Pedicure implement
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1. A pedicure-manicure implement, comprising:
- (a) an integral, smooth surfaced, plastic molded elongated body having;
(i) an elongated horizontally disposed handle above a finger grip opening;
(ii) smoothly contoured upright molded handle support portions extending from opposite ends of said handle and located proximate the outer ends of said body; and
(iii) a base portion providing a pair of generally triangular-shaped outer base sections extending outwardly from a generally rectangular smoothly curved and surfaced central base section, said outer base sections each having a rib-recess configuration within and recessed inwardly from the respective plane of surrounding edge portions defining each respective said triangular shape of each said outer base section and with said base section planes being slightly angled upwardly with respect to a horizontal plane when said implement rests thereon supported by said central base section;
(b) a pair of thin, flexible, stainless steel, etched-type abrader strips, one being relatively coarse and the other being relatively fine and being of a generally triangle shape conforming to the said outer base section recesses and respectively mounted therein; and
(c) adhesive means applied to the respective back surfaces of said strips to secure said strips to said ribs.
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Abstract
A pedicure implement comprises an integral, plastic molded handle structure on the base of which are mounted upwardly angled fine and coarse abrading strips formed of thin stainless steel with the shape and mounting arrangement being designed for ease of use in pedicure-manicure operations.
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1. A pedicure-manicure implement, comprising:
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(a) an integral, smooth surfaced, plastic molded elongated body having; (i) an elongated horizontally disposed handle above a finger grip opening; (ii) smoothly contoured upright molded handle support portions extending from opposite ends of said handle and located proximate the outer ends of said body; and (iii) a base portion providing a pair of generally triangular-shaped outer base sections extending outwardly from a generally rectangular smoothly curved and surfaced central base section, said outer base sections each having a rib-recess configuration within and recessed inwardly from the respective plane of surrounding edge portions defining each respective said triangular shape of each said outer base section and with said base section planes being slightly angled upwardly with respect to a horizontal plane when said implement rests thereon supported by said central base section; (b) a pair of thin, flexible, stainless steel, etched-type abrader strips, one being relatively coarse and the other being relatively fine and being of a generally triangle shape conforming to the said outer base section recesses and respectively mounted therein; and (c) adhesive means applied to the respective back surfaces of said strips to secure said strips to said ribs.
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Current AssigneeSantrade Ltd. (Sandvik AB)
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Original AssigneeSandvik IND
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InventorsEdgell, James E., Fodor, William G., Porter, James R., Jones, John E.
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Primary Examiner(s)McNeill, G. E.
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Assistant Examiner(s)Yu, Mickey
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Application NumberUS06/157,672Time in Patent Office449 DaysField of Search132/73, 132/76.4, 132/75.6, 132/75.3, 132/76.5, 132/73.5, 29/78, 29/79, 29/80US Class Current132/76.4CPC Class CodesA45D 29/04 Nail files, e.g. manually o...A45D 29/12 manually operated
