US2804636A

US2804636A - Applicator for nail polish remover and the like having wringing means thereon

Info

Publication number: US2804636A
Application number: US361609A
Authority: US
Inventors: Sadler Bernice Louise
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1953-06-15
Filing date: 1953-06-15
Publication date: 1957-09-03
Anticipated expiration: 1974-09-03

Description

Sept. 3, 1957 a. L. SADLER 2,804,636

APPLICATUR FOR NAIL POLISH REMOVER AND THE LIKE HAVING WRINGING MEANS THEREON Filed June 15. 1953 1N VEN TOR:

APPLICATOR FOR NAIL POLISH REMQVER AND THE LIKE HAVING MEANS THEREON Bernice Louise Sadler, San Jose, Calif. Application June 15, 1953, Serial No. 361,609 3 Claims. (Cl. 15.1 19) Th in ntion e ates to app cator a mo e par i u: ler y to .de e s o h s elass fer he d n a ehense e he like saturated with nail polish remover or simiiar fluids to facilitate application thereof.

he i e o t e pr e t v ntio i p rt la y s fil n pply n po h em ve o one fi r a l W thout teheh ns er affecting he poli h ha h been app e o an r or diaee fi e a ln the object is to p ov a sp e hold r hi h will securely hold the sponge and yet permit squeezing of the sponge to extract nail polish therefrom after it has been removed from ones finger nail.

Another object is to provide an applicator having a pair of scissor arms and a prong holding means associated therewith for securing the sponge thereto in such a manh hat h p e l o ma ly h d t e i r a in open position.

Still ehe he e i i o p o de in an ppliea e e he e r a m pe av n a spo he d h 'mea a ee et therewith i sueh a man e o a t as a s ep limiting movement of the scissor arms apart by swelling of the sponge.

These and other objects and advantages will appear more fully in the following description in the light of the drawings in which;

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an applicator embodying the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of an applicator similar to that of Fig. 1 with a slight modification therein;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a modified form of the applicator shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

Fig. 4 is a sectional detail of the modified form of applicator shown in Fig. 3 and taken substantially along lines 4-4 thereof.

The device embodying the present invention is generally designated in the drawings. For purposes of clarity and convenience like reference numerals indicate like parts in each of the disclosures of Figs. 1, 2 and 3, with the addition of a single prime exponent to such numbers on the form shown in Fig. 2 and a double prime exponent on these of Fig. 3, any difference between them being indicated by independent numerals.

Broadly, the device 10 comprises a pair of

scissor arms

11 and 12 pivotally connected as at 13, midway their ends in the conventional manner. Each

scissor arm

11 and 12 is provided at its upper end with a

finger engaging tab

14 and 15 and at its opposite or lower end with a

sponge engaging pad

16 and 17 respectively. In addition to the foregoing, the sponge engaging pad on one scissor arm 12 carries a rod 18 which extends from such pad 17 in a plane coincident to the arc of movement of the latter upon manipulation of the

scissor arms

11 and 12.

In each of the forms of the invention illustrated, the rod 18 is of a length sufficient to receive a spherical sponge S, preferably about A of an inch in diameter, and to extend therefrom and through a slot 19 formed in the pad 16 on the opposite scissor arm 11. In this manner the sponge S is attached to the applicator to assure that ice it will not fall out from between the pads 16TH or otherwise become displaced relative to them. Moreover, it should here be noted that the sponge, being resilient or sponge-like, serves to urge the

pads

16 and 17 away from each other and to thereby maintain the finger engaging tabs 14-15 on the corresponding scissor arms 11 1;2 in normal or spread apart position.

Referring now more particularly to Fig. 1, the

scissor arms

11 and 12 are formed from a single strap of material which may be metal, plastic or any other material suitable for manufacture. As seen in Fig. l, the finger tabs 14-715 as well as the spqnge engaging pads 16:17 are each formed integrally with their

corresponding scissor arm

11 or 12, as the case may be. This is accomplished by merely twisting the strap material to dispose the tabs and pads transverse to the plane of movement of the scissor arms.

In the case of the applicator shown in Fig. 2, the sponge engaging pads 16'17 are shown as being forged or cast as an integral part of the respective scissor arms, while in Fig. 3, the pads 16" and 17" are formed by several convolutions shaped from the end of the heavy Wire from which the scissor arms 11"12 are made. In either event it will be noted that the sponge engaging pads are disposed transverse to the plane of swinging movement of the respective scissor arms so as to properly engage the sponge S.

The finger engaging tabs 14 15 in the form illustrated in Fig. 2 are either forged or cast with respect to the

scissor arms

11 and 12 therein shown, whereas in Fig. 3 the tabs 14-15 on the single wire type are formed by bending the opposite ends of the same into a shape suitable to fit the thumb and first finger of the user in the same manner as illustrated in Fig. 1'.

The rod 18 illustrated in Fig. 1 is shown as a tapered pin having an enlarged end 20 and a threaded opposite end 21 of reduced diameter. The enlarged end 20 is slightly larger than the width of the slot 19 in the sponge engaging pad 16 but of sufiicient width to permit the re: duced end 21 of rod 18 to pass therethrough. In assem-. bly, the reduced end of the rod 18 is passed through the slot 19 in the pad 16 as well as the sponge S and then threadedly secured into a tapped bore 22 in the other sponge engaging pad 17. In this manner, although the resiliency of the sponge S serves to urge the

pads

16 and 17 apart, the enlarged end 20 of the rod 18. being unable to pass through the slot 19 limits the extent to which the pads as well as the scissor arms can be separated.

