Description A PATCH-TYPE WATERPROOF EARPLUG FOR A BABY

Technical Field

[I] The present invention relates to a patch-type waterproof earplug for a baby, and more particularly, to a patch-type waterproof earplug for a baby which prevents a detergent or water from entering a baby's ear while bathing a baby, is made of a silicon material, is of a patch type to be easily attachable or detachable from an auricle, and has a pressure hole for blocking water and passing an air to adjust inside pressure of an ear.

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Background Art

[4] While bathing a baby, a parent feels anxious about a situation that a detergent or water enters a baby's ear.

[5] In case of a conventional earplug, a parent does not feel it sate to insert a conventional earplug into a baby ear because a baby's ear is very weak, and in case of a baby hair band with a broad brim for preventing an alien substance from entering a baby's ear or eye, a baby is too young to wear it because a baby can not keep a neck steady.

[6] As a conventional earplug, there are a formless silicon material which is first formed in a desired form by a user and then fitted into a user's ear, a soft silicon material which is formed in an ear form when manufactured, a sponge material which is first compressed by a user and then fitted into a user's ear so that a compressed earplug expands to block a sound and water. However, in order to use such conventional earplugs, an artificial structure should be inserted into a baby's ear hole in advance.

[7] A baby hair band with a broad brim for a baby bath or a waterproof means for a baby bath to be hung on a baby's auricle is inconvenient or impossible to use because a baby can not keep a neck steady.

[8] For these reasons, while bathing a baby, a parent should be careful for water not to enter a baby's ear, and so both a parent and a baby feel unsafe and inconvenient.

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Disclosure of Invention

Technical Solution

[I I] The present invention is directed a patch-type waterproof earplug which includes: a mounting portion which has an intagliated shape to be inserted into an auricle, is attached in a patch form and is made of a viscous silicon material; a wing portion

which is formed in an edge of the mounting portion in a thin wing form for contacting a helix of an auricle and is made of the same material as the mounting portion to be attached in a patch form; and an wing portion which is coupled in the same form as a back of the mounting and the wing portions and is made of a non- viscous rubber material which does not stick to a user's hand and has a handle for a convenient use of a user, whereby a detergent or water is prevented from entering a baby's ear while bathing a baby, it is easy to attach to and remove from an auricle since it is made of a silicon material and is of a patch type, and a pressure hole is formed for blocking water and passing an air to adjust inside pressure of an ear. [12]

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Brief Description of the Drawings

[16] FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view illustrating a patch-type waterproof earplug for a baby according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[17] FIG. 2 is a schematic side cross-sectional view illustrating the patch-type waterproof earplug for a baby according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[18] FIG. 3 is a detailed perspective view illustrating the patch-type waterproof earplug for a baby according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[19] FIG. 4 is a bottom view illustrating the patch-type waterproof earplug for a baby according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[20] FIG. 5 is a detailed side cross-sectional view illustrating the patch-type waterproof earplug for a baby according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[21] FIG. 6 is a side cross-sectional view illustrating a state that a baby wears the patch- type waterproof earplug for a baby according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention; and

[22] FIG. 7 shows a method for wearing the patch-type waterproof earplug for a baby according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

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[24] * Description of Major Symbol in the above Figures

[25] 100 : Mounting portion 110 : Wing portion

[26] 120 : Upper bending portion 130 : Lower bending portion

[27] 140 : Pressure hole 200 : Handle

[28] 300 : Wing portion 500 : Auricle

[29] 510 : Helix

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Mode for the Invention

[33] An aspect of the present invention provides a patch-type waterproof earplug for a baby, comprising: a mounting portion which has a protruding shape to be inserted into an auricle, is attached in a patch form and is made of a viscous silicon material; a wing portion which is formed in an edge of the mounting portion in a thin wing form for contacting a helix of an auricle and is made of the same material as the mounting portion to be attached in a patch form; and an wing portion which is coupled in the same form as a back of the mounting and the wing portions and is made of a non- viscous rubber material which does not stick to a user's hand.

[34] The protruding shape of the mounting portion is formed in an intagliated form corresponding to an auricle.

[35] A thin pressure hole of a circular corn shape for adjusting inside pressure of an ear is formed in the mounting portion and the wing portion.

[36] A handle is formed on a back of the wing portion for a convenient use of a user.

[37] Therefore, the patch-type waterproof earplug for a baby according to the present invention is easy to attach to and remove from a baby's auricle due to a patch type and prevents ear pain which occurs due to inside pressure of an ear raised when wearing the conventional earplug.

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[39] Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail. However, the present invention is not limited to the exemplary embodiments disclosed below, but can be implemented in various types. Therefore, the present exemplary embodiments are provided for complete disclosure of the present invention and to fully inform the scope of the present invention to those ordinarily skilled in the art.

[40] FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view illustrating a patch-type waterproof earplug for a baby according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a schematic side cross-sectional view illustrating the patch-type waterproof earplug for a baby according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[41] As shown in FIGs. 1 and 2, a mounting portion 100 has a protruding shape and is made of a viscous silicon material. The mounting portion 100 is formed integrally with a wing portion 110 of a wing shape. The wing portion 110 is made of a viscous silicon material. An wing portion 300 has the same shape as a back of the wing portion 110 is attached to the wing portion 110.

