178B1 (en) 1999-11-15 2004-03-02 Coden Co. Ltd. Endoscopic auditory canal cleaning apparatus
FR2846589A1 (en) * 2002-10-30 2004-05-07 Victorinox Ag POCKET TOOL AND ARRANGEMENT OF A SWITCHING SLIDE FOR THIS TOOL.
US6923760B2 (en) 2003-06-06 2005-08-02 Coden Co., Ltd. Endoscopic auditory canal cleaning apparatus
WO2006049402A1 (en) * 2004-11-01 2006-05-11 Jai Hyun Song Light emissive ear wax remover
US20220062055A1 (en) * 2020-08-26 2022-03-03 Nina D. Farzin Device For Extracting Nasal Mucus Or Earwax
WO2022047002A1 (en) * 2020-08-26 2022-03-03 Farzin Nina D Device for extracting nasal mucus or earwax

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