EP0256620A2 - Wegwerfbare Nagelpflegevorrichtung - Google Patents

Wegwerfbare Nagelpflegevorrichtung Download PDF

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EP0256620A2
EP0256620A2 EP87304277A EP87304277A EP0256620A2 EP 0256620 A2 EP0256620 A2 EP 0256620A2 EP 87304277 A EP87304277 A EP 87304277A EP 87304277 A EP87304277 A EP 87304277A EP 0256620 A2 EP0256620 A2 EP 0256620A2
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polymer
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manicure
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Gerald Robert Alessio
William George Blasius
Joseph Silberberg
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Chesebrough Ponds Inc
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
    • A45D34/00—Containers or accessories specially adapted for handling liquid toiletry or cosmetic substances, e.g. perfumes
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
    • A45D29/00—Manicuring or pedicuring implements
    • A45D29/16—Cuticle sticks

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  • the present invention is a disposable manicure device which can be used in the care of the nails.
  • U.S. Patent No. 1,413,033 to E. W. Keyser illustrates a cuticle stick having a beveled wedge or chisel-like form at one end and a reduced neck portion at the other end having an annular channel or groove designed for the reception of the loose ends of fibers of a cotton wrapping or swab.
  • the swab is intended to be dipped into a liquid cleansing solution adapted to be applied to the cuticle.
  • the patentee, Keyser alluded to the prior use of a wad of absorbent cotton applied to the end of a stick in the form of a loose wrapping so as to be adapted to be dipped into a liquid cleansing solution for the cuticle.
  • U.S. Patent No. 2,538,076 to M. R. Bates a manicuring device which contains, at one end, a manicure tip with provision made for placement of a cylindrical absorbent material in a hollow bore within the device for dispensing through an opening at the other end.
  • the first implement is a swab product comprising an application stick having a cotton swab attached to one end thereof. This product is adapted to be dipped into an appropriate solution for application of a treatment solution to the cuticle.
  • the present invention is a manicure device which comprises an applicator stick of substantially cylindrical shape which, at one end, has a substantially cylindrical, non-grooved shape underlying an adherent swab member formed of absorbent fibrous material and which, at its opposed end, merges with an integral manicure tip.
  • the present invention in a preferred embodiment, is a disposable, low cost implement which combines a manicure implement and an absorbent swab into a single device. It preferably has a stick which is formed of a thermoplastic polymer/wood chip composite. The use of such a composite enables the manufacturer to prepare sticks of more uniform quality than might be possible with the use of natural wood.
  • the use of a polymer/wood chip composite obviates potential problems in regard to splinters resulting from the use of a natural wood stick.
  • the polymer/wood chip composite can also be engineered to have the desired stiffness and level of absorbency for the cleaning solution to give the desired level of utility and comfort. Hardwood sticks, as normally used, are sometimes too hard and do not have the desired absorbency characteristics.
  • an applicator stick 11 of substantially cylindrical cross-section terminates at one end in an appropriate manicure tip 12 which can be used by the manicurist or user to appropriately manipulate the cuticle and which has its other end 13 covered with an appropriate absorbent swab tip 14 for absorbing a cuticle treatment solution.
  • the swab tip 14 can comprise a suitable non-woven fibrous material such as cotton, and it is attached to the applicator stick 11, as best shown in FIG. 2, by conventional means for attaching swabs to applicator sticks in other products. Generally this is done by the use of adhesive.
  • a stick 11 which contains a suitable amount of thermoplastic polymer
  • such a stick can be passed over an apparatus which prejudicially melts the polymers. Fibers can then be directly bonded to the molten plastic.
  • the composite plastic serves as its own hot melt adhesive.
  • the swab tip 14 is conical in shape in a preferred embodiment. This form makes the swab tip especially useful for removing nail polish from the area of the cuticle.
  • a solution of gum arabic e.g., at 2% solids
  • This binder when dry, allows the swab to be used with such solvents as acetone, in treatment of the cuticle, without losing its shape.
  • the applicator stick 11 in a preferred embodiment, is formed of a thermoplastic polymer, e.g. a polyolefin such as polypropylene, which is appropriately loaded with a cellulosic filler such as wood chips.
  • a thermoplastic polymer e.g. a polyolefin such as polypropylene
  • the polymer alone although having sufficient solvent resistance, is too flexible and is completely non-absorbent.
  • Wood chips from such softwood species as pine or spruce are preferred because of their better absorbency over hardwood species such as walnut or oak. The more absorbent wood species will have some degree of absorbency towards the treatment solution, although it will be far less than the absorbency of the swab tip 14.
  • Hardwood flours or nutshell flours do not provide the desired level of fibrous reinforcement and contribute too much hardness.
  • the mixing can be performed in a high intensity mixer, ribbon blender or a V-type blender.
  • the resulting mixture can be compounded at 375°-425°F in a twin screw or single screw extruder, preferably with venting to remove moisture. This operation can yield dry pellets which, if extruded at 350°-425°F through a suitable die, can be used to make rod-like applicator sticks.
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EP87304277A 1986-05-15 1987-05-14 Wegwerfbare Nagelpflegevorrichtung Ceased EP0256620A3 (de)

