Nail Care Device

• US 20110139167A1
• Filed: 12/09/2010
• Published: 06/16/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/11/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Genesis Photonics Inc.
• Original Assignee: Genesis Photonics Inc.
• Inventors: Chiu, Ching-Ching, Li, Yun-Li
• Granted Patent: US 8,286,643 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 132/73
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 29/00 Manicuring or pedicuring implements

Abstract

A nail care device includes a covering part, a light-emitting component, and a light-emitting control module. The covering part is configured for covering a tip of a digit of a limb. The light-emitting component is disposed in the covering part in a manner that light emitted by the light-emitting component irradiates a nail on the tip of the digit covered by the covering part. The light-emitting control module is coupled to the light-emitting component and is operable to control operation of the light-emitting component.

Claims

1. A nail care device comprising:

a covering part configured for covering a tip of a digit of a limb;

a light-emitting component disposed in said covering part in a manner that light emitted by said light-emitting component irradiates a nail on the tip of the digit covered by said covering part; and

a light-emitting control module coupled to said light-emitting component and operable to control operation of said light-emitting component.

2. The nail care device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said covering part is adapted to be sleeved on the tip of the digit of the limb.

3. The nail care device as claimed in claim 2, wherein said covering part is made of a flexible material.

4. The nail care device as claimed in claim 3, wherein said covering part has a wall portion which is configured to be spaced apart from and to face the nail on the tip of the digit covered by said covering part, said light-emitting component being disposed on said wall portion.

5. The nail care device as claimed in claim 3, wherein said covering part defines an opening for insertion of the tip of the digit of the limb into said covering part, and is provided with a fixing unit for holding removably said covering part to the tip of the digit covered by said covering part.

6. The nail care device as claimed in claim 5, wherein said fixing unit includes an elastic band provided on said covering part adjacent to said opening for binding removably said covering part to the tip of the digit covered by said covering part.

7. The nail care device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said light-emitting control module is disposed on said covering part and is configured to control operation of said light-emitting component such that the light emitted by said light-emitting component falls within a specified frequency range of a full frequency spectrum of said light-emitting component.

8. The nail care device as claimed in claim 7, further comprising a control unit including a control circuit for generating a control signal to control operation of said light-emitting control module.

9. The nail care device as claimed in claim 8, wherein said control unit further includes a power supply unit for providing electric power to said control unit, said light-emitting control module and said light-emitting component.

10. The nail care device as claimed in claim 8, further comprising a wearable accessory on which said control unit is mounted.

11. The nail care device as claimed in claim 10, wherein said wearable accessory is one of a wrist accessory, a neck accessory and a leg accessory.

12. The nail care device as claimed in claim 8, further comprising a transmission wire coupled between said light-emitting control module and said control unit for transmitting the control signal from said control unit to said light-emitting control module.

13. The nail care device as claimed in claim 8, wherein said control unit further includes a controller for controlling duration of activation of said light-emitting component, said controller being one of a counter and a timer.

14. The nail care device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising an optical control unit disposed in said covering part and surrounding said light-emitting component for directing the light emitted by said light-emitting component toward the nail on the tip of the digit covered by said covering part.

15. The nail care device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a curved spacer that is disposed in said covering part, that has said light-emitting component mounted thereon, and that has two side edges for abutting against opposite lateral sides of the tip of the digit covered by said covering part so as to space apart said light-emitting component from the nail on the tip of the digit covered by said covering part.

16. The nail care device as claimed in claim 8, wherein said control unit further includes a power supply unit for providing electric power to said control unit, and a transmitting module for wireless transmission of the control signal,

said nail care device further comprising

a receiving module disposed on said covering part for wireless reception of the control signal transmitted by said control unit and coupled to said light-emitting control module for providing the control signal received thereby to said light-emitting control module, and

a power supply provided on said covering part for providing electric power to said receiving module, said light-emitting control module, and said light-emitting component.

17. The nail care device as claimed in claim 1, comprising:

a plurality of said covering parts, each adapted to be sleeved on the tip of a respective digit of the limb;

a plurality of said light-emitting components, each disposed in a respective one of said covering parts; and

a plurality of said light-emitting control modules, each coupled to and controlling operation of a respective one of said light-emitting components.

18. The nail care device as claimed in claim 17, further comprising a control unit including a control circuit for controlling individual operations of said light-emitting control modules.

19. The nail care device as claimed in claim 17, further comprising a covering body configured for wearing on the limb and connected to said covering parts.

20. The nail care device as claimed in claim 19, wherein said covering body is one of a hand covering and a foot covering.

21. The nail care device as claimed in claim 17, further comprising a support on which said covering parts are disposed.

22. The nail care device as claimed in claim 21, wherein said support is a ball-shaped body, and said covering parts are disposed on said support in a manner that permits insertion of tips of fingers of a hand into said covering parts when said support is held by the hand.