Patent Application
20200129744
The following includes information that may be useful in understanding the present disclosure. It is not an admission that any of the information provided is prior art nor material to the presently described or claimed inventions, nor that any publication or document that is specifically or implicitly referenced is prior art.
The present invention relates generally to the field of application devices and more specifically relates to cotton swabs.
A dry cotton swab is not nearly as effective as a wet one; however, dry cotton swabs are what are available to the consumer. This forces the consumer to purchase a variety of solutions, such as ear cleaner, makeup remover and rubbing alcohol and moisten the tips of their cotton swabs. Manually moistening the swab is inconvenient and time consuming. The different solutions can also take up valuable storage space, especially when traveling. A suitable solution is desired.
U.S. Pat. No. 6,494,856 to Joseph Frank Zygmont relates to swab deliverable actives. The described swab deliverable actives includes a swab defined by an elongate stem and a fibrous absorbent covering such as cotton on at least one end of the stem. The fibrous absorbent covering is held together by a film-forming polymer. A treatment composition is dispersed onto the fibrous absorbent covering. Particularly preferred is a highly viscous hydrophobic treatment composition consisting of at least about 80% of petrolatum, which may serve to deliver actives such as bacitracin ointment or by itself serve as an occlusive therapeutic covering of skin to prevent infection.
In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known application devices art, the present disclosure provides a novel pre-moistened swab system. The general purpose of the present disclosure, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide users with cotton swabs that are pre-moistened with a specific solution.
A pre-moistened swab system is disclosed. The pre-moistened swab system includes a disposable swab applicator having a first end, a second end, a swab tip, and a medicated or non-medicated liquid material. The swab tip comprises a fibrous absorbent material such as but not limited to cotton. The swab tip contains the liquid material providing a pre-moistened swab applicator for use. The liquid material may be a liquid makeup remover, an ear cleaning solution, petroleum jelly, hydrogen peroxide, rubbing alcohol, an anesthetic solution, and an antibiotic ointment. The swab applicators may be provided in single or multi-use packs.
For purposes of summarizing the invention, certain aspects, advantages, and novel features of the invention have been described. It is to be understood that not necessarily all such advantages may be achieved in accordance with any one particular embodiment of the invention. Thus, the invention may be embodied or carried out in a manner that achieves or optimizes one advantage or group of advantages as taught without necessarily achieving other advantages as may be taught or suggested. The features of the invention which are believed to be novel are particularly pointed out and distinctly claimed in the concluding portion of the specification. These and other features, aspects, and advantages of the present invention will become better understood with reference to the following drawings and detailed description.
The figures which accompany the written portion of this specification illustrate embodiments and methods of use for the present disclosure, a pre-moistened swab system, constructed and operative according to the teachings of the present disclosure.
The various embodiments of the present invention will hereinafter be described in conjunction with the appended drawings, wherein like designations denote like elements.
As discussed above, embodiments of the present disclosure relate to an application device and more particularly to a pre-moistened swab system as used to improve the application and general use of various solutions by providing a pre-moistened cotton swab device.
Generally, a pre-moistened swab system is a cotton swab with a tip pre-moistened in a variety of solutions. The invention is comprised of approximately 3″ long plastic rod with a cotton-covered tip. The tip is dipped into a solution. In some embodiments, the solutions include any one or any combination of a makeup remover, an ear cleaning solution, petroleum jelly, hydrogen peroxide or rubbing alcohol, an anesthetic solution, and an antibiotic ointment. The cotton swab packages are sealed to retain their moisture. It enables users to clean the face, moisturize dry lips, remove ear wax buildup, disinfect small wounds, numb the skin, and treat small cuts. The product affords convenience and ease in everyday life by providing pre-dipped swabs that can be used at home or taken on the go. The present invention eliminates the clutter associated with storing bottles of multiple solutions in a bathroom cabinet or luggage.
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For purposes of this disclosure, “disposable” means that the device is intended and designed to only be used several times, such as 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1 time.
The embodiments of the invention described are exemplary and numerous modifications, variations and rearrangements can be readily envisioned to achieve substantially equivalent results, all of which are intended to be embraced within the spirit and scope of the invention. Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally, and especially the scientist, engineers and practitioners in the art who are not familiar with patent or legal terms or phraseology, to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and essence of the technical disclosure of the application.
The present application is related to and claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/750,727 filed Oct. 25, 2018, which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
| Number | Date | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62750727 | Oct 2018 | US |
