Toe nail polish removing device

• US 5,992,422 A
• Filed: 06/03/1999
• Issued: 11/30/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 06/03/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Linda F. Ivory
• Original Assignee: Linda F. Ivory
• Inventors: Ivory, Linda F.
• Primary Examiner(s): Wilson, John J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): DOAN, ROBYN KIEU
• Application Number:
  US09/325,276
• Time in Patent Office: 180 Days
• Field of Search: 132/73, 132/73.5, 132/73.6, 132/75, 132/75.3, 132/75.8, 132/76.2, 15/97.1, 15/21.1, 401/208
• US Class Current: 132/73
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 29