WO2004014177A2 - Device, especially for grooming fingernails and toenails, comprising a foldable base body consisting of at least two parts - Google Patents
Device, especially for grooming fingernails and toenails, comprising a foldable base body consisting of at least two parts Download PDFInfo
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- WO2004014177A2 WO2004014177A2 PCT/EP2003/008680 EP0308680W WO2004014177A2 WO 2004014177 A2 WO2004014177 A2 WO 2004014177A2 EP 0308680 W EP0308680 W EP 0308680W WO 2004014177 A2 WO2004014177 A2 WO 2004014177A2
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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
- A45D29/00—Manicuring or pedicuring implements
- A45D29/18—Manicure or pedicure sets, e.g. combinations without case, etui, or the like
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- the invention relates to a device, in particular for the care of fingernails and toenails, with a base body having at least two collapsible parts, at least one care element with a care surface being provided on each of the two parts and with two care elements in a collapsed state of the base body is arranged in the area between the collapsed parts of the base body, of which the one care element is resilient perpendicular to its care surface.
- a device of the type described in the introduction is known as a nail construction file.
- the nail construction file has a base body made of two parts which are connected to one another by means of a folding hinge. Each part of the basic body has two fastening surfaces, on each of which a care element with a care surface is attached.
- the care elements are each flexible perpendicular to their care surfaces in order to allow the care surface to be adapted to the curved surface of a fingernail or toenail.
- the total of four care surfaces of the known nail construction file are designed differently in order to build up a fingernail or toenail in several steps.
- a care area for smoothing the nails For example, a care area for smoothing the nails, a further care area for cleaning the nails, a further care area for stimulating the blood circulation under the nails and a fourth care area for the gloss polishing of the nails can be provided.
- the base body of the known nail construction file In the folded state of the base body, its two parts are aligned parallel to one another, with two care elements being arranged between the two parts, which lie flat against one another via their care surfaces.
- the care surfaces of the other two care elements face outwards.
- the base body of the known nail construction file When the base body of the known nail construction file is in an unfolded state, the two parts of the base body lie stretched on one axis so that all care surfaces of all four care elements are accessible.
- the relative position of the two parts of the base body is secured by an elastic locking.
- the well-known nail construction file is offered in a set together with a glass file, i.e. a nail file with a roughened filing surface made entirely of glass.
- a glass file has the advantage of an almost unlimited lifespan because its file surface does not wear out. However, if the glass file falls or is subjected to other shock loads, it breaks easily, so that its potentially arbitrarily long lifespan is de facto rarely achieved.
- the known glass file is advantageously also suitable for removing cornea and other hardened skin without damaging healthy soft skin.
- nail files with a long service life can also be made from hard ceramic material.
- Hard ceramic material is often even more brittle than glass.
- a nail file made of hard ceramic material must therefore generally have a greater thickness than a glass file.
- the invention is based on the object of developing a device of the type described at the outset in such a way that the potentially arbitrary lifespan of a nail file made of brittle material can be better utilized.
- this object is achieved in a device of the type described in the introduction in that the other care element arranged between the folded parts of the base body consists of glass or hard ceramic material, its care surface being a roughened filing surface.
- care element made of glass or a glass file is referred to in the following, this should, as far as not explicitly stated otherwise, alternatively also mean a care element or a nail file made of hard ceramic material.
- the invention is based on the basic idea of integrating a glass file into a collapsible device of the type described in the introduction. This eliminates the glass file as an additional tool. At the same time, the new device can drastically reduce the sensitivity of the glass file to breakage by integrating the glass file.
- the two main aspects are that the glass file is stabilized by the part of the base body to which it is attached and that it is protected between its two parts and arranged in relation to the at least one other care element when the base body is folded.
- the resilience perpendicular to their respective care surface has a further and all additional care elements a shock absorber function.
- the potentially infinite lifespan of the glass file ie here the glass care element with the roughened filing surface as the maintenance surface, can be used much better than in the prior art. It is preferred if at least one flexible care element is arranged on each side of the glass care element in the folded state of the base body in order to protect it from direct impact.
