CN101048089A - Curved manicure or pedicure device - Google Patents
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an improved manicure or pedicure device with one or more longitudinal curves. Said curves are designed to aid users produce a curved nail whilst reducing the skill, time, concentration, dexterity and rotation of the device and or nail required to perform the action. Further more the aesthetics and ergonomics of the manicure or pedicure device are also improved.
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The present invention relates generally to have a manicure or pedicure.
The manicure implement that comprises conventional fingernail files and emery board generally includes the flat lapped face that is used to file.Such nail file and emery board generally include the sand paper that is laminated on the flat substrate, and described substrate is made by paper, plastic cement, foam or analog wooden, compression.Available in the prior art have a flat metal nail file, and it comprises knurled surface or the scored surface that defines lapped face.
When using nail file, the user mainly wants to try to form the nail type of the due natural bending of finger or toe.At present, in user's file, this requires them to move and/or rotates nail or file.Above-mentioned action needs high technical merit, and has increased the needed time of file nail, also requirement will be highly wholwe-hearted and may cause professional manicurist's repetitive stain injury (repetitivestrain injury, RSI).And because most of users are that a hand plays a leading role (onehand dominant), therefore the nail type of a hand of possibility and another hand is different.
Prior art has proposed many different solutions to the problems referred to above, comprises the file of the complete circle of US2225567, and the file of longitudinal cross-section curve is filed and had to the flexibility with a large amount of foams of GB 778517.Yet owing to lack flexible, these files all can not conform to the shape of nail in file, therefore all can damage user's nail, all have storage (storage) and aesthetic disadvantage, perhaps more specifically, the file among the GB 778517 only allows to use one side wherein.
Therefore, need a kind of above utensil of having a manicure of putting forward shortcoming of having eliminated.Therefore, tool has reached the purpose of these and other by a kind of improved nail-manicuring device.
Summary of the invention
The present invention has set forth that a kind of lamination is had a manicure or the multiple different embodiments of pedicure utensil, its have one or more as Fig. 1 to vertical curve shown in Figure 2.Described curve is designed to help the user to produce crooked nail type and above-mentioned problem can not occur.Curved design has also been utilized the length of file and has been allowed the orientation file (directional filing of the nail) of nail, a kind of confirmed method that can reduce nail damage.Describedly be laminated to the top or bottom can comprise one deck or more multi-layered grinding-material or buffer (buffer); One of flexible layer and/or supporting layer are made by multiple different materials.
Shown also among the figure how vertical curve can change along the length of filing.Therefore, the more benefit that provides for the user comprises: each all is used in particular for the different curve of specific nail; Aim at file, polishing, polishing and shaping and the zone of design; More beautiful or unique shape; And improved ergonomics shape, with auxiliary handle, reduce user's tired damage, and can be better near the special part of nail.The latter is challenging for finger and toe, and this is shape and position because of nail, and the user lacks flexibility or is in the way because of other trick.Especially true for the elderly who attempts to file toenail, toenail tends to restraint together and is positioned at the position that is difficult to touch.
Following the detailed description and the accompanying drawings will further be set forth these or further feature of the present invention.
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Fig. 1 shows that foundation improvement of the present invention is had a manicure or the various structures of pedicure utensil;
Fig. 2 shows the multiple longitudinal cross-section of improving utensil;
Fig. 3 shows the have a manicure structure of utensil of the improvement with size marking.
Fig. 1 to Fig. 3 has shown the multiple possible longitudinal cross-section shape that utensil can comprise.These legends do not comprise all possible form and should notice that utensil can have many different curves, radius R or straight line portion S.Described radius R can change between 0 to 1000mm, and each straight line portion can change between the 300mm at 0.1mm.
In further embodiment, utensil also can reverse along its length.The described function that can further improve utensil of reversing is improved ergonomic properties, aesthstic performance and functional specifically.
All above-mentioned designs all may comprise one deck or more multi-layered flexibility or compressible material, thereby reduce the damage to nail in file.This layer can be made by plastics or natural foam, card, wood or any material that other has flexible characteristic.The flexibility of described layer can change along the length of filing; Alternately, the zone of described layer can be removed the grinding layer to allow different flexible ranks or more to twist.
The upper and lower of profile shown in the legend can be the grinding-material of any roughness grade number, buffer and/or polisher.The material of described the upper and lower and/or slightly degree of making can vertical or horizontally change.Such as, roughness or material can be along the length of utensil and are changed.
