DEVICES AND METHODS FOR CURING NAIL GELS
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1. A nail gel curing device, comprising:
- an outer housing, a base, a dome and a detachable tray, said housing, base, dome and tray defining an irradiation chamber, an opening to said chamber for inserting a hand or foot of a user, and a space between the dome and housing,said irradiation chamber being suitable for curing five nails of a user'"'"'s hand or foot;
said dome comprising a plurality of light emitting diodes for curing nails positioned in the irradiation chamber; and
said space being sufficient to accommodate electronic or electric circuitry to operate the plurality of light emitting diodes in the curing device;
a shield slidably attached to the device;
said shield being capable of reducing the opening'"'"'s size by sliding from an open to a more closed position, said closing diminishing a user'"'"'s secondary exposure to UV light exiting the confines of the device; and
electronic or electric circuitry to operate the plurality of light emitting diodes in the curing device.
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Abstract
Novel nail gel curing devices and methods of their use are disclosed. Novel shields for nail gel curing devices and methods of their use are also disclosed. The devices and shields are useful for curing nail gels and more particularly where light emitting diode “LED” equipped devices are used to cure UV-VIS curable nail gel resins.
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1. A nail gel curing device, comprising:
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an outer housing, a base, a dome and a detachable tray, said housing, base, dome and tray defining an irradiation chamber, an opening to said chamber for inserting a hand or foot of a user, and a space between the dome and housing, said irradiation chamber being suitable for curing five nails of a user'"'"'s hand or foot; said dome comprising a plurality of light emitting diodes for curing nails positioned in the irradiation chamber; and said space being sufficient to accommodate electronic or electric circuitry to operate the plurality of light emitting diodes in the curing device; a shield slidably attached to the device; said shield being capable of reducing the opening'"'"'s size by sliding from an open to a more closed position, said closing diminishing a user'"'"'s secondary exposure to UV light exiting the confines of the device; and electronic or electric circuitry to operate the plurality of light emitting diodes in the curing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11)
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9. A shield for a nail gel curing device, comprising:
a solid material that reduces the transmission of UV light from exiting the confines of the device; said shield being capable of slidably attaching to the device in proximity to an opening in the device for inserting a user'"'"'s hand or foot into an irradiation chamber; said shield further being capable of reducing the opening'"'"'s size by sliding from an open to a more closed position with respect to the opening; such that when the shield is in a more closed position, the amount of light that can escape the device is diminished. - View Dependent Claims (10, 12)
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