The same arrangernentv can be employed in'connection with the rod 18 and slot 19 shown in Fig. 2. This rod 18' may be threadedly secured to the pad 17 somewhat as illustrated in Fig. 1; or it may be fastened to the pad 17' by welding, cementing or by peening the head of its extended end (not shown) in any manner well known in the art. In the case of the arrangement shown inFig. 3, the rod 18" is a continuation of the free end of the scissor arm 12" on which it is formed. As seen in Fig. 3, the rod 18" extends inwardly from the pad 17" and has its free end 20" disposed to extend through the slot 19" formed by the inner or terminal convolution by which the pad 16" is formed on the opposite arm 11". Of course, the sponge S is impaled upon the rod 18" so as to maintain the sponge in juxtaposition upon the applicator 10". If desired, the free end 20" of rod 18" which extends beyond the sponge and through the slot 19 may be swaged or pinched as at 23 to limit the movement of the pads 16" and 17" apart. The pad 16" being formed by convoluted wire, the slot 19" can be opened up manually to permit passage of the pinched portion 23 of rod 18", but aside from this manual assistance and intentional enlarg ing of the slot 19", the pinched portion 23 is limited against passage therethrough under the normal resiliency of the sponge S.

The applicator provided by the foregoing arrangement (Figs. 1, 2 or 3) is easily manipulated as illustrated in Fig. 1 by grasping the tabs 14-45 between the thumb and first finger of one hand to swab the sponge S over the nail of a finger on the other hand or on that of another person. In use, the sponge is saturated with nail polish remover and may be squeezed lightly by manipulation of the scissor arms to assure against dripping of the nail polish remover from the sponge. After application of nail polish remover to one or several nails, the sponge S may become tacky with dissolved nail polish. In such event, the sponge S can be dipped into a dish or pan of nail polish remover fluid, rinsed out by manipulation of the

scissor arms

11 and 12 in the foregoing manner, and the further removal of nail polish from a finger nail continued.

If after extensive use the sponge S becomes discolored, unsightly or caked up with removed nail polish, it can be removed from the applicator by withdrawal of the

rod

18, 18' or 18"from the sponge and a new sponge impaled upon such rod.

From the foregoing it will be seen that I have provided a nail polish remover applicator which is operable in a facile manner to minimize accidental removal of polish from one finger nail while finger nail polish is being removed from the nail of an adjacent finger nail.

While I have described my new nail polish remover applicator in specific detail it will be apparent that it can be modified, altered and/or varied in many ways without departing from the spirit of my invention. I therefore desire to avail myself of all modifications, alternations and/ or variations as fairly come within the purview of the appended claims.

What I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

1. An applicator for nail polish remover or the like comprising a pair of scissor arms pivotally connected midway their ends, a substantially fiat finger engaging tab at the upper end of each of said scissor arms each having a contour conforming to the pad of a persons thumb and first finger to facilitate manipulation and control of said applicator, a sponge engaging pad at the opposite or lower end of each of said scissor arms, one of said sponge engaging pads having a slot formed therethrough in a plane parallel to the arc of swing of said scissor arms, a tapering rod having an enlarged end of greater dimension than the slot in said'one of said sponge pads for blockage thereby when the reduced diametered end of said tapering rod is inserted therethrough and secured to the other one of said sponge engaging pads, and a sponge between said sponge engaging pads impaled upon said rod.

2. An applicator for nail polish remover or the like comprising a pair of scissor arms pivotally connected midway their ends, a substantially fiat finger engaging tab at the upper end of each of said scissor arms each having a contour conforming to the pad of a persons thumb and first finger to facilitate manipulation and control of said applicator, a sponge engaging pad formed integrally with each of said scissor arms at the opposite or lower end thereof, a rod secured to one of said sponge engaging pads lying in a plane parallel to the arc of swing of said scissor arms, a sponge impaled upon said rod, said other one of said sponge engaging pads having a slot formed therethrough to receive the free end of said rod with sponge impaled thereon, the free end of said rod itself being enlarged for limiting movement of said scissor arms apart due to swelling of said sponge.

3. An applicator for nail polish remover or the like comprising a pair of scissor arms pivotally connected midway their ends, a sponge engaging pad formed integrally with the adjacent ends of said scissor arms at right angles to the direction of swing thereof, a rod secured to one of said sponge engaging pads lying in a plane parallel to the arc of swing of said scissor arms, a sponge impaled upon said rod, one of said sponge engaging pads having a slot formed therethrough in a plane parallel to the arc of swing of said scissor arms, said rod being tapered and having its smaller end of a size to extend through the slot formed in said one of said pads and its larger end of a size to limit its passage through the same, said sponge impaled upon said rod from the smaller end thereof, means for securing the smaller end of said rod to the other one of said sponge engaging pads whereby said sponge in swelling effects spreading of said sponge engaging pads apart, and substantially fiat finger engaging tabs on the opposite adjacent ends of said scissor arms having a contour conforming to the pad of a persons thumb and first finger for facilitating steady holding of said applicator during manipulation of said sponge relative to the finger nails on the fingers of the opposite hand of the person using the applicator.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 102,865 Rees May 10, 1870 1,316,409 Bahre Sept. 16, 1919 2,630,344 Wakefield Mar. 3, 1953 FOREIGN PATENTS 58,395 Austria Nov. 15, 1912 243,064 France Dec. 2, 1946 985,563 France Mar. 14, 1951