- Another measure that protects the glass care element of the new device from breakage is to provide the glass care element with smaller lateral expansions in the directions of its care surface than the folded-up parts of the base body surrounding it and / or as the further care elements. In this way, direct impact on the glass care element is also excluded for lateral impact.
- the glass care element In order to reinforce the glass care element particularly effectively by the supporting part of the base body, the glass care element must be permanently connected to this part of the base body. Moreover, there is no need to replace the glass care element due to wear, so that a permanent connection to the part of the base body is also possible for this reason. Such a permanent connection can be achieved, for example, by gluing.
- the care surface of at least one of the other care elements is made of suede.
- Suede allows the storage of care products in this care area, which is then available in the long term for polishing fingernails and toenails.
- the care product can be a powder based on beeswax.
- the care element with the suede care surface is not arranged opposite the glass care element between the folded parts of the base body. Rather, the suede care surface should face outwards.
- the release of care products from the suede into the surroundings of the new device can be reliably ruled out by storing the new device in an adapted box or in a small case.
- the same base body is equipped with a care element made of glass having the roughened filing surface and in another embodiment with a care element made of hard ceramic material having the roughened filing surface, the hard ceramic material being thicker to provide sufficient inherent stability
- the care element which would be arranged between the folded parts of the base body and the care element made of hard ceramic material, can be omitted.
- the necessary space for the care element made of hard ceramic material is provided between the folded parts of the base body without changing the base body.
- the two parts of the base body each carry two care elements on two fastening surfaces pointing away from one another.
- all care surfaces of a device are usefully designed differently.
- the two parts of the base body can be connected to one another via a folding hinge, so that they can be pivoted apart from the folded state of the base body, in which they are aligned parallel to one another, into an opened state of the base body by lying on an axis. In both states of the base body, the relative position of the two parts can be secured by a latch.
- the parts of the base body can be injection molded from plastic.
- plastic has not only a cost advantage over metal, but also a weight advantage.
- Fig. 1 shows the device in a side view on its folded
- Fig. 2 shows the device in a front view of its unfolded body.
- the device 1 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 has a base body 2.
- the base body 2 has two parts 3 and 4, which are connected to one another via a folding hinge 5 so as to be pivotable about a pivot axis 6.
- a latching 21 is provided which reversibly secures the relative position of the two parts 3 and 4 of the base body 2 both in the folded state of the base body 2 according to FIG. 1 and in the opened state of the base body 2 according to FIG. 2.
- the latch 21 is provided which reversibly secures the relative position of the two parts 3 and 4 of the base body 2 both in the folded state of the base body 2 according to FIG. 1 and in the opened state of the base body 2 according to FIG. 2.
- the base body 2 of the device 1 also comprises a separate hinge pin 23 of the hinged hinge 55 is also made of plastic 22.
- the base body 2 of the device 1 also comprises a separate hinge pin 23 of the hinged hinge 55 is also made of plastic 22.
- two fastening surfaces 20 pointing away from one another are provided, each of which carries a care element 7 to 10.
- the care elements 7 to 10 are provided with different care surfaces 11 to 14 in order to build up a fingernail or toenail step by step, ie to process them in successive care stages.
- the care elements themselves or the corresponding pages of parts 3 and 4 of the base body 2 can be provided with assignment labels, to which reference is made, for example, in an operating manual or which are self-explanatory.
- the care elements 7, 8 and 10 themselves are flexible perpendicular to their care surface 11, 12 and 14 in order to adapt to the surface of the respective nail.
- the care element 9 consists of glass 15 and has a rigid roughened filing surface 16 as a care surface 13.
- the care element 9 made of glass 15 is arranged in the folded state of the base body 2 according to FIG. 1 protected between the parts 3 and 4 of the base body. Furthermore, the care element 9 made of glass 15 is protected in the folded state of the base body 2 by the flexible care elements 7, 8 and 10 surrounding it from impact.