Can make the difformity of above-mentioned proposal become possibility by the semi-rigid supporting member of special shaping or the froth bed of shaping, the semi-rigid supporting member of described special shaping is made by plastics, card, encapsulant, plank or recycled material, and the froth bed of described shaping is made by plastics, card, plank or recycled material.And, can provide supporting and flexible by from one piece.Described supporting and/or flexible layer can be by the several different methods manufacturings, and these methods not exclusively comprise extruding, pressing mold, hot pressing mounding (hotpress mounding) or injection moulding.
In a preferred embodiment, make sand paper crooked so that can form vertical curve of the above profile.In this embodiment, high stress is applied on the sand paper.Therefore, can strengthen sand paper in some way.Such method can comprise the lower surface of easy fracture that reinforcing band is applied to sand paper.
In conjunction with above-mentioned core invention, the present invention also comprises, but not exclusively comprises these further purposes again:
Further purpose of the present invention is that the configuration mirror is with the part as manicure implement.Further purpose of the present invention is to improve the function of file by the roughness grade number that changes the coarse sand on the manicure implement, has increased these roughness grade number that make on this manicure implement simultaneously and has become variable possibility.This apparatus can have smooth and coarse part simultaneously.
Another object of the present invention is flexible or one or more movable joint (hinges) with any degree.Further purpose of the present invention is the life-span of coming indication appliance with change color and/or certain medium, and this medium can come off during using apparatus, such as but be not limited only to be stamped in the particle of the formation pattern on the manicure implement.
Another object of the present invention is that apparatus can comprise many rheology chromium materials (rheochromicmaterial), and when using apparatus, excessive this material can variable color if the user exerts oneself, and therefore can prevent to damage nail and/or epidermis.Another object of the present invention is to produce the manicure implement of any special size or shape, such as but be not limited only to asymmetrical design.
For apparatus is reduced to minimum to the influence of environment, any part of apparatus can be made by recycled material.Another object of the present invention is to introduce multiple novel characteristics, such as but be not limited only to be embedded in the sound chip that can send various audible information in the manicure implement, have the light emitting diode of storage chip, the light emitting diode of one or more optical fiber cable that throws light on, or can projection list or many mirrors image projector moving or hologram image.
The representative instance aim to provide a kind of utensil that is defined by claims is more than described.Under the situation that does not break away from the scope of stating in the claims of the present invention, can make a change above disclosed utensil.The whole description contents with the accompanying drawing demonstration that more than comprise are construed as schematic rather than restrictive.For example in detail, multiple different embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail, should have understood various embodiment of the present invention applied in any combination mutually.In addition, though utensil is specifically used for filing nail, should understands the present invention and can also be used for the nail polishing, be shaped and/or polishing.
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1. have a manicure or the pedicure utensil for one kind, it has the nail treatment surface of buckling.
2. wherein said utensil comprises elongated configuration, and it has first nail treatment surface that is positioned at first side and the second nail treatment surface that is positioned at second side.
3. as claim 1 or claim 2 is described has a manicure or the pedicure utensil, comprise elongated configuration, at least one lapped face and at least one bending area of axle longitudinally, the length-width ratio of wherein said elongated configuration is one at least.
4. as claimed in claim 3 having a manicure or the pedicure utensil, wherein said at least one longitudinally curved surface have radius of curvature in the scope between 0 to 1000mm.
5. as claim 3 or claim 4 is described has a manicure or the pedicure utensil, the described radius of curvature of wherein said at least one bending area can change at diverse location along described longitudinal axis, thereby providing is straight length areas basically, with other crooked on longitudinal direction zone, and other other zone of bending on relative longitudinal direction.
6. claim is described as described above has a manicure or the pedicure utensil, wherein have at least one along perpendicular to described longitudinal axis the axle bending area.
7. claim is described as described above has a manicure or the pedicure utensil, at least one is wherein arranged around zone that described longitudinal axis reverses.
8. claim is described as described above has a manicure or the pedicure utensil, wherein cross sectional shape is along the length of described longitudinal axis and change, and such change of shape can comprise rectangle, leg-of-mutton, the hemispheric or hemispheric zone of part and carry out the transition to any other shape and other shape of producing by a kind of cross sectional shape.
9. claim is described as described above has a manicure or the pedicure utensil, and total shape of wherein said utensil can be asymmetric or comprise asymmetric contour area, with auxiliary ergonomics, aesthstic and function easy operating.