[42] The mounting portion 110 is made of a viscous silicon material, is attached to an

inside of a baby's auricle in a patch form and has a protruding shape with a round upper surface. The silicon material is low in hardness and high in flexibility so that the mounting portion 100 can be rested on a baby's ear, satisfying auricles of various shapes.

[43] The wing portion 110 is made of the same material as the mounting portion 100 and is formed integrally with the mounting portion 100. The wing portion 110 has a thin wing shape and contacts a helix of the auricle in a patch form.

[44] This is to increase waterproofness for preventing water or alien substances from entering a baby's ear by increasing viscosity with a helix of the auricle 500.

[45] The mounting portion 100 and the wing portion 110 are made of a viscous silicon material, and so when dust sticks to the mount portion 100, dust can be removed by water, and the patch-type waterproof earplug is dried for the next use. Therefore, the patch-type waterproof earplug of the present invention can be used in a clean state for a baby bath.

[46] The wing portion 300 is made of a non-viscous rubber material not to stick to a user's hand, has the same shape of the back of the mounting 100 and the wing portions 110 to be coupled to the wing portion 110 and a slippery surface.

[47] A pressure hole 140 is formed to penetrate the mounting portion 100 and the wing portion 300 and prevents inside pressure of an ear from being raised or lowered, preventing the earplug from being stimulated the internal ear during a use.

[48] The pressure hole 140 is formed in a circular corn form that a diameter of a hole formed in the mounting portion 100 is larger than a diameter of a hole formed in the wing portion 300 to thereby serve to buffer a change of air pressure.

[49] The hole formed in the mounting portion 100 is highly sloped either on the left or rightthan the hole formed in the wing portion 300 to prevent water from entering a baby's ear in a state that a baby lies down.

[50] Since the wing portion 300 is made of a rubber material which is a hydrophobic material, water is not easy to enter the pressure hole 140 due to repulsive force against water. Preferably, a diameter of the pressure hole 140 is within at maximum one (1) millimeter and may be changed if necessary.

[51] A handle 200 is formed on a back of the wing portion 300 and is conveniently used to remove the earplug from a baby's ear or attach the earplug to a baby's ear.

[52] Preferably, the handle 200 has a ring shape and the size enough for a finger of a parent to be inserted into. The handle 200 may have a protruding shape so that a parent can attach the earplug to a baby's ear or remove the earplug from a baby's ear by using a finger pressure. The handle 200 can be realized in various forms.

[53] FIG. 3 is a detailed perspective view illustrating the patch-type waterproof earplug for a baby according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 4 is a

bottom view illustrating the patch-type waterproof earplug for a baby according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 5 is a detailed side cross- sectional view illustrating the patch-type waterproof earplug for a baby according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a side cross- sectional view illustrating a state that a baby wears the patch-type waterproof earplug for a baby according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[54] As shown in FIGs. 3 to 6, the mounting portion 100 has an intagliated shape corresponding to the auricle 500 to be attached to the auricle 500, and the wing portion 110 has a thin wing shape which contacts a helix 510 of the auricle 500 to prevent water or alien substances from entering a baby's ear.

[55] A portion of the mounting portion 100 which contacts the auricle 500 has an intagliated shape corresponding to the auricle 500.

[56] Contact portions 120 and 130 of the mounting portion 100 are made of silicon which is low in hardness and high in flexibility in consideration of various shapes and sizes of auricles 500. The silicon material preferably has appropriate viscosity on human skin to improve an adhesive property for the auricle 500.

[57] The patch-type waterproof earplug of the present invention is of a patch type which is attached to the auricle 500 and is made of soft silicon with viscosity which does not irritate human skin, and so the patch-type waterproof earplug of the present invention is safe and convenient to use, compared to the conventional earplug which is inserted into a baby's ear hole.

[58] Particularly, the patch-type waterproof earplug of the present invention can easily block alien substances such as water or a detergent from entering a baby's ear and so can be used for a baby who has a weak auditory organ and so can not use the conventional waterproof earplug during a bath or does not keep a necksteady and so can not wear a conventional ear protecting means for a bath.

[59] The intagliated portion of the mounting portion 100 includes an upper bending portion 120 of a semicircular shape which contacts an upper groove 520 of the auricle 500 and a lower bending portion 130 which contacts two grooves of a central ear hole 530.

[60] A groove of the ear hole 530 which contacts the lower bending portion 130 is deeper in depth than the upper groove 520 of the auricle 500, and thus the lower bending portion 130 is higher in height than the upper bending portion 120.

[61] FIG. 7 shows a method for wearing the patch-type waterproof earplug for a baby according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[62] As shown in FIG. 7, the patch-type waterproof earplug of the present invention is attached to a baby's ear shape while satisfying various ear shapes of babies, has a slippery shape not to protrude and is easily removed by pulling the ring-shaped handle

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Industrial Applicability

[65] The patch-type waterproof earplug of the present invention has following advantages.

[66] Firstly, the patch-type waterproof earplug of the present invention is easy to attach or remove and convenient to use because the earplug is of a patch type and is made of a silicon material.

[67] Secondly, since the pressure

[68] hole is formed in a center of the earplug to block water from entering a baby's ear and to pass an air, inside pressure of an ear is adjusted, preventing the internal ear from being stimulateduring a use.

[69] Thirdly, since the mounting portion and the wing portion are formed in an intagliated form, the patch-type waterproof earplug of the present invention is attached closely to a baby's ear, thereby preventing water or a detergent from entering a baby's ear during a bath.

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