Airflow rod for piercings

Abstract

A piercing hygiene apparatus for a body piercing includes a rod having a diameter sized to maintain a piercing open when the rod is inserted into a body piercing channel, a removable head at one end of the rod and a fastener that can be removably attached at the opposite end of the rod. The head and fastener are sized such that they prevent the rod from falling out of the piercing channel when both are attached to the rod. The rod includes raised surfaces that extend outwardly along substantially the length of the rod such that an open space is created between the raised surfaces and the body piercing channel such that a passive airflow is generated by a temperature gradient between the body piercing channel surface and the ambient air temperature.

1 . A hygiene apparatus for a body piercing, the apparatus comprising: 
 a rod having a diameter sized to maintain a piercing open when the rod is inserted into a body piercing channel;    a removable head at one end of the rod, sized to have a lateral extent that is greater than that of the piercing channel;    a fastener that can be removably attached at the opposite end of the rod, sized such that the fastener prevents the rod from falling out of the piercing channel when it is attached to the rod;    wherein the rod includes raised surfaces that extend outwardly along substantially the length of the rod such that an open space is created between the raised surfaces and the body piercing channel such that a passive airflow is generated by a temperature gradient between the body piercing channel surface and the ambient air temperature.    
   
   
       2 . A hygiene apparatus as defined in  claim 1 , wherein the fastener comprises a nut that is threaded onto the fastener end of the rod.  
   
   
       3 . A hygiene apparatus as defined in  claim 1 , wherein the fastener comprises a clutch that is snapped onto the fastener end of the rod.  
   
   
       4 . A hygiene apparatus as defined in  claim 1 , wherein the fastener end of the rod is threaded.  
   
   
       5 . A hygiene apparatus as defined in  claim 4 , wherein the fastener is threaded such that it can be screwed onto the threads of the rod fastener end.  
   
   
       6 . A hygiene apparatus as defined in  claim 1 , wherein the head end of the rod is threaded.  
   
   
       7 . A hygiene apparatus as defined in  claim 6 , wherein the removable head is threaded such that it can be screwed onto the threads of the rod head end.  
   
   
       8 . A hygiene apparatus as defined in  claim 1 , wherein the fastener end of the rod is threaded, the head end of the rod is threaded, and the ends are constructed such that the threads of either the fastener end or the head end can be received into the opposite threaded end of another similarly configured rod.  
   
   
       9 . A hygiene apparatus as defined in  claim 1 , wherein the head comprises a nut that is threaded onto the head end of the rod.  
   
   
       10 . A hygiene apparatus as defined in  claim 1 , wherein the head comprises a clutch that is snapped onto the head end of the rod.  
   
   
       11 . A method of producing a hygiene apparatus for a body piercing of a person, the method comprising: 
 providing a rod having a diameter sized to maintain the body piercing open when the rod is inserted into the person's body piercing channel;    providing a removable head that can be attached at one end of the rod, sized to have a lateral extent that is greater than that of the piercing channel;    providing a fastener that can be removably attached at the opposite end of the rod, sized such that the fastener prevents the rod from falling out of the piercing channel when it is attached to the rod;    wherein the provided rod includes raised surfaces that extend outwardly along substantially the length of the rod such that an open space is created between the raised surfaces and the body piercing channel such that a passive airflow is generated by a temperature gradient between the person's body piercing channel surface and the ambient air temperature.    
   
   
       12 . A method as defined in  claim 11 , wherein the fastener comprises a nut that is threaded onto the fastener end of the rod.  
   
   
       13 . A method as defined in  claim 11 , wherein the fastener comprises a clutch that can be snapped onto the fastener end of the rod.  
   
   
       14 . A method as defined in  claim 11 , wherein the fastener end of the rod is threaded.  
   
   
       15 . A method as defined in  claim 14 , wherein the fastener is threaded such that it can be screwed onto the threads of the rod fastener end.  
   
   
       16 . A method as defined in  claim 11 , wherein the head end of the rod is threaded.  
   
   
       17 . A method as defined in  claim 11 , wherein the removable head is threaded such that it can be screwed onto the threads of the rod head end.  
   
   
       18 . A method as defined in  claim 11 , wherein the fastener end of the rod is threaded, the head end of the rod is threaded, and the ends are constructed such that the threads of either the fastener end or the head end can be received into the opposite threaded end of another similarly configured rod.  
   
   
       19 . A method as defined in  claim 11 , wherein the head comprises a nut that is threaded onto the head end of the rod.  
   
   
       20 . A method as defined in  claim 11 , wherein the head comprises a clutch that is snapped onto the head end of the rod.