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Patent Abstract
The new design that I wish to create, in a comonly available item
called, first aid strips, is to create a small pouch, depression,
hollow or well, whatever it may be appropriately, called, so that
when a small amount of cream, ointment or jell is placed on the
first aid strip, and attached to the skin, this does not get squished
out. At the present moment, the first aid strips are just a flat
piece of guaze attached to an adhesive strip. By virtue of my new
design a small pouch is, embodied in the first aid strip, for which
a request for a patent is being applied for, by this application.
This new design, may be created in several ways "as shown and
described " in the detailed description attached.
Patent Claims
The specific design, for which I wish to claim a patent, by this
design patent application is as follows:
1. I wish to create a pouch, hollow, depression, well, in the first
aid strip, on the side of the first aid strip, that comes in contact
with the skin. The ornamental design, for the creation of this pouch,
well or hollow, in the first aid strip, is as shown and descrbed
in the, details of the patent application. The title for this invention,
I have chosen is, First Aid Hats/or also called as, First Aid Caps.
The reason for this is, when a first aid strip, with my new design,
when applied on a wound on the skin, gives an appearance of a cap
or hat covering the wound. An extension of, the invention that I
seek to patent using the first aid strip, may also be created on
a simple flat piece of guaze, devoid of the adhesive strip that
comes with the first aid strip. The title I wish to use for my design
as applied on a simple flat piece of guaze is, Guaze Hats/or also
called as Guaze Caps. The ornamental design, as applied on a simple
flat piece of guaze, is as shown and described, in the details attached
to this patent application.
Patent Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] An improved and new design for the first aid strips is the
purpose of this patent application. A first aid strip normally consists
of, a piece of sterile nonadherent guaze pad, of an appropriate
size and shape, to which is attached on one side, a strip of adhesive
tape, which is for the purpose of attaching the, guaze pad to the
body.
[0002] The new design that I wish to create is to, make a pouch/well/depression/hollow
on the side of the guaze pad, that comes in contact with the skin.
The purpose of this , pouch/ well/is to, be able to deposit a small
amount of, medicated cream/jel, such that when this new first aid
strip design is attached to the skin, the cream/jel does not get
squished out, which almost always happens, when the current design
of, first aid strips is used togther with some cream/jel.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION/DESIGN
[0003] This invention relates to creation of new and improved first
aid strips for the, purpose of, being used on different skin ailments,
such as corns, warts, small localised burns, skin areas, cuts and
bruises, raised moles or any other localised skin condition which
would need or benefit from, being used in conjunction with some
medicated ointment/cream/jel.
[0004] It is known in a prior art that, a first aid strip comprises
of a flat piece of, sterile non adherent guaze pad, over which a
strip of adhesive tape is provided to enable the, guaze pad to be
attached the skin.
[0005] The drawback of this known art, of the first aid strip,
is that, if medicine for the skin condition, is applied in the form
of an ointment/cream or jel to the wound or skin condition, and
a first aid strip, in its present design is, attached over it, the
ointment/cream or jel gets squished out, and as a result, a very
negligble amount or none of the cream/ointment, or jel is left behind.
In addition, if there is, some amount of, localisd bulge or swelling,
associated, with the wound/skin condition, such as following a deep
cut, or when there is a wart raised mole, the cream/jel/ointment
gets squished out even further.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION/DESIGN
[0006] It is the object of this new invention to provide an improved
first aid strip to, over-come the drawbacks of the prior art of
the first aid strip.
[0007] The present invention provides an improved first aid strip,
comprising a strip of guaze pad, having a cavity/pouch/well/depression/ho-
llow, on the surface of the guaze pad, facing the skin, that is
the side of pad, that lies adjacent to the skin. The purpose of
this pouch, hollow/well/depression, is to be able to deposit a small
amount of, medicated cream/jel, in the form of, cream/jel/ointment.
There are many people, who would like to be able to to use some
sort of cream/jel/ointment, in association with the first aid strip,
but this does not seem to stay, where it has been put, and gets
squished out, when a first aid strip is placed over it.
[0008] I propose, at the present time, five ways by which such
embodiments may be created, on the guaze pad, on the side that lies
adjacent to the skin.
