Patent
Eyecup, headband, and eye mask for sleeping
| العنوان: | Eyecup, headband, and eye mask for sleeping |
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| Patent Number: | 12016,800 |
| تاريخ النشر: | June 25, 2024 |
| Appl. No: | 17/521069 |
| Application Filed: | November 08, 2021 |
| مستخلص: | An eye mask for sleeping has a headband and two eyecups. The headband comprises an inner surface and an outer surface. The two eyecups are configured to cover two eyes respectively. Each eyecup has an adhering surface, a contact surface, and multiple first passages. The adhering surface is securely mounted on the inner surface of the headband. The contact surface is configured to cover one of the eyes of the user. The first passages are formed through each eyecup and extend from the adhering surface to the contact surface. With the eyecups mounted on the headband and configured to cover the eyes of the user, because the first passages are formed through the eyecups, heat and moisture can be dissipated and drained via the first passages. |
| Inventors: | Manta Sleep LLC (Jackson, WY, US) |
| Assignees: | Manta Sleep LLC (Jackson, WY, US) |
| Claim: | 1. An eyecup of an eye mask for sleeping configured to cover one eye of a user, the eyecup comprising: an adhering surface; a contact surface configured to cover the eye of the user; a plurality of first passages formed through the eyecup of the eye mask for sleeping and extending from the adhering surface to the contact surface; a shading piece, the adhering surface formed on the shading piece; a breathable cushion securely mounted on a surface of the shading piece, said surface being opposite the adhering surface; the contact surface formed on the breathable cushion and the first passages formed through the breathable cushion; the breathable cushion being C-shaped and an opening of the C-shaped breathable cushion configured to be oriented toward an ear of the user; a thickness of the breathable cushion being progressively decreased from a middle of the C-shaped breathable cushion to two ends of the C-shaped breathable cushion; and a recessed portion enclosed by the breathable cushion. |
| Claim: | 2. The eyecup of an eye mask for sleeping as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the thickness of the breathable cushion is configured to be progressively decreased in a direction from a nose of the user to the ear of the user. |
| Claim: | 3. The eyecup of an eye mask for sleeping as claimed in claim 2 , further comprising: a shading pad mounted on an end of the shading piece, said end of the shading piece configured to be near the ear of the user, the shading pad protruding with respect to the shading piece and configured to contact a face of the user. |
| Claim: | 4. The eyecup of an eye mask for sleeping as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the shading pad is an air cushion. |
| Claim: | 5. The eyecup of an eye mask for sleeping as claimed in claim 4 , wherein: the shading pad is mounted in the opening of the C-shaped breathable cushion. |
| Claim: | 6. The eyecup of an eye mask for sleeping as claimed in claim 1 further comprising: a shading pad mounted in the opening of the C-shaped breathable cushion. |
| Claim: | 7. An eye mask for sleeping comprising: a headband having an inner surface and an outer surface; and two eyecups configured to respectively cover two eyes of a user; each one of the eyecups comprising: an adhering surface securely mounted on the inner surface of the headband; a contact surface configured to cover one of the eyes of the user; a plurality of first passages formed through the eyecup and extending from the adhering surface to the contact surface; a shading piece, the adhering surface formed on the shading piece; a breathable cushion securely mounted on a surface of the shading piece, said surface being opposite the adhering surface; the contact surface formed on the breathable cushion and the first passages formed through the breathable cushion; the breathable cushion being C-shaped and an opening of the C-shaped breathable cushion configured to be oriented toward an ear of the user; a thickness of the breathable cushion being progressively decreased from a middle of the C-shaped breathable cushion to two ends of the C-shaped breathable cushion; and a recessed portion enclosed by the breathable cushion. |
| Claim: | 8. The eye mask for sleeping as claimed in claim 7 , wherein each one of the eyecups is detachably mounted on the headband. |
| Claim: | 9. The eye mask for sleeping as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the headband comprises: a plurality of second passages formed through the headband and extending from the inner surface to the outer surface. |
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| Other References: | Combined Search and Examination Report under Sections 17 and 18(3) for related GB Application No. GB2116017.1 dated Jun. 21, 2022, 10 pages. cited by applicant European Search Report for related EPC application No. 21206856 dated Apr. 4, 2022, 8 pages. cited by applicant |
| Primary Examiner: | Hall, F Griffin |
| Attorney, Agent or Firm: | Thorson, Brad J. DeWitt LLP |
| رقم الانضمام: | edspgr.12016800 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | USPTO Patent Grants |
| الوصف غير متاح. |