Retractable nail brush

• US 20060248671A1
• Filed: 05/04/2005
• Published: 11/09/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 05/04/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Entity Beauty Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Entity Beauty Incorporated
• Inventors: Holcomb, Thomas C.
• Application Number:
  US11/122,282
• Publication Number:
  US 20060248671A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 15/184
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 34/043 movable within the container
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 17/04 Protective covers for the bristles
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 2200/1046 Brush used for applying cosmetics
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 7/023 where the bristle carrier retracts or collapses, i.e. for storage

Abstract

A retractable nail brush for artificially enhancing nails is disclosed, comprising a body with a lengthwise oriented slot, a bristle mount operably configured to slide into and out of the body, a plurality of bristles secured to the bristle mount, and a slide retainer operably configured to slide in the slot and retain the bristle mount to the body. The retractable nail brush may be articulated using one hand to promote ease of use as well as to store bristles in the body to prevent their contamination.

Claims

1. A cosmetic nail brush for artificially enhancing fingernails, comprising:

a body having a longitudinally oriented slot, the body having at least one open end;

a bristle mount operably configured to slide into and out of the body through the at least one open end;

a plurality of bristles secured to the bristle mount; and

a slide retainer extending from the bristle mount and positioned through the slot in the body, the slide retainer operably configured to retain the bristle mount to the body.

2. The cosmetic nail brush described in claim 1, wherein the slide retainer is operably configured for extending and retracting the bristle mount into and out of the body.

3. The cosmetic nail brush described in claim 2, wherein the bristle mount is extendable and retractable using only one digit of one'"'"'s hand to any position along the length of the slot.

4. The cosmetic nail brush described in claim 3 further including a cap, the cap operably configured for the removable closure of the at least one open end of the body to form a substantially enclosed space, the cap operably configured for slidable retention to the body.

5. The cosmetic nail brush described in claim 4, wherein the cap is operably configured to retract the bristle mount to any position along the length of the slot.

6. The cosmetic nail brush described in claim 5, wherein the cap includes an aperture for venting moisture from the enclosed space.

7. The cosmetic nail brush described in claim 1, wherein the plurality of bristles are operably configured to withstand and apply a monomer to one'"'"'s fingernails during artificial nail enhancement procedures.

8. The cosmetic nail brush described in claim 1, wherein the bristle mount includes a crimp to retain the plurality of bristles to the bristle mount.

9. The cosmetic nail brush described in claim 1, wherein the plurality of bristles are embedded in the bristle mount.

10. A cosmetic nail brush for artificially enhancing fingernails, comprising;

a generally hollow body having a longitudinally oriented slot, the body having at least one open end;

a bristle mount operably configured to slide into and out of the body through the at least one open end, the bristle mount having an open end;

a bristle mount adapter secured to and extending from the open end of the bristle mount;

a plurality of bristles secured to the bristle mount;

a slide retainer radially extending from the bristle mount adapter and positioned through the slot in the body, the slide retainer operably configured to retain the bristle mount to the body;

a cap operably configured for the removable closure of the at least one open end of the body to form a substantially enclosed space, the cap operably configured for slidable retention to the body.

wherein the bristle mount adapter is operably configured for extending and retracting the bristle mount into and out of the body;

wherein the bristle mount is extendable and retractable using only one digit of one'"'"'s hand to any position along the length of the slot.

11. The cosmetic nail brush described in claim 10, wherein the cap includes an aperture for venting moisture from the enclosed space.

12. The cosmetic nail brush described in claim 10, wherein the plurality of bristles are operably configured to withstand and apply a monomer to one'"'"'s fingernails during artificial nail enhancement procedures.

13. The cosmetic nail brush described in claim 10, wherein the bristle mount includes a crimp to retain the plurality of bristles to the bristle mount.

14. The cosmetic nail brush described in claim 10, wherein the plurality of bristles are embedded in the bristle mount.