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Nail varnish applicator having pincers

  • US 5,348,029 A
  • Filed: 02/27/1992
  • Issued: 09/20/1994
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/08/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A fingernail varnish applicator, comprising:

  • a cylindrical body having one end shaped to connect to a source of nail varnish and an opposite end dimensioned to receive a user'"'"'s finger;

    a brush fitted with bristles with an adjustable spread for applying a dose of nail varnish from the source of nail varnish to a fingernail of the user'"'"'s finger, the fingernail having a contour;

    a pair of pincers positioned to contact the user'"'"'s received finger, said pincers having a portion which compresses the spread of said bristles in accordance with the contour of the fingernail;

    a hingeably mounted door for obstructing said opposite end of said cylindrical body;

    a locking device for normally biasing said door to obstruct said opposite end of said cylindrical body, said locking device being released by the user'"'"'s finger that is to be varnished;

    a pumping device positioned to engage the user'"'"'s received finger and mounted to move with the finger as it is inserted for advancing the dose of nail varnish to said bristles, said pumping device being coupled to said brush so as to orient said brush with respect to the user'"'"'s received finger; and

    a casing for covering said bristles when the nail varnish applicator is not in use comprising one of a stub and a complementary helical slot and a displaceable casing having a hingeably mounted cap, said casing being displaced in response to the insertion of the user'"'"'s finger by one of rotation and axial displacement, said casing returning to an undisplaced state in response to the withdrawal of the user'"'"'s finger.

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