JP2000237235A - Swab - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To hygienically and easily use a swab by closing a cover section having a recess in which the cotton section of the liquid infiltrated swab is housed, with a sheet section which prevents the liquid from evaporating, and constituting the swab in such a manner that the cotton section may break the sheet section and stick out when the cover section is pressed. SOLUTION: The medical liquid infiltrated cotton section 7 of this swab 5 is sealed and closed with a packaging body 10 of a cover section 8 made of a transparent plastic such as vinyl chloride, and a sheet section 9 made of an aluminum sheet. The cover section 8 has a recess 8a of the shape of the cotton section 7, in which the cotton section 7 is fitted. Then, the sheet section 9 is heat-bonded to the peripheral section 8b of the recess 8a, and the recess 8a is closed. The swabs 5 are integrated by a plurality with the packaging body 10 under a state wherein the swabs 5 are arranged in parallel in a row, and also, are made individually separatable. At the time of usage, individual packaging bodies 10 are separated, and the cover section 8 is pressed to the sheet section 9 to break the sheet section 9, and the swab 5 is taken out. By this constitution, the swab 5 can be hygienically and easily used.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a swab impregnated with a liquid agent.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a swab is used to apply a liquid agent to an affected area such as an injury, and an example of a swab is shown in FIG.

A cotton swab 1 shown in FIG. 9 has an oval spherical cotton portion 3 at the tip of a shaft portion 2.

When the swab 1 is used, a cotton portion 3 is inserted into a container 4 containing a medicinal liquid used for sterilization or treatment, and the liquid is impregnated.

[0005] Subsequently, a liquid agent is applied to the affected area by a cotton portion 3 impregnated with the liquid agent while holding the shaft portion 2.

[0006]

However, this swab requires time and effort since the cotton portion must be impregnated with the liquid material when used, and the cotton portion is dipped into the liquid material in the container each time it is used. Therefore, there is a problem that the liquid medicine in the container is reused and becomes unsanitary.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has as its object to provide a swab that can be used easily and hygienically.

[0008]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a cotton swab comprising a cover formed with a concave portion for accommodating a cotton portion of a cotton swab impregnated with a liquid agent, and a sheet portion closing the concave portion so that the liquid agent does not evaporate. And a configuration in which the cotton portion breaks the sheet portion and projects when the cover portion is pressed.

When a swab is used, the cover is pressed to break the sheet portion and the swab is taken out.

A cotton swab according to a second aspect of the present invention includes a cover formed with a concave portion for accommodating a cotton portion of a cotton swab impregnated with a liquid agent, and a seal portion that closes the concave portion and can be peeled off so that the liquid agent does not evaporate. It has the configuration described above.

When using a cotton swab, the seal is peeled off from the cover and opened, and the cotton swab is taken out.

In the cotton swab of the third invention, the end of the cylindrical part having an open end is attached to the end of the rod, and the inside of the cylindrical part is impregnated with a liquid agent via a spring along the longitudinal direction of the rod. A seal portion is releasably attached to the tip of the opened tubular portion with the cotton portion attached, such that the spring is compressed to enclose the cotton portion in the tubular portion and close the same.

When a cotton swab is used, if the seal portion is peeled off from the cylindrical portion, the cotton portion protrudes due to the force of the spring and becomes usable.

Therefore, the first invention to the third invention are:
Since the cotton portion has been impregnated with the liquid agent in advance, there is no need to impregnate the cotton portion with the liquid agent when the swab is taken out, and the swab can be used easily.

Further, since the cotton portion does not need to be immersed in the liquid agent of the container to be reused, the liquid agent does not become unsanitary as in the prior art.

Further, the liquid agent in the cotton portion does not evaporate since it is closed by the package.

In the first invention, the package comprising the cover portion and the sheet portion is integrated so that a plurality of cotton swabs are arranged in a line in parallel, or in the second invention, the package comprising the cover portion and the seal portion is provided in plural. When the swabs are integrated so that they are arranged in a line in parallel, the number of swabs can be easily identified and the swabs can be stored together.

If a cut line is formed on the package, which can be separated for each swab, only the used portion can be easily separated and used more easily.

If a grip portion for peeling off the seal portion is provided at the edge of the seal portion, the seal portion can be easily peeled off by grasping the grip portion, so that the seal can be reliably opened.

