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Power ear picker

USPTO Application #: 20070009368
Title: Power ear picker
Abstract: A power ear picker related to a convenient and practical personal hygiene aid to remove earwax accumulated in one's auditory canal is comprised of a motor to drive a fax to create air extraction and to create vibration at a retainer extending at its front a picker in conjunction with an eccentric weight; a spoon portion being disposed to an opening at the front end of the picker to poke the earwax in the auditory canal; fallen earwax being sucked to and collected by a strainer to facilitate subsequent cleaning. (end of abstract)



Agent: Rabin & Berdo, P.C. - Washington, DC, US
Inventor: Ching-Shou Yang
USPTO Applicaton #: 20070009368 - Class: 417312000 (USPTO)

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Power ear picker description/claims


The Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070009368, Power ear picker.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0001] (a) Field of the Invention

[0002] The present invention is related to a power ear picker, and more particularly, to a hygiene aid that removes wax produced by metabolism of sebum tissue in auditory canal of human or animal, or foreign matter in a safe and comfortable way.

[0003] (b) Description of the Prior Art

[0004] Tragus hair in the human auditory canal filtrates ingress minute contaminants. Those minute contaminants and skin bits and pieces generated from metabolism of sebum tissue in the auditory canal accumulate to form earwax to plug the auditory canal and affect one's aural sense. To remove the earwax, a conventional ear picker, e.g., a picker with a spoon end is used at the expenses of comfort and safety. A power ear picker has been introduced using a motor driven fan to suck the earwax. However, though the power ear picker of the prior art is safety to use, the earwax removing result is poor.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0005] The primary purpose of the present invention is to provide a power ear picker with vibration and suction functions to remove wax for achieving better result in cleaning one's auditory canal.

[0006] Another purpose of the present invention is to provide a power ear picker that restrains its penetration depth to prevent injury to the auditory canal or eardrum due to improper penetration or external force as found with the prior art.

[0007] Another purpose yet of the present invention is to provide a power ear picker that has a strainer to collect the earwax pumped out of the auditory canal to facilitate subsequent cleaning.

[0008] Another purpose yet of the present invention is to provide a power ear picker that has multiple interchangeable pickers in different specifications depending on the adult or child user for personal health protection while massaging and stopping itch in one's auditory canal.

[0009] Another purpose yet of the present invention is to provide a power ear picker that is adapted with a lighting device to have a better view for the user who is removing earwax from the ear of another person.

[0010] To achieve those purposes described above, the present invention is essentially comprised of a barrel containing a cell compartment, a motor, and a motor switch and being incorporated with a casing that is easy to hold. An axle holder is disposed at the front end of the barrel and multiple ports are hollowed in the perimeter of the axle holder. The spindle of the motor enters into the axle holder and connects to a fan disposed in the axle holder. The fan is disposed with an eccentric weight and is adapted at its front a seal for the motor to drive the fan to operate in exercising air extraction. The eccentric weight generates minor biased vibration. A tube extends from the center of the seal to be inserted into a sleeve of a cap attached to the axle holder, further to connect to a tube strainer and finally to connect a picker retainer extending from its front end a picker in a proper length.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0011] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a construction of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[0012] FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[0013] FIG. 3 is another exploded view of the present embodiment of the present invention in the opposite direction to that given in FIG. 2.

[0014] FIG. 3A is a perspective view of an alternative seal used in the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[0015] FIG. 3B is a perspective view of an alternative motor used in the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[0016] FIG. 4 is an exploded view of a local construction of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[0017] FIG. 5 is a vertical section view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[0018] FIG. 6 is a schematic view showing a use statue of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[0019] FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a construction of another preferred embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0020] Referring to FIGS. 1 through 5, a preferred embodiment of the present invention is essentially comprised of a barrel (10) segregated with multiple compartments including a cell compartment (11), a motor compartment (12) and a switch compartment (13) to respectively accommodate a cell (14), a motor (15) and a switch (16). The cell (14) is electrically connected to the motor (15) by means of a pair of positive and negative electrode tabs (17, 17') to control if both of the cell (14) and the motor (15) are electrically conducted or not through the operation of the switch (16). A lid (18) covers up the motor compartment (12) disposed at the forward end of the barrel (10) to isolate the motor (15) so to prevent it from being attacked by moisture. A spindle (151) of the motor (15) protrudes from an axle hole disposed at the front end of the motor compartment (12) of the barrel (10); and a gradation is each disposed to the front section of the outer perimeter respectively of the motor compartment (12) and the lid (18) of the barrel (10) for the front end of the barrel (10) to be connected by insertion to an axle holder (30).

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