Protective equipment

Abstract

To provide protective equipment that protects a lower lip when playing the saxophone or the clarinet, and has excellent cushioning property and is easily handled.SOLUTION: The protective equipment of the present invention is worn on teeth when playing the saxophone or the clarinet. The protective equipment has a base material composed of a woven fabric or a nonwoven fabric and a paraffin layer composed of the paraffin impregnated in the base material. The paraffin preferably includes isoparaffin as a main component. The melting point of the paraffin measured in accordance with JIS K 2235 is preferably 60-90°C.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a protective device that protects the back of the lower lip from the teeth of the lower jaw when playing a saxophone or clarinet. [Background technology]

[0002] When playing the saxophone or clarinet, the performer places the lower lip over the lower front teeth. In this case, the lower lip is pressed between the mouthpiece and the lower teeth, causing problems such as teeth marks on the lower lip or cuts and inflammation. To solve this problem, in the past, the pain was reduced by covering the lower teeth with paper (dental paper), such as oil blotting paper or cigarette wrapping paper. As an alternative to such dental paper, a performance adapter (protective gear) that can be appropriately processed to fit any tooth alignment has been developed by using a thermoplastic material (shape memory plastic) that can be deformed by heating to a certain temperature and hardened by cooling to a certain temperature, or a resin that hardens with ultraviolet light (for example, Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2000-89751 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, the toothpaste that has been used up until now has low cushioning properties, is expensive, and is difficult to fully alleviate pain. Also, the playing adapter made of shape-memory plastic is difficult to handle, as it must be deformed before use.

[0005] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a protective device that protects the lower lip when playing a saxophone or clarinet, has excellent cushioning properties, is easy to handle, and can be freely adjusted to fit the size of the player's teeth. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The protective device according to the present invention is a protective device to be worn on teeth when playing a saxophone or a clarinet, A substrate made of a woven or nonwoven fabric; A paraffin layer composed of paraffin impregnated in the base material; has. Effect of the Invention

[0007] According to the present invention, a protective device can be provided that protects the lower lip when playing a saxophone or clarinet, has excellent cushioning properties, is easy to handle, and can be freely adjusted to fit the size of the player's teeth. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] FIG. 2 is an enlarged plan view of a portion of the protective equipment according to one embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 2] 1 is a schematic diagram showing a state in which a protective device according to an embodiment of the present invention is used. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0009] A protective device according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The protective device according to the present invention is a protective device worn on teeth when playing a saxophone or a clarinet, and protects the lower lip. Fig. 1 is an enlarged plan view of a part of the protective device according to one embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a state in which the protective device according to one embodiment of the present invention is used.

[0010] The protective equipment 1 has a base material 2 made of a woven or nonwoven fabric, and a paraffin layer 3 made of paraffin impregnated in the base material 2. The base material 2 may be either a woven fabric or a nonwoven fabric, but is preferably a woven fabric in consideration of ease of impregnation with paraffin. The protective equipment 1 in Fig. 1 is configured to include a woven fabric in which fibers 21 are woven in a lattice pattern.

[0011] The fibers 21 may be silk thread, cotton thread, wool, or chemical fiber, but cotton thread is preferable in view of the ease of impregnation with paraffin and availability. Furthermore, when cotton yarn is used as the fiber 21, the cotton yarn preferably has a count of 10 to 40, and more preferably a count of 15 to 35. This allows the paraffin to be more reliably impregnated. Also, the protective equipment 1 can be made comfortable to use.

[0012] The paraffin layer 3 is composed of paraffin impregnated in the base material 2. The paraffin layer 3 may be a layer in which the entire base material 2 is impregnated with paraffin, or a layer in which only a portion of the base material 2 is impregnated with paraffin. The paraffin layer 3 may have a portion in which the entire or a portion of the base material 2 is covered with paraffin.

[0013] The paraffin constituting the paraffin layer 3 may be either normal paraffin or isoparaffin, so long as it is solid at room temperature. Considering the cushioning properties and usability of the protective equipment 1, the paraffin preferably contains isoparaffin as a main component. Furthermore, when the paraffin contains isoparaffin as a main component, it may contain a small amount of normal paraffin. Furthermore, in addition to normal paraffin and isoparaffin, the paraffin may contain, for example, cyclic hydrocarbons (naphthenes) and the like.

