US20180055191A1

US20180055191A1 - Method and apparatus for removing gel nail polish

Info

Publication number: US20180055191A1
Application number: US15/248,818
Authority: US
Inventors: Diep Nguyen
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2016-08-26
Filing date: 2016-08-26
Publication date: 2018-03-01

Abstract

A method and apparatus for removing a nail polish using a wearable article is disclosed. The wearable article comprises a fluid impermeable wearable glove having a plurality of finger covers adapted to receive a user finger. Two openings are defined in each of the finger cover configured to receive a cotton member and a solvent is sprayed on the cotton member of the finger cover to remove the nail polish from the user's finger. The openings of the finger cover in the fluid impermeable wearable glove are secured via an adhesive member.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a nail polish remover and more particularly relates to a wearable article for a finger nail to remove the polish.

BACKGROUND

In the recent years, the use of artificial nails and the gel nail polishes have boomed largely. Users take time to apply gel and polish on their fingernail and toe nails to enhance their style and appearance. For some users those who don't have sharp nails, artificial nails are available in the market to cover the fingernails with multiple decorative colors and make them shine. One type of artificial nail is a tip, wherein a nail-shaped plate is glued onto the end of the natural nail. Then nail polish or any acrylic substance is applied over the entire natural nail forming a smooth polished surface elongating the natural nail and it is followed by drying the polish in a UV surface.
Artificial nails can be of any type such as acrylic, gel or silk, linen or fiberglass wraps which are applied or bonded onto the natural nail to provide a uniform appearance and after that a nail polish or lacquer is applied to provide decorative colors and covering for the nail sculpture. Changing or removing a colored polish or lacquer from artificial nails can be difficult since most of the commercially available nail polish removers may damage the underlying sculpting product.
To remove the colored polish or lacquer many solvents are available in the market which makes the nail softening and removing polish from finger nails. Problem with this kind of solvent is user have to place their nails into the solvent which is placed in a bowl such that the finger tips are immersed in the solvent for perhaps an hour or more. The consequence of using the solvent is the fashion which makes user forced to sit in close proximity to the bowl and is unable to perform any manual tasks using hands. Another problem is that the user when unknowingly takes out the finger or get tired due to this procedure before the necessary time has elapsed, and lifts fingers out of the solvent, ultimately lengthen the effort. Another possibility is aluminum foil or other similar wrapping means which may have several problems. The aluminum foil is bulky and still leaves the nail immobilized for a prolonged period of time making the user to be idle.
Another way of removing colored polish or lacquer is a wearable nail glove soaker. Wherein the user need to attach cotton separately and wear the polish remover tip glove on user finger. Then apply the liquid or chemical or acetone to remove the colored polish. Sometime cotton ball might not be big enough to cover the user natural or whole nail which will create discomfort for the user. Customer or user skin may be sensitive or allergic to latex glove. If the glove size is too small or big the effect of tightness of the glove will be reduced.
Existing prior arts such as U.S. Pat. No. 8,584,684 B2 assigned to Nakamura describes about a nail care or fingertip care tool which constitutes an elastic bag-like material and a liquid-absorbing member fixedly attached over an area inside the bag-like material that comes in contact with the nail. Here the problem is the nail care tool which has to be removed by holding the roll-up part from the finger after use which is cumbersome for the user.
Thus there exists a need for sufficiently short time contact between the solution and nail to avoid the above mentioned problems. Therefore, it would be advantageous to provide a method and an apparatus for assuring a comprehensive contact between the solvent and the nail to facilitate removal of the coating or to provide other specialized treatments of nails, as described more fully hereinafter.

SUMMARY

The present invention is generally directed to an apparatus and a method of using a wearable glove for a fingernail to remove the polish. The apparatus comprises the wearable glove having at least two openings, a cotton member, a nail polish removing solvent bottle and an adhesive member. The wearable article is used to remove a nail polish. The wearable glove is a fluid impermeable article which comprises a plurality of finger covers adapted to receive a user finger. The openings are provided on the top side of each of the finger cover configured to receive a cotton member. The nail polish removing solvent is sprayed on the cotton member of the finger cover to remove the nail polish from the user's finger and the openings of the finger cover in the fluid impermeable wearable glove are secured via an adhesive member. The cotton member is glued around the openings so that it will not get misplaced during use.
In a preferred embodiment, the apparatus further comprises an adhesive member to provide a sealing contact with the finger cover thereby preventing the evaporation of the nail polish removing solvent. The nail polish removing solvent can be selected from acetone or isobutyl nitrite.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a top plan view exemplary embodiment of the apparatus for removing the nail polish, according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIGS. 2A & 2B is a top plan view of a user hand illustrating the method of using a wearable article to remove the nail polish, according to another embodiment of the present invention

