Patent ID: 8047201

Claim:
A nasal dilator adapted for temporary attachment to a nose of a person comprising: an upper elongate resilient member; a lower elongate resilient member separate from the upper resilient member; and a flexible substrate for holding the upper resilient member and lower resilient member with respect to each other such that the upper resilient member is arranged to act upon the nose independently of the lower resilient member, the substrate having an upper portion secured to the upper resilient member and a lower portion secured to the lower resilient member, the upper resilient member and the lower resilient member each longer than a portion of the substrate connecting the upper and lower portions; and adhesive on a user-side of the nasal dilator for achieving the temporary attachment; wherein, when the nasal dilator is attached to the nose, the upper resilient member applies a dilating force to an internal nasal valve of the user and the lower resilient member independently applies a dilating force to an external nasal valve of the user; wherein a center portion of the lower elongate resilient member and a center portion of the upper resilient member are closer to one another than respective lateral ends of the lower resilient member are from respective lateral ends of the upper resilient member, such that when the nasal dilator is attached to the nose, the lateral ends of the lower resilient member extend in a direction from above the lobule of the user towards respective nostril openings; and further comprising a pair of downwardly extending bendable hooks connected to the lower portion of the substrate and each hook adapted for insertion into a nostril of the person to reduce nostril collapse, wherein the bendable hooks include elongate support members which are retained by corresponding fingers of the substrate.