Rigid Adhesive Ear Correction With Free Space for Glasses
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing solutions for addressing prominent ears, such as surgical intervention, occupy space, are irreversible, unstable, or uncomfortable, and do not effectively reduce the distance between the ear and the head, compromising the placement of common objects.
Innovation Solution
A rigid, non-modifiable device with tapered edges and converging wings maintains a fixed curvature, ensuring stability and adherence, using hypoallergenic materials and optional fragrance layers for comfort and discretion.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If surgical intervention is used to correct prominent ears, then a permanent solution is achieved, but economic burden and irreversibility increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a removable adhesive device instead of permanent surgery, allowing users to apply and remove the correction device as needed. This disposable-like approach provides effective correction without the high cost and irreversibility of surgical intervention, while still achieving the desired aesthetic outcome through temporary but reliable adhesion.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention changes the approach from permanent structural modification (surgery) to temporary positional adjustment using adhesive forces. By controlling the adhesion parameters and device geometry, the patent achieves reliable correction that can be applied and removed repeatedly, eliminating economic burden while maintaining correction effectiveness.
2Shape
If space between ear and head is occupied by correction device, then divergence is reduced, but placement of commonly used objects is impeded
Solution Approach 1:
The correction device is designed with non-uniform thickness, featuring thicker regions at the attachment points for strong adhesion and thinner regions in the middle to minimize space occupation. This local quality variation allows the device to effectively reduce ear divergence while leaving sufficient space for objects like glasses and headphones to be placed comfortably.
Solution Approach 2:
The device utilizes the third dimension (thickness variation) to resolve the space conflict. By making the device thin in critical areas where object placement is needed and thicker only where structural support and adhesion are required, the patent achieves ear correction without impeding the placement of commonly used objects.
3Ease of operation
If device is made flexible to adapt to anatomy, then comfort increases, but shape retention and stability decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The device exhibits local quality differentiation in its mechanical properties, with the bulk material providing rigidity for shape retention while the adhesive surfaces provide flexibility for anatomical adaptation. This localized flexibility at the interface maintains comfort and stable adhesion, while the overall device structure retains its prescribed geometry for effective correction.
Solution Approach 2:
The correction device combines rigid structural material with flexible adhesive layers, creating a composite structure that simultaneously achieves shape retention and anatomical conformability. The rigid core maintains the device's geometric form for stable correction, while the flexible adhesive surfaces adapt to individual anatomy, ensuring comfort and reliable attachment.
4Reliability
If adhesive power is increased to improve stability, then device adherence increases, but skin irritation and discomfort increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent optimizes adhesive parameters by selecting medical-grade adhesives with controlled bonding strength that provides sufficient hold without excessive force. The adhesive formulation is specifically chosen to balance adherence reliability with skin compatibility, ensuring stable device attachment while minimizing irritation and discomfort during wear.
Solution Approach 2:
The device uses a composite adhesive system that combines mild, skin-friendly adhesive materials with sufficient bonding capability. This composite approach allows the adhesive to provide reliable adherence while incorporating ingredients that reduce skin irritation, creating a balance between stability and comfort that stronger single-component adhesives cannot achieve.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The device provides a discreet, long-lasting, and comfortable correction that keeps space free for object insertion, with stable adhesion for at least 48 hours, addressing aesthetic and functional needs.
Implementation Method 1
a curved body with fixed, non-modifiable curvature, comprising a self-molding adhesive surface
Implementation Method 2
The device comprises a rigid body with a fixed, constant, and non-modifiable curvature, which preserves its shape and the distance between the two fixing wings even when subjected to pushing or pulling forces
Implementation Method 3
the self-molding adhesive surface, which conforms perfectly to the protrusions and recesses resulting from the anatomical peculiarities of different users, increase both the adhesive power and comfort during prolonged wear
Implementation Method 4
the distinctive feature of these margins (unaddressed by prior art) is their tapering at the wings. This tapering provides slight flexibility that enhances comfort during use and contributes to better adherence and stability of the device
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AI summary
The present invention relates to an adhesive aesthetic device (1) designed to be positioned between the ear (2) and the head (3), suitable for reducing the divergence between the two in a stable, comfortable, discreet, and lasting manner for at least 48 hours, without causing trauma or leaving residues upon removal, while maintaining the space (5) between the ear and the head free, allowing for the stable placement of commonly used objects. The invention, due to its particular structure, features a curved body (6) and two fixing wings (10, 11), the body having a fixed and non-modifiable rigidity that keeps the amplitude of the curvature (9) and the distance (5) between the two fastening wings (10, 11) constant and unchanged, even under pushing or pulling forces applied before or during application. This is achieved without the need for connecting elements occupying the space between the ear and the head, and prevents the adhesive layer from folding onto itself during the delicate application phase, thereby preserving its adhesive capacity. The thinned edges of the body at the fastening wings provide them with slight flexibility, which enhances wearing comfort and contributes to the adherence and stability of the device. The device has an adhesive surface (7) on the side intended for attachment to the skin.