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

As required, detailed embodiments of the present invention are disclosed herein; however, it is to be understood that the disclosed embodiments are merely exemplary of the invention which may be embodied in various forms. Therefore, specific structural and functional details disclosed herein are not to be interpreted as limiting, but merely as a basis for the claims and as a representative basis for teaching one skilled in the art to variously employ the present invention in virtually any appropriately detailed structure.
FIG. 1 shows a preferred embodiment of the apparatus for removing nail polish and artificial acrylic fingernails designated as 100. The apparatus 100 is in the form of a kit comprises a wearable glove 102, the wearable glove has a cotton member 104, a finger cover 106, a nail polish removing solvent 108 and an adhesive member 110. The wearable glove 102 is fluid impermeable which comprises a plurality of finger covers 106 adapted to receive a user finger. At least two openings 112 are provided on the top side of each of the finger cover 106 configured to receive the cotton member 104 as shown in FIG. 2B. A nail polish removing solvent 108 is sprayed on the cotton member 104 of the finger cover 106 to remove the nail polish from the user's finger and the openings 112 of the finger cover 106 in the fluid impermeable wearable glove 102 are secured via an adhesive member 110. The cotton member 104 is glued around the two openings 112 of the finger cover 106 in the wearable glove 102 and so it is fixed in place to cover the entire user nails. This eliminates the misplacement of cotton member 104 affixed to the user nails.
In a preferred embodiment of FIG. 1, the wearable glove 102 glove is sized such that it encompasses the user's nail. The nail polish removing solvent 108 is selected from acetone or isobutyl nitrite. The material for the wearable article 102 is selected from at least one of a latex, a nitrile and a vinyl compound. In exemplary embodiment the wearable glove 102 can be selected from a latex or a non latex material. The wearable glove 102 is powder free. The openings 112 in the wearable glove 102 are secured to the upper or top side of the finger cover 106. to spread the nail polish removing solvent 108 evenly throughout the user nail. The openings 112 are placed adjacent to each other which makes easier to absorb the gel polish or dipping power. The wearable glove 102 allows the gel polish or powder to be removed in less time.
According to another embodiment of FIG. 1, the user enjoys the benefit of being able to apply the nail polish removing solvent 108 to the nail without any hassle. The fluid impermeable wearable glove 102 is designed in such a way that the wearable glove 102 fit to all users. The configuration of the wearable glove 102 evenly distributes the nail polish removing solvent 108 to wet the nails. The wearable glove 102 allows the user to participate in other activities such as reading a newspaper, using a tablet or a phone or having a pedicure. In addition, the wearable glove 102 keeps strong fumes from the nail polish removing solvent 108 from polluting the air. The wearable glove 102 allows the user to save time by taking off the gel nail, dipping power, etc. The tightness of the wearable glove 102 allows the nail polish removing solvent 108 to absorb the nail polish faster.
With reference to FIG. 2A, the fluid impermeable wearable glove 102 for removing nail polish and artificial acrylic fingernails is described. The user simply wears a fluid impermeable wearable glove 102 comprising a plurality of finger covers 106 adapted to receive a user finger, a cotton member 104 affixed inside the wearable glove 102. At least two openings 112 are provided in each of the finger cover 106 configured to receive the cotton member 104. A nail polish removing solvent 108 is sprayed on the cotton member 104 of the finger cover 106 to remove the nail polish from the user's finger. An adhesive member 110 is used to cover the openings 112 of the finger cover 106 in the fluid impermeable wearable glove 102. The adhesive member 110 is this embodiment is an invisible tape.
According to another embodiment of FIG. 2B, an exemplary method for removing nail polish and artificial acrylic fingernails is described. When the user wears fluid impermeable wearable glove 102 in hand 116, the cotton member 104 is removably attached to the wearable glove 102. The openings 112 in the finger cover 106 of the wearable glove 102 receive the nail polish removing solvent 108 such as acetone or isobutyl nitrite. The cotton member 104 is glued around the openings 112 so that it will not get misplaced during use. The paper glue 114 will secure the cotton member 104 in position and result in quick absorption of the nail polish removing solvent 108 and removes the nail paint or polish in less time.
The nail polish removing solvent 108 is sprayed or poured onto the top of a finger nail on the finger tip of the user hand 116 through the adjacent openings 112. User's finger is covered with the cotton member 104 and later soaked with nail polish removing solvent 108 to remove the nail polish in quicker time. This procedure is then repeated for the remaining fingers for the removal of nail polish or the artificial acrylic nail. Once the procedure is accomplished, each finger that is having nail polish or the artificial acrylic nail removed is set free to use.
Although the present invention has been described herein in the context of a particular implementation in a particular environment for a particular purpose, those of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that its usefulness is not limited thereto and that the present invention may be beneficially implemented in any number of environments for any number of purposes. Accordingly, the claims set forth below should be construed in view of the full breadth and spirit of the present invention as described herein. Although specific terms may be employed herein, they are used in a generic and descriptive sense only and not for purposes of limitation.

Claims

1. A wearable article to remove a nail polish, the wearable article comprising

a fluid impermeable wearable glove comprising a plurality of finger covers adapted to receive a user finger;

at least two openings are defined in the finger cover configured to receive a cotton member, wherein a solvent is sprayed on the cotton member to remove the nail polish from the users finger and

wherein the openings of the finger cover in the fluid impermeable wearable glove are secured via an adhesive member.

2. The wearable article as set forth in claim 1, wherein the glove is sized such that it encompasses the user's nail.

3. The wearable article as set forth in claim 1, wherein the solvent is selected from at least one of an isobutyl nitrite and an acetone.

4. The wearable article as set forth in claim 1, wherein the adhesive member is selected from one of an invisible tape and a paper glue.

5. The wearable article as set forth in claim 1, wherein the material for the wearable article is selected from at least one of a latex, a nitrile and a vinyl compound.

6. A method of removing nail polish using a wearable article, the method comprising:

wearing a fluid impermeable wearable glove, wherein the wearable glove comprising a plurality of finger covers adapted to receive a user finger;

inserting a cotton member in each of the finger cover via at least two openings defined in the finger cover;

spraying a solvent on the cotton member to remove the nail polish from the users finger and

securing the openings of the finger cover in the fluid impermeable wearable glove via an adhesive member.

7. The method as set forth in claim 6, wherein the glove is sized such that it encompasses a user's nail.

8. The method as set forth in claim 6, wherein the solvent is selected from at least one of an isobutyl nitrite and an acetone.

9. The method as set forth in claim 6, wherein the adhesive member is selected from one of an invisible tape and a paper glue.

10. The method as set forth in claim 6, wherein the material for the wearable article is selected from at least one of a latex, a nitrile and a vinyl compound.