10. claim is described as described above has a manicure or the pedicure utensil, and the near-end of wherein said pedicure utensil and far-end may be feature with the local geometric features, such as crooked outline wedge angle, hook-shaped or combination, to assist having a manicure or the pedicure function of other.
Have a manicure or the pedicure utensil 11. claim is described as described above, total structure of wherein said utensil comprises homogeneous material, at least one lapped face is manufactured to advance described material, and wherein said material can comprise metal, plastics, glass, timber, recycled material or their combination.
Have a manicure or the pedicure utensil 12. claim is described as described above, total structure of wherein said utensil forms by at least two are pressed together layer by layer, wherein at least one layer has the effect of the structural elasticity that appropriate level is provided, and at least one other layer has the effect that lapped face is provided.
13. as claimed in claim 10 having a manicure or the pedicure utensil, wherein at least one laminate layers comprises compliance foam or equivalent structure, thereby prevents from exceedingly to push and accept to have a manicure/people's of pedicure nail to be used to transmit suitable damping characteristics.
Have a manicure or the pedicure utensil 14. claim is described as described above, the different vertical or horizontal zone of wherein said utensil can be formed by the material with different qualities, comes by this way to assist along the difference on the functional characteristic of the zones of different of described utensil length.
15. as claimed in claim 14 having a manicure or the pedicure utensil, wherein the abrasive characteristic of zones of different can change, and other zone has meticulous grinding-material or polishing/polishing ability so that some zones have coarse grinding-material.
16. as claimed in claim 14 having a manicure or the pedicure utensil, wherein the stiffness characteristics of zones of different can change, and other zone has high compliance so that some zone has the high rigidity of structure.
Have a manicure or the pedicure utensil 17. claim is described as described above, at least one movable joint along described longitudinal axis configuration is wherein arranged.
Have a manicure or the pedicure utensil 18. claim is described as described above, wherein at least one is made by having the material that increases characteristic along the zone of described longitudinal axis, and described characteristic allows can make along two disalignment curved surfaces.
19. have a manicure or the pedicure utensil for one kind, it comprises that elongated configuration, at least one lapped face and at least one comprise the zone of the material with color shifting properties, and the length-width ratio of described elongated configuration is one at least.
20. reversible or irreversible variable color wherein when the level of pressure in the described utensil or temperature or humidity level surpass threshold value restriction, take place in as claimed in claim 19 having a manicure or the pedicure utensil.
21. as claimed in claim 19 having a manicure or the pedicure utensil wherein when variable color takes place, shows picture or logos or text.
22., comprise that also claim 1 to described any the waiting of claim 18 levy as claim 19,20 or 21 described having a manicure or the pedicure utensil.
23. have a manicure or the pedicure utensil for one kind, it comprises that elongated configuration, at least one lapped face and at least one comprise the zone as the reflection characteristic of mirror, and the length-width ratio of described elongated configuration is one at least.
24. as claimed in claim 23 having a manicure or the pedicure utensil comprises that also claim 1 to described any the waiting of claim 22 levy.
25. have a manicure or the pedicure utensil for one kind, it comprises elongated configuration, at least one lapped face, and at least one microchip and at least one energy source, the length-width ratio of described elongated configuration is one at least.
26. as claimed in claim 25 having a manicure or the pedicure utensil, wherein said energy source comprises piezoelectric, thereby user's grasping and shift action can produce electric current.
27. as claimed in claim 25 having a manicure or the pedicure utensil, wherein said chip is a sound chip, and it can send different audible information.
28. as claimed in claim 25 having a manicure or the pedicure utensil, wherein said chip and light emitting diode co-operation, thus can under different service conditions, throw light on.
29. as claimed in claim 25 having a manicure or the pedicure utensil, wherein said chip and light emitting diode, perhaps single or many mirrors image projector co-operation, one or more optical fiber cable of described led lighting, described single or many mirrors image projector can projection moving or hologram image.
30. have a manicure or the pedicure utensil to claim 29 is described, comprise that also claim 1 to described any the waiting of claim 23 levy as claim 25.
31. have a manicure or the pedicure utensil for one kind, it comprises that elongated configuration, at least one lapped face and at least one comprise the zone of fluorescent characteristic, and the length-width ratio of wherein said elongated configuration is one at least.
32., comprise that also claim 1 to described any the waiting of claim 30 levy as claim 31 described having a manicure or the pedicure utensil.
33. having a manicure or the pedicure utensil according to accompanying drawing.
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