Nose filter
First Claim
1. A nose filter for insertion into a nostril, the nostril including an inner wall having a diameter and an external lower portion, the nose filter comprising:
- a flexible housing having an open bottom end, a top end, a side wall having a top portion and a bottom portion, and a cavity located inside the side wall and between the top end and the bottom end of the housing;
a filtering component disposed in the housing cavity, the filtering component having a top portion and a bottom portion, wherein the filtering component is positively ionized;
a flange having a diameter larger than the diameter of the inner wall of the nostril, the flange extending radially outwardly from the bottom end of the flexible housing and having a first surface which forms a seal with the nostril; and
, an interconnecting component connected to either the housing or the flange wherein the interconnecting component connects one nose filter to another nose filter.
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Abstract
A disposable nose filter comprises a flexible housing, a positively ionized filtering component, a flange, an optional adhesive component, and an interconnecting component. The nose filter is adapted to be easily inserted and removed from the nostril. When positioned in the nasal passage of the nostril the nose filter becomes fixedly attached inside the nostril through the optional adhesive component, until removal. The interconnecting component prevents the nose filter from moving undesirably into the nasal cavity. The positively ionized filtering material attracts and retains negatively ionized particles from the air.
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29 Claims
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1. A nose filter for insertion into a nostril, the nostril including an inner wall having a diameter and an external lower portion, the nose filter comprising:
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a flexible housing having an open bottom end, a top end, a side wall having a top portion and a bottom portion, and a cavity located inside the side wall and between the top end and the bottom end of the housing;
a filtering component disposed in the housing cavity, the filtering component having a top portion and a bottom portion, wherein the filtering component is positively ionized;
a flange having a diameter larger than the diameter of the inner wall of the nostril, the flange extending radially outwardly from the bottom end of the flexible housing and having a first surface which forms a seal with the nostril; and
,an interconnecting component connected to either the housing or the flange wherein the interconnecting component connects one nose filter to another nose filter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A nose filter for insertion into a nostril, the nostril including an inner wall having a diameter and an external lower portion, the nose filter comprising:
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a filtering component having a top portion and a bottom portion, wherein the filtering component is positively ionized;
a flange having a diameter larger than the diameter of the inner wall of the nostril, the flange extending radially outwardly from the filtering component and having a first surface which forms a seal with the nostril; and
,an interconnecting component connected to either the housing or the flange wherein the interconnecting component connects one nose filter to another nose filter. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A nose filter for insertion into a nostril, the nostril including an inner wall having a diameter and an external lower portion, the nose filter comprising:
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a flexible housing having an open bottom end, a top end, a side wall having a top portion and a bottom portion, and a cavity located inside the side wall between the top end and the bottom end of the housing;
a filtering component disposed in the housing cavity, the filtering component having a top portion and a bottom portion, wherein the filtering component is positively ionized;
a flange having a diameter larger than the diameter of the inner wall of the nostril, the flange extending radially outwardly from the bottom end of the flexible housing and having a first surface which forms a seal with the nostril;
a pre-filtering component proximate the bottom portion of the filtering component; and
,an interconnecting component connected to either the housing or the flange wherein the interconnecting component connects one nose filter to another nose filter.
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