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JP (1) JPS62270105A (de)
KR (1) KR870010824A (de)
AU (1) AU598541B2 (de)
BR (1) BR8702163A (de)
CA (1) CA1301013C (de)
PT (1) PT84864B (de)
ZA (1) ZA872361B (de)

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DE8907317U1 (de) * 1989-06-15 1989-08-17 Georg Karl Geka-Brush Gmbh, 8809 Bechhofen, De
GB2325156A (en) * 1997-05-14 1998-11-18 Nicola Perkins Device for removing cosmetics
GB2430878A (en) * 2005-10-07 2007-04-11 Michelle O'kane Device for cleaning fingernails

Citations (6)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB191303590A (en) * 1913-02-11 1913-06-12 Simon Schocken Improvements in the Manufacture of Nail-cleaning Appliances.
US1413033A (en) * 1921-04-06 1922-04-18 Earl W Keyser Cuticle stick
US2705009A (en) * 1951-11-29 1955-03-29 Johnson & Johnson Impregnated tip
FR2168625A5 (de) * 1972-01-18 1973-08-31 Oreal
FR2343462A1 (fr) * 1976-03-11 1977-10-07 Goella Laboratoires Dispositif pour les soins de la peau et notamment le maquillage
EP0158543A1 (de) * 1984-03-05 1985-10-16 Marcel Collin Vorrichtung zur Pflege von Körperöffnungen, insbesondere Gehörgängen

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US2538076A (en) * 1946-03-07 1951-01-16 Mildred R Bates Manicuring device

Patent Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB191303590A (en) * 1913-02-11 1913-06-12 Simon Schocken Improvements in the Manufacture of Nail-cleaning Appliances.
US1413033A (en) * 1921-04-06 1922-04-18 Earl W Keyser Cuticle stick
US2705009A (en) * 1951-11-29 1955-03-29 Johnson & Johnson Impregnated tip
FR2168625A5 (de) * 1972-01-18 1973-08-31 Oreal
FR2343462A1 (fr) * 1976-03-11 1977-10-07 Goella Laboratoires Dispositif pour les soins de la peau et notamment le maquillage
EP0158543A1 (de) * 1984-03-05 1985-10-16 Marcel Collin Vorrichtung zur Pflege von Körperöffnungen, insbesondere Gehörgängen

Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE8907317U1 (de) * 1989-06-15 1989-08-17 Georg Karl Geka-Brush Gmbh, 8809 Bechhofen, De
GB2325156A (en) * 1997-05-14 1998-11-18 Nicola Perkins Device for removing cosmetics
GB2325156B (en) * 1997-05-14 2001-01-10 Nicola Perkins Equipment for the removal of cosmetics
GB2430878A (en) * 2005-10-07 2007-04-11 Michelle O'kane Device for cleaning fingernails
GB2430878B (en) * 2005-10-07 2007-09-12 Michelle O'kane Cleaning device

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AU598541B2 (en) 1990-06-28
CA1301013C (en) 1992-05-19
KR870010824A (ko) 1987-12-18
EP0256620A3 (de) 1989-12-13
PT84864A (en) 1987-06-01
BR8702163A (pt) 1988-02-09
JPS62270105A (ja) 1987-11-24
AU7274387A (en) 1987-11-19
PT84864B (pt) 1990-02-08

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