Patent ID: 8506996

Claim:
A nasal dilator for preventing a nasal wall tissue of a nose of a wearer from drawing in during breathing, comprising: an elongated, flexible substrate having a longitudinal length and transverse ends; a resilient layer having first, second and third resilient portions bonded to said elongated, flexible substrate to provide a gentle expanding force to said nasal wall tissue when said dilator is adhesively attached to said nose, said second resilient portion disposed between said first and third resilient portions; said first resilient portion having a first longitudinal edge located proximate to a first longitudinal edge portion of said elongated, flexible substrate; said third resilient portion having a first longitudinal edge located proximate to a second longitudinal edge portion of said elongated, flexible substrate; said second resilient portion having a first longitudinal edge which is proximate to a second longitudinal edge of said first resilient portion and said second resilient portion having a second longitudinal edge which is proximate to a second longitudinal edge of said third resilient portion; and a pressure sensitive adhesive layer disposed on a bottom surface of said dilator.