- a further protective measure for the care element 9 made of glass 15 is that its edge 24 is drawn in relative to the edge 25 of the part 3 of the base body 2 on which it is arranged.
- the care element 9 made of glass 15 is reinforced by the part 3 of the base body 2, with which it is firmly connected by a permanent adhesive 18. Overall, the care element 9 made of glass 15 is so well protected against breakage that the almost unlimited lifespan of its filing surface 16 can be exploited when filing nails.
- the care surface 12 of the care element 8 is opposite the filing surface 16.
- the care surface 11 of the care element 7, which is not arranged between the parts 3 and 4 of the base body 2, which are aligned parallel to one another here, so that its care surface 11 does not abut the filing surface 15, is made of suede 17, in which a care product can be embedded.
- An unwanted removal of the care product from the suede 17 can be prevented by providing a box or a case (not shown here) for the device 1. Impairment of one of the other care surfaces 12 to 14 by the care product is precluded by the fact that the care surface 11 made of suede 17 points outwards in the folded state of the base body 2 according to FIG. 1.
- the edges 26, 28 and 29 of the flexible care elements 7 and 10 are in contrast to that Edge 24 of the care element 9 made of glass 15 is not drawn in relative to the edges 25 and 27 of the parts 3 and 4 of the base body 2 and can even protrude beyond the edges 25 and 27 in order to provide shock protection for the base body 2 and thus for the care element 9 made of glass 15 to train.
- the care elements 7, 8 and 10 are attached to the associated fastening surfaces 20 of the parts 3 and 4 of the base body 2 via releasable bonds 19. So the care elements 8, 9 and 10 can be replaced according to consumption.
- the device 1 can be individually equipped with specific care elements 7, 8 and 9. While the care element 9 made of glass 15 is protected in the interior of the device 1 between the parts 3 and 4 of the base body 2 aligned parallel to each other in the folded state of the base body 2 according to FIG. 1, it is in the opened state of the base body 2 according to FIG. 2 freely accessible.
- the protruding edge 25 of part 3 of the base body 2 still provides some protection. 2, parts 3 and 4 are arranged stretched apart on a common axis.
- the new device 1 is not only suitable for building up, ie for step-by-step processing of fingernails and toenails, in particular the roughened filing surface 15 can also be used for skin care. It can be used to selectively remove hardened skin without damaging healthy, soft skin.
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DE50305911T DE50305911D1 (en) | 2002-08-06 | 2003-08-06 | DEVICE, IN PARTICULAR FOR THE CARE OF FINGER AND FOOT NAILS, WITH A COLLAPSIBLE AT LEAST TWO-PIECE BASE BODY |
AU2003255377A AU2003255377A1 (en) | 2002-08-06 | 2003-08-06 | Device, especially for grooming fingernails and toenails, comprising a foldable base body consisting of at least two parts |
EP03784185A EP1528871B1 (en) | 2002-08-06 | 2003-08-06 | Device, especially for grooming fingernails and toenails, comprising a foldable base body consisting of at least two parts |
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DE20212032U DE20212032U1 (en) | 2002-08-06 | 2002-08-06 | Device, in particular for the care of fingernails and toenails, with a collapsible at least two-part base body |
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WO2000076365A1 (en) * | 1999-05-31 | 2000-12-21 | Kyung Han Park | A pocket knife formed a nail clipper |
US20020066459A1 (en) * | 2000-12-06 | 2002-06-06 | Turina Ing Jan | Method and device for glass nail files |
US20020083530A1 (en) * | 2000-10-31 | 2002-07-04 | Rivera Benjamin C. | Folding multipurpose pocket tool with floating springs |
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WO2000076365A1 (en) * | 1999-05-31 | 2000-12-21 | Kyung Han Park | A pocket knife formed a nail clipper |
US20020083530A1 (en) * | 2000-10-31 | 2002-07-04 | Rivera Benjamin C. | Folding multipurpose pocket tool with floating springs |
US20020066459A1 (en) * | 2000-12-06 | 2002-06-06 | Turina Ing Jan | Method and device for glass nail files |
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