[0009] 1 . The first method of creating this design is to add an
additional, one or two, layers of guaze pad over, the guaze pad
attached to the first aid strip. However the layers 2 and 3, have
a window cut out from around the center leaving a a margin of, about
1.5 mm all around. The depth of the pouch so created, should preferably
not exceed, 1.5-2.00 mm. This determination can be made later, depending
on the aethetics of the resulting product.
[0010] 2. The second method of creating the new design is, to place
a ring of an inert material, for e.g cork, plastic, latex, in between
two layers of guaze pad, such that when the, two layers of guaze
pad and the ring are pressed together, a small pouch is created
as a result. The ring is sealed between the two layers of guaze
pad in such a manner that the ring, does not come in contact with
the skin. The depth of the ring is approx 1.50-1.95 mm. The dimensions
of the ring are approximately, 1.5 mm less than the dimensions of
the guaze pad. This way there is a small margin of guaze pad, outside
the borders of the ring Which when pressed against the layer of
guaze pad below, seals the ring, between the two layers of guaze
pad.
[0011] 3. The third method of creating this new design is to, creating
an outpouching of the entire, first aid strip together with the
guaze pad, such that it bulges, outwards from one side. As this
does not maintain the aethetics of the first aid strip, this is
not a very desirable technique of creating this design.
[0012] 4 . The fourth method of creating this design is to incorporate,
the depression, cavity or pouch in a single, thick enough piece
of guaze pad, attached to the first aid strip adhesive tape, by
scooping out from around the central area of the guaze pad. The
thickness of guaze pad, is approx 2.5-2.75 mm. The pouch so created
would have a margin of guaze pad, of about 2.00 mm. all around and
the depth of the pouch so created should preferably not exceed 1.50-1.95
mm. The actual dimensions may be appropriately modified later.
[0013] 5. The fifth possible method of creating a pouch is by,
placing a ring made of a light weight material, such as cork, on
the surface of the guaze pad, or around the borders of the guaze
pad, in such a manner that, it is first to come contact with the
skin, before any other part of the first aid strip. The ring is
attached to the guaze pad, by any appropriate adhesive. The ring
would have a depth of approx 2.00-2.25 mm, depending on whether
the ring in on or around the guaze pad, and is of the size and shape
of the guaze pad. The actual depth of the ring can be increased
or decreased later, if needed depending on the requirements of the
manufacturer. The surface of the ring that comes in contact with
skin is also, provided with some adhesiveness, such that when placed
on the skin, it sticks to it. The ring would be placed, either on
the guaze pad, flush with its margins, or all around the margins,
margins of guaze pad, thereby enclosing the borders of the guaze
pad in the ring.
[0014] Though any of the above methods can be used to create the
new design, the actual technique used, would depend on the, aesthetics,
costs, and the preferences, of the manufacturer of this product.
All the techniques mentioned above, can be used to create a pouch
or well in any shape of the, of the first aid strip, be it circular,
eliptical, square, rectangular.
[0015] The design improvement, I wish to make is to, create a pouch,
depression, hollow, a well, or whatever it might be termed, so as
to enable to deposit a small amount of, any variety of cream, that
would enable the same to remain within the, first aid strip, and
not get squished-out, when the strip is attached to the skin. This
is especially true, not only on skin surfaces all over the body,
but also especially on parts of the body that are constantly active,
such as the, fingers, the knee, the ankle. This pouch/well/depression/also
provides a small amount of space into which, any small injury, such
as a deep cut, which might be associated with a small amount of
locallised swelling, can expand into. This pouch/well/depression/also
can accomodate, the bumps, associated with say a wart, corn, boil,
ruptured blister, localised burn/localised patch of dry skin, in
such a manner that the first aid strip fits onto each of these conditions,
in the form of a cap.
[0016] This new design, can be created, in several ways, which
I would like to patent, in the form of, process patent, if permissable.
[0017] 1. First Method: This pouch can be created by adding, say
another 1-2 layers of guaze pad, to the to the first aid strip.
The lowermost layer of, guaze pad, will be complete, but the layers
2 and 3 will have a window cut out from the centre. Thus in effect
there will be ring of guaze all around, made up of layers 2 and
3 of guaze pad, whose outer margins are flush with the margins of
layer 1 of guaze pad. This ring can be made of alternative materials
such as, cork or rubber The dimensions of this ring are, approx
2.00-2.5 mm wide and 1.5-1.95 mm deep. This in effect creates a
small pouch. The dimensions of this ring of guaze can be appropriately
modified later. The rubber for the ring, may be similar to that
used in rubber bands. The ring has some adhesiveness provided, so
that it sticks to the skin, when placed on it.
[0018] 2. The second way, that a pouch/well/depression can be created,
is by placing a, ring, (smaller in dimension, relative to the size
and shape of the, piece of guaze pad ), between two layers of guaze,
and then sealing/pressing the two layers of guaze. The ring needs
to be made of a light and innert material, like cork, rubber, plastic.
This determination can be made at a latter date. The depth of the
ring, is about, 1.50-1.95 mm, and the width of the ring is approx,
2.00 to 2.50 mm. The ring would be, interposed between the layer
of guaze pad attached to the adhesive tape and another layer of
guaze pad over it. The two layers of guaze pad are pressed together,
in such a manner that the ring is sealed between the two layers.
The size of the ring, such as length and breadth, are approx 1.5
mm less than the dimension of the guaze pad. This in effect provides
a small margin of guaze pad, outside the borders of the ring.
[0019] (See Appendix B for diagramatic representation for this).
[0020] 3. The third technique of creating the pouch/well/depression
is to, create a bulge in the first aid strip, in the area which
includes the guaze pad in such a manner that the bulge so created
includes not only the guaze pad, but also the adhesive strip overlying
it. This method however does not produce an aesthetically pleasing
product. (See Appendix C).
[0021] 4. The fourth method of creating this pouch/well/depression/cavity
is, to take a single piece of guaze pad, of appropriate thickness,
of say approx 2.5-2.75 mm and to scoop out a cavity from around
the center leaving a margin of, 2.00 mm of guaze pad all around.
It is this single piece of guaze pad, with a cavity in its central
area that is attached to the, adhesive strip that comes with the
first aid strip. The depth of the pouch created should be approximately
1.5 mm -1.95 mm . The determinations of, thickness of guaze pad
and depth of pouch can be determined between, the designer and the
manufacturer.
[0022] (See Appendix D for a diagramatic representation)
[0023] 5. The fifth method of creating this new design is to, place
a ring made up of cork, rubber, or guaze, surrounding the guaze
pad. The rubber of the ring may be similar to that, used in rubber
bands. The ring is, placed on the first aid strip in such a manner
that it is in contact with the adhesive strip, by an appropriate
adhesive, and the surface of the ring that comes in contact with
the skin, is also provided, with some adhesive capability so that
when placed on the skin, it sticks to the skin. The presence of
this ring, around the guaze pad, provides a small pouch/well, into
which a small amount of medicated cream or ointment can be deposited.
The size and shape of the ring approximates the size and shape of
the guaze pad, but the ring is a little bigger in size, as it surrounds
the guaze pad, all around its margins.
[0024] The dimensions of the ring are as follows.
1 Width of the ring 2.00-2.50 mm (approx) Depth of the ring 2.00-2.25
mm (approx)
[0025] (See Appendix E for a diagramatic representation )
[0026] There may be other methods, by which, it may possible to
create this pouch, well/depression, and the above mentioned methods
are not a complete and exhaustive list of all the methods that may
be used to make it. But the end result would produce the, improvement,
invented/designed by me. The design to be used, to make this product
can be determined later, by the designer and the manufacturer.
[0027] In order to prevent the possiblity of this design being
immitated on a piece of flat sterile/nonsterile, guaze or pad, I
would like to, patent an extension of this design to a product that
I call, guaze hats/guaze caps. These hats/caps, are basically a
pouch/pregnant-dimple/w- ell/depression, created on a flat piece
of guaze, not a part of first aid strip, (which has an adhesive
tape attached to the guaze). Thus this independent piece of guaze
hat/cap, can be used with different wounds/skin condition with an
appropriate size of adhesive tape. At the present time, it is possible
to get on the market, independent pieces of sterile/non-sterile,
guaze pad, each in its own separate sealed pack. However this is
just a plain, flat guaze pad, without a pouch.
[0028] These, Guaze hats/Guaze caps, can also be created in a manner
similar to that which is used to make the, First aid hats/First
aid caps, as mentioned in the possible five techniques, with appropriate
modifications, for factoring the absence of the adhesive strip.
[0029] However, this is not an exhaustive list of the ways in which
this, well/pouch/depression/can be made. There may be other ways
by which it may be possible create a pouch well/depression, in the
flat piece of guaze pad, and the end result would be to create a
pouch or well, that does not exist in the products of similar nature,
available on the market today.
DRAWINGS
[0030] INDEX:
[0031] 1. APPENDIX A: First method of creating the new design
[0032] 2. APPENDIX B: Second method of creating the new design
[0033] 3. APPENDIX C: Third method of creating the new design
[0034] 4. APPENDIX D: Fourth method of creating the new design
[0035] 5. APPENDIX E: Fifth method of creating the new design.
DESCRIPTIONS OF DRAWINGS
APPENDIX A
[0036] LEGEND:
[0037] 1. The reference character, "1" points to, the
adhesive strip.
[0038] 2. The reference character, "2" points to, the
guaze pad attached to the adhesive strip.
[0039] 3. The reference character, "3" points to, the
second layer of guaze.
[0040] 4. The reference character, "4" points to, the
third layer of guaze.
[0041] FIG. A: This view provides a frontal view of the first aid
strip, Which for the sake of clarity uses only one shape of the
Strip (rectangular). This view shows how a first aid strip normally
looks like.
[0042] FIG. A-I: This view is a cross section view of, FIG. A as
viewed end on.
[0043] FIG. A-II: This view is fully assembled view of, two layers
of guaze pad, layers 2 and layer 3, with a window created in each,
stacked one above the other, on top of guaze pad, attached to the
adhesive strip (reference character, "2") Two layers have
been shown to explain the method. Only one additional may be required
in actuality. This determination may be made later.
[0044] FIG. A-III. This view is a cross-sectional view of, FIG.
A-II, as viewed end on.
[0045] FIG. A-IV. This view is an exploded view of, FIG. A-III
, to show the different component layers. Layer 2 (ref character
3 ) and layer 3 (ref character 4 ) have a, window created in the
guaze pad.
APPENDIX B
[0046] LEGEND:
[0047] 1. The reference character, "1" points to, the
adhesive strip.
[0048] 2. The reference character, "2" points to, the
guaze pad attached to the adhesive strip.
[0049] 3. The reference character, "3" points to, the
second layer of guaze pad.
[0050] 4. The reference character, "4" points to, the
ring of cork or rubber, interposed, between two layers of guaze
pad.
[0051] FIG. B. This view provides a composite frontal view, of
the first aid strip, which includes the two layers of guaze pad,
with a ring of cork or rubber interposed in between.
[0052] FIG. B-I. This view is a cross-sectional view of, FIG. B.
[0053] FIG. B-II. This view is an exploded view of, FIG. B. There
are two layers of guaze pad first layer of guaze pad (reference
character, "2") and second layer of guaze pad (reference
character, "3"). The ring of cork or rubber, with reference
character, "3" is interposed in between, the two layers
of guaze pad.
APPENDIX C
[0054] LEGEND
[0055] 1. Reference character, "1" points to the adhesive
trip.
[0056] 2. Reference character, "2" points to the guaze
pad attached to the firs aid strip.
[0057] FIG. C. This is a tangential view of the, first aid strip
with an outpouching, which includes the guaze pad also, in the pouch.
[0058] FIG. C-I. This is a cross-sectional view of, FIG. C.
APPENDIX D
[0059] LEGEND
[0060] 1. The reference character, "1" points to the
adhesive strip
[0061] 2. The reference character, "2" points to the
guaze pad, attached to the first aid strip.
[0062] 3. The reference character, "3" points to the
second layer of guaze pad, with a hole/window created in it. The
margins of this layer are flush with the margins of the, first layer
of guaze pad, (reference character, "2")
[0063] FIG. D. The first view is a composite tangential view of
the first aid strip.
[0064] FIG. D-I. This view is a cross-sectional view of, FIG. D.
[0065] FIG. D-II. This view is an exploded view of, FIG. D.
APPENDIX E
[0066] LEGEND
[0067] 1. The reference character, "1" points to the
adhesive strip.
[0068] 2. The reference character, "2" points to the
guaze pad attached to the strip.
[0069] 3. The reference character, "3" points to the,
ring of cork or rubber, which surrounds the guaze pad layer, attached
to the first aid strip, ( reference character, "2")
[0070] FIG. E. This view is a tangential assembled view, of the
first aid strip.
[0071] FIG. E-I. This view is a cross-sectional view of, FIG. E.
[0072] FIG. E-II. This view is an exploded view of, FIG. E
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