[0014] The melting point of paraffin measured according to JIS K 2235 is preferably 60 to 90°C, more preferably 65 to 85°C. This can prevent paraffin from melting into the oral cavity at human body temperature and provide better cushioning properties. In this specification, when paraffin is a mixture, the melting point of paraffin refers to the melting point measured for the mixture.

[0015] The penetration of paraffin at 25°C measured according to JIS K 2530 is preferably 15 to 45, more preferably 18 to 40. This provides better cushioning and more reliable protection of the lower lip. In this specification, when paraffin is a mixture, the penetration of paraffin refers to the penetration measured for the mixture.

[0016] Such a protective device 1 can be manufactured, for example, as follows. First, the base material 2 and paraffin are prepared. Next, paraffin is added to the container and melted at a temperature equal to or higher than its melting point to form a liquid. Next, the substrate 2 is immersed in the liquefied paraffin in the container. After immersion, the substrate 2 may be heated to a temperature about 60 to 100° C. higher than the melting point, if necessary. Next, the air contained in the base material 2 is removed, and the paraffin is allowed to penetrate into the inside of the base material 2. Thereafter, by drying and appropriately cutting and pressing, the protective equipment 1 having the base material 2 and the paraffin layer 3 formed by impregnating the base material 2 with paraffin can be obtained.

[0017] The protective gear 1 as described above is folded and worn so as to hook onto the lower front teeth 12, as shown in FIG. 2. When playing a saxophone or clarinet, the protective gear 1 is between the lower lip and the upper front teeth 11, so that even if the upper front teeth 11 and the mouthpiece 10 press the lower lip, the protective gear 1 acts as a cushion to prevent the lower lip from being left with teeth marks or from being cut and becoming inflamed. In addition, since it can be freely adjusted to fit the size of the player's teeth, it is easy to handle when wearing it. In addition, the thickness can be adjusted by layering two or three layers, and the cushioning properties can be adjusted. In addition, the cushion stabilizes the quality of the performance, widens the range of sound, and improves the sound quality.

[0018] Although the preferred embodiment of the protective equipment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited thereto. EXAMPLES

[0019] <Example 1> Protective equipment 1 was manufactured according to the above-mentioned manufacturing method using the following base material and paraffin. Base material: Woven fabric using 20-count cotton yarn with 65 threads per inch. Paraffin: The main component is isoparaffin. The melting point measured in accordance with JIS K 2235 is 72°C. The penetration value at 25°C measured in accordance with JIS K 2530 is 37.

[0020] <Example 2> Protective equipment 1 was produced in the same manner as in Example 1, except that the following paraffin was used. Paraffin: The main component is isoparaffin. The melting point measured in accordance with JIS K 2235 is 80°C. The penetration value at 25°C measured in accordance with JIS K 2530 is 20.

[0021] <Comparative Example 1> A commercially available oil blotting paper (manufactured by MUJI) was folded into four and used as a protective device (tooth paper).

[0022] <Evaluation> Using the protective gear of each Example and Comparative Example, the saxophone was played for 4 hours, and the degree of pain in the lower lip was evaluated according to the following criteria. The same evaluation was also performed when no protective gear was used. ○: No pain at all △: Slight pain ×: Painful The results are shown in Table 1.

[0023] [Table 1]

[0024] From these results, it was found that the protective device of the present invention has excellent cushioning properties and can adequately protect the lower lip. Furthermore, the protective device of the present invention can be easily deformed and attached to the lower front teeth, and is easy to handle. [Explanation of symbols]

[0025] 1 Protective equipment 2 Base material 3 Paraffin layer 10 Mouthpiece 11 Upper front teeth 12 Lower front teeth 21 Fibers (cotton thread)

Claims

1. A protective device worn on the teeth when playing a saxophone or clarinet, A substrate made of a woven or nonwoven fabric; A paraffin layer composed of paraffin impregnated in the base material; have Protective equipment.

2. The paraffin contains isoparaffin as a main component. The protective equipment according to claim 1.

3. The melting point of the paraffin measured in accordance with JIS K 2235 is 60 to 90° C. The protective equipment according to claim 1.

4. The penetration of the paraffin at 25° C. measured in accordance with JIS K 2530 is 15 to 45. The protective equipment according to claim 1.

5. The substrate is a woven fabric made of cotton yarn count 10 to 40. The protective equipment according to claim 1.

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