Wearable Insect Repelling Patch

摘要

An insect repellent patch is disclosed of a size and weight compatible for wearing on the clothing or skin of a user. The patch has a gross area not in excess of 232 cm2 and bearing one or more insect repellents having a vapor pressure at 25° C. of not less than about 1×10−6 mm Hg. The total amount of insect repellent is in an amount effective to provide practical mosquito personal area repellency. Kits of such patches, with instructions for use, and methods of providing practical personal area insect repellency are also disclosed.

主权项

1. An insect repellent device not linked to an energy consuming heater and not linked to a fan, the insect repellent device comprising:
a first of an insect repellent patch suitable to be worn on a user or a user's clothing; and a second of the insect repellent patch suitable to be worn on the user or the user's clothing, wherein the insect repellent patch comprises: (i) a delivery substrate that is at least 51.6 cm2 in gross area, and (ii) an insect repellent present on the substrate in a manner and in a total effective amount to provide practical mosquito personal area repellency from the first of the insect repellent patch and the second of the insect repellent patch, wherein the substrate was formed by dosing the substrate with a mix of a dose of solvent and an amount of the insect repellent, and wherein the solvent is of a type that more readily evaporates from the substrate than the repellent does so as to leave the insect repellent behind on the substrate, wherein the insect repellent comprises a repellent other than DEET, wherein the insect repellent device bears not less than a total of (30 divided by 51.6) mg per cm2 of exposed surface area of the insect repellent; and wherein the insect repellent patch dispenses at least 0.01 mg of insect repellent per hour at 25° C. in still air conditions.