Patent Application
20240188667
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The disclosure relates to prosthetic eyelashes and more particularly pertains to a new prosthetic eyelash for cosmetic application onto a decedent such that the prosthetic eyelash is properly positioned and retained in its proper position.
The prior art relates to prosthetic eyelashes including various structures for attaching to eyelids or eyelashes for simulating human eyelashes. Many of these devices are applied to give the illusion of longer or curlier eyelashes than the natural eyelashes of the user.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a base member configured to be positionable between a cornea of an eye and each of a top eyelid and a bottom eyelid of a decedent. The base member has a top edge, a bottom edge, and a pair of lateral edges each extending between the top edge and the bottom edge. A plurality of filaments is coupled to and extends away from a front surface of the base member and has a visual appearance of human eyelashes. The plurality of filaments is positioned along a curvilinear path extending between the pair of lateral edges of the base member.
Another embodiment of the disclosure includes a method of applying a prosthetic eyelash simulation assembly to a decedent comprising the step of positioning a base member of the prosthetic eyelash simulation assembly on a cornea of the decedent such that a rear surface of the base member abuts the cornea. The prosthetic eyelash simulation assembly comprises a plurality of filaments being coupled to and extending away from a front surface of the base member which has a visual appearance of human eyelashes. The plurality of filaments is also positioned along a curvilinear path extending between the pair of lateral edges of the base member. A top eyelid of the decedent is positioned over a top edge of the base member and the front surface of the base member such that and an edge of the top eyelid is positioned in abutment with and alignment with the curvilinear path. A bottom eyelid of the decedent is positioned over a bottom edge of the base member and the front surface of the base member such that an edge of the bottom eyelid is positioned in abutment with and alignment with the curvilinear path.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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A plurality of filaments 42 is coupled to and extends away from the front surface 24 of the base member 12. The plurality of filaments 42 has a visual appearance of human eyelashes, which may include having lengths and diameters similar to those of human eyelashes. The filaments 42 are resiliently bendable and may be comprised of human or animal hairs or may be synthetic fibers. The lengths of each of the filaments 42 may also be sporadically varied and have one or more colors similar to the colors of the eyelashes of the decedent 14. The filaments 42 may also be generally straight akin to human eyelashes that have not been treated through a cosmetic process and as is atypical for prosthetic eyelashes to achieve a more natural appearance. The plurality of filaments 42 is positioned along a curvilinear path 44 extending between the pair of lateral edges 38 of the base member 12 which is positioned nearer to the bottom edge 36 than the top edge 34. The base member 12 has a height dimension between the top edge 34 and the bottom edge 36, and the curvilinear path 44 has a distance from the bottom edge 36 of the base member 12 of between 25.0% of the height dimension and 50.0% of the height dimension.
In use, the base member 12 is positioned on the cornea 18. In embodiments in which the base member 12 is flexible, the base member 12 may be conformed to the shape 32 of the cornea 18. The top eyelid 20 is positioned over the top edge 34 and the front surface 24 of the base member 12 such that an edge 46 of the top eyelid 20 is positioned in abutment with and alignment with the curvilinear path 44. The bottom eyelid 22 is positioned over the bottom edge 36 and the front surface 24 of the base member 12 such that an edge 48 of the top eyelid 20 is positioned in abutment with and alignment with the curvilinear path 44. In embodiments with the adhesive layer 40, the top eyelid 20 and the bottom eyelid 22 are adhered to the adhesive layer 40 to secure each of the top eyelid 20 and the bottom eyelid 22 to the base member 12.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be
