Patent ID: 8459254

Claim:
Apparatus for dilating air passages within a nose of a wearer, wherein the apparatus comprises a first and second end portions, the first end portion includes a first end strap, having a distal end and a proximal end, an adhesive attachment pad having an inner surface at least partly coated with a pressure-sensitive adhesive, attached to the distal end of the first end strap, and a first clamp configured to attach the proximal end of the first end portion to a first sidepiece within a pair of glasses, the second end portion includes a second end strap, having a distal end and a proximal end, an adhesive attachment pad having an inner surface at least partly coated with a pressure-sensitive adhesive, attached to the distal end of the second end strap, and a second clamp configured to attach the proximal end of the second end portion to a second sidepiece within the pair of glasses, and the first and second end portions are configured so that, when the pair of glasses worn by the wearer is attached to extend between the proximal ends of the first and second end portions, the first end portion is held to extend along the right side of a face of the wearer with the inner surface of the adhesive attachment pad of the first end portion adapted to be attached to a right cheek of the wearer adjacent a right side of the nose of the wearer, and holding the second end portion to extend along a left side of the face of the wearer with the inner surface of the adhesive attachment pad of the second end portion adapted to be attached to a left cheek of the wearer adjacent a left side of the nose of the wearer, and wherein each of the clamps includes, a front end cap having a hole for receiving a sidepiece from a pair of eyeglasses, a rear end cap having a hole for receiving the sidepiece, wherein the proximal end of one of the end portions is attached to the rear end cap; and a flexible tube, extending between the front and rear end caps, holding a plurality of beads, each having a hole for receiving the sidepiece.