[0020]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIGS. 1 to 4 show a cotton swab 5 showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

The cotton swab 5 of the first example has an oval-shaped cotton portion 7 at the tip of a plastic shaft portion 6, and the cotton portion 7 is impregnated with a medicinal liquid used for sterilization or treatment. are doing.

The cotton portion 7 of the swab 5 is closed by a package 10 of a cover portion 8 made of a transparent plastic such as vinyl chloride and a sheet portion 9 of an aluminum sheet. Is provided with a concave portion 8a curved in the shape of the cotton portion 7, and the cotton portion 7 is fitted into the concave portion 8a. The sheet portion 9 of the package 10 is thermally bonded to the peripheral portion 8b of the concave portion 8a to form the concave portion 8a. It is closed.

The package 1 in which the cotton portion 7 of one swab 5 is closed
Reference numeral 0 denotes a plurality of swabs 5 (four in FIG. 1) which are integrated so as to be arranged in a line in parallel, and a cutout line 11 is provided in the package 10 so that the swabs 5 can be separated.

The operation of the first embodiment of the present invention will be described below.

When the swab 5 is used, as shown in FIG. 3, the package 10 is cut along a cut line 11 so as to separate one swab 5 from the plurality of swabs 5, and as shown in FIG. The cover portion 8 is pressed toward the sheet portion 9 to break the sheet portion 9 and take out the swab 5.

Subsequently, the liquid agent is applied to the affected part by the cotton portion 7 impregnated with the liquid agent while holding the shaft portion 6.

For this reason, since the cotton portion 7 has been impregnated with the liquid agent in advance, it is not necessary to impregnate the cotton portion 7 with the liquid agent when the swab 5 is taken out, and the swab 5 can be used easily.

Further, since the cotton portion 7 does not need to be immersed in the liquid agent of the container to be reused, the liquid agent does not become unsanitary as in the prior art.

Further, since the liquid agent of the cotton portion 7 is closed by the package 10, it does not evaporate.

Furthermore, since the cover 8 of the package 10 is made of transparent plastic, it can be easily determined from the outside that the cotton 7 has been completely impregnated with the liquid agent.

A package 1 comprising a cover 8 and a sheet 9
By integrating the plurality of cotton swabs 5 in a row in parallel, the number of the cotton swabs 5 can be easily identified, and the cotton swabs 5 can be stored together.

When the cut line 11 that can be cut off for each swab 5 is formed in the package 10, only the used portion can be cut off easily and used more easily.

FIG. 5 shows a swab 12 showing a second example of the embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, the portions denoted by the same reference numerals as those in FIGS. I have.

The swab 12 of the second example is obtained by deforming the shape of the package 13. The package 13 is composed of a cover portion 14 and a seal portion 15. The cover portion 14 of the package 13 is With a concave portion 14a curved in the shape of the cotton portion 7,
The cotton portion 7 is fitted into the concave portion 14a, and the sealing portion 15 of the package 13 is peelably adhered to the peripheral portion 14b of the concave portion 14a to close the concave portion 14a.

The edge of the seal portion 15 is provided with a protruding grip portion 15a.

The operation of the second embodiment of the present invention will be described below.

When the swab 12 is used, the sealing portion 15
Of the cover portion 14 as shown in FIG.
Then, the cotton swab 12 is taken out.

As described above, when the grip portion 15a for peeling off the seal portion 15 is provided at the edge of the seal portion 15, the seal portion 15 can be easily peeled off by grasping the grip portion 15a. it can.

Further, the number of the cotton swabs 12 can be easily identified and the cotton swabs 12 can be put together by integrating the plurality of cotton swabs 12 in a line in parallel with the package 13 comprising the cover portion 14 and the seal portion 15. Can be stored.

Further, the operation and effect of the second embodiment of the present invention can be the same as those of the first embodiment.

FIGS. 6 to 8 show a swab 16 showing a third example of the embodiment of the present invention.

The cotton swab 16 of the third example is provided with a cylindrical cylindrical part 18 having an open end at the end of a plastic rod 17. A cotton portion 19 having an elliptical spherical shape is attached via a spring 20 along the longitudinal direction of 17.

At the end of the opened cylindrical portion 18, a grip 21
a is affixed so as to be peelable.
The seal part 21 closes the cylindrical part 18 so as to compress the spring 20 and enclose the cotton part 19 in the cylindrical part 18.

The cotton portion 19 contained in the cylindrical portion 18 is impregnated with a medicinal liquid used for sterilization or treatment.

The operation of the third embodiment of the present invention will be described below.

When the swab 16 is used, the sealing portion 21
7 and 8, the cylindrical portion 1 is held as shown in FIGS.
8 and the cotton portion 19 is projected from the cylindrical portion 18 by the force of the spring 20.

Subsequently, the liquid agent is applied to the affected area by the cotton portion 19 impregnated with the liquid agent while holding the rod 17.

At this time, since the force is made uniform by the elastic force of the spring 20, the liquid agent can be evenly applied to the affected part.

The operation and effect of the third embodiment of the present invention are as follows. As shown in the second embodiment, the package is integrated such that a plurality of swabs are arranged in a line in parallel. The same operation and effect as in the second example can be obtained except that a cut line that can be cut off is formed for each swab.

The swabs 5, 12, and 16 of the present invention are not limited to the above-described embodiment, and the packaging bodies 10, 21 for accommodating the cotton portions 7 in the first and second examples. 1
The cover parts 8 and 14 of 3 need not be transparent,
The swabs 5, 12, and 16 of the first to third examples may be of any shape as long as they are closed by impregnation with a liquid agent, and various other changes may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. Of course.

[0052]

As described above, according to the swab of the present invention,
Various excellent effects can be obtained as described below.

According to the first to third examples of the present invention, since the cotton portion is impregnated with the liquid agent in advance, it is not necessary to impregnate the cotton portion with the liquid agent when the swab is taken out. Easy to use.

II) Since the cotton portion does not need to be immersed in the liquid material of the reusable container, the liquid material does not become unsanitary as in the prior art.

III) The liquid agent in the cotton portion does not evaporate because it is closed by the package.

IV) In the first invention, the package comprising the cover portion and the sheet portion is integrated so that a plurality of swabs are arranged in a line in parallel, or in the second invention, the package comprising the cover portion and the seal portion is provided. By integrating a plurality of swabs in a line in parallel, the number of swabs can be easily identified and the swabs can be stored together.

V) If a cut line is formed on the package, which can be separated for each swab, only the used portion can be easily separated and used more easily.

VI) If a grip is provided at the edge of the seal for peeling off the seal, the seal can be easily peeled off by grasping the grip, so that the seal can be reliably opened.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a first example of an embodiment of a swab of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view in the direction of arrows II-II in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a state in which one swab is cut off from a plurality of swabs by cutting off a packaging part.

FIG. 4 is a schematic view showing a state where a swab is taken out.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing a state in which the swab is taken out in the second example of the embodiment of the swab of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a side view showing a third example of the embodiment of the swab of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a cylindrical portion including a cotton portion.

FIG. 8 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a tubular portion from which a cotton portion is projected.

FIG. 9 is a schematic view showing a state in which a conventional swab is used.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 5 swab 7 cotton 8 cover 8a recess 9 sheet 10 wrapping 11 cutout line 12 swab 13 wrapping 14 cover 14a recess 15 seal 15a grip 16 swab 17 rod 18 cylinder 19 cotton 20 spring 21 seal Part 21a gripping part

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A cover having a concave portion for accommodating a cotton portion of a cotton swab impregnated with a liquid agent, and a sheet portion for closing the concave portion so that the liquid agent does not evaporate, and by pressing the cover portion. A cotton swab characterized in that the cotton portion is configured to break the sheet portion and protrude. 2. A liquid-impregnated cotton swab comprising a cover portion formed with a concave portion for accommodating a cotton portion, and a seal portion which closes the concave portion and can be peeled off so that the liquid agent does not evaporate. Swab. 3. An end of a cylindrical part having an open end is attached to an end of the rod, and a cotton part impregnated with a liquid agent is attached to the inside of the cylindrical part through a spring along a longitudinal direction of the rod, and A cotton swab having a seal portion detachably attached to a tip of the opened tubular portion so as to compress a spring to enclose the cotton portion in the tubular portion and close the cotton portion. 4. A package comprising a cover portion and a sheet portion,
A plurality of swabs are integrated so as to be arranged in a line in parallel.
The swab described in. 5. A package comprising a cover portion and a seal portion,
A plurality of swabs are integrated so as to be aligned in parallel.
The swab described in. 6. The swab according to claim 4, wherein a cutout line is formed on the package so that the swab can be separated for each swab. 7. The swab according to claim 2, further comprising a grip portion at an edge of the seal portion for peeling off the seal portion.