Title:
ACUPRESSURE DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2005055916
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
An acupressure ring for use on the outer finger, comprises a ring having a visual indicator visible when the ring is worn and a projection extending inwardly from the inner surface of the ring, the projection being approximately orthogonal to the visual indicator. Such a ring can be used to reduce or eliminate snoring. In another aspect, the invention provides an acupressure ring for use in the outer finger, and comprising a ring having a screw, the screw comprising a shank extending through the ring, said shank being attached at one end to a head position and bearing a screw portion engaging with a corresponding screw extending through the ring, the head portion being movable by a screw shaft between a first position in which it is outside the outer surface of the ring and the second position in which it is closer to, adjacent or below the outer surface of the ring, means being provided to prevent the head portion moving further into the ring than said second position.
Inventors:
CARTER-SMITH MICHAEL (GB)
WHITAKER ROGER PHILIP (GB)
WHITAKER ROGER PHILIP (GB)
Application Number:
PCT/GB2004/005170
Publication Date:
November 24, 2005
Filing Date:
December 09, 2004
Export Citation:
Assignee:
CARTER-SMITH MICHAEL (GB)
WHITAKER ROGER PHILIP (GB)
WHITAKER ROGER PHILIP (GB)
International Classes:
A44C9/02; A61H39/04; (IPC1-7): A61H39/04; A44C9/02
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2001005464A1 | 2001-01-25 |
Foreign References:
| JP2004180945A | 2004-07-02 | |||
| US20030032978A1 | 2003-02-13 |
Other References:
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1998, no. 06 30 April 1998 (1998-04-30)
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