Method and apparatus for diverting sweat, liquid, moisture, or the like from an eye

Abstract

Moisture diverters attachable to a region above the eye and below the eyebrow that prevents sweat, liquid, moisture, or the like from entering the eyes of a wearer is described. A moisture diverter may include a substrate having an inner surface facing the wearer and an outer surface facing away from the wearer. The inner surface comprises a lower adhesive section and an upper adhesive-free section, the adhesive section releasably attaches the diverter to the wearer at a point above the eye and below the eyebrow, the adhesive-free section shaped or shapeable to abut or protrude from eyebrow region of a wearer and to divert moisture away from the eye.

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         26 . A method for fabricating a sweat diverting apparatus that is intended to be worn entirely within an area above the eye and below or at the eyebrow of a human wearer, the method comprising:
 (a) obtaining a substrate comprising an inner surface and an outer surface with substantially all of the inner surface comprising an adhesive and with all of the outer surface being adhesive-free;   (b) shaping the substrate so that when the folding step (c) is complete, the sweat diverting apparatus has a circumference that is entirely containable within the area above the eye and below or at the eyebrow of the wearer, the substrate being shaped to have upper and lower sections and to have a circumference that comprises a lower edge and an upper edge opposite the lower edge, the upper section comprising the upper edge, the lower section comprising the lower edge, the lower section being shaped to conform to the contour of the portion of the area above the eye and below the eyebrow of the human wearer with at least a portion of the lower edge having a concave arcuate shape, the upper section being shaped so that when the inner surface of the upper section is folded over on itself an overlapping portion is formed with the overlapping portion having both adhesive-free inner and outer surfaces; and   (c) folding the inner surface of the upper section of the substrate over on itself to create the overlapping portion having both the adhesive-free inner and outer surfaces   
     
     
         27 . The method of  claim 26  wherein the substrate is shaped by cutting the substrate. 
     
     
         28 . The method of  claim 26  wherein the substrate is substantially planar. 
     
     
         29 . The method of  claim 26  wherein the substrate is gas permeable, latex-free and hypoallergenic. 
     
     
         30 . A method for fabricating a sweat diverting apparatus that is releasably attachable to a region above the eye and below the eyebrow of a wearer, the method comprising:
 shaping a substrate that comprises an outer surface and an inner surface, the inner surface having an upper section and a lower section, the upper and lower sections each having an adhesive surface covering at least a portion thereof, the outer surface having an adhesive-free upper section located opposite the upper section of the inner surface, the substrate being shaped so that the sweat diverting apparatus is conformable to be worn at a region directly above the eye of the wearer when the fabrication method is complete; and   folding back the adhesive-free upper section of the outer surface onto at least a portion of the upper section of the inner surface to create an adhesive-free region on the inner surface.   
     
     
         31 . The method of  claim 30  wherein the folding back step is performed prior to the substrate shaping step. 
     
     
         32 . The method of  claim 30  wherein the substrate is shaped by cutting the substrate. 
     
     
         33 . The method of  claim 30  wherein the substrate is substantially planar. 
     
     
         34 . The method of  claim 30  wherein the substrate is gas permeable, latex-free and hypoallergenic.