Nasal dilator

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Description

This relates to dilating the human nasal cavities to allow easier breathing by the wearer for extended periods of time. It is a solid cast device without any added parts. The device may be comfortably worn during most any activity including sleeping and contact sport activities.

This device is comprised of a solid cast unit from flexible skin-safe urethane or silicone. Two nasal dilators which have curved fins about the dilators and donut shaped dilator terminal ends. Each dilator has a septum pinching sphere where the grasping tab's struts intersect with each dilator.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the nasal dilator invention;

FIG. 2 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a right view thereof.

The device 10 is to be cast or molded as a solid unit from flexible skin-safe urethane or silicone.

Claims

The ornamental design for a nasal dilator, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
1256188 February 1918 Wilson
3905335 September 1975 Kapp
D251017 February 6, 1979 Amezcua
5665104 September 9, 1997 Lee
5775335 July 7, 1998 Seal
D451193 November 27, 2001 McCormick
6562057 May 13, 2003 Santin
6978781 December 27, 2005 Jordan
Patent History
Patent number: D576726
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 27, 2006
Date of Patent: Sep 9, 2008
Inventor: Jefferson Scott Maxwell (Naselle, WA)
Primary Examiner: Ian Simmons
Assistant Examiner: Carissa C Fitts
Application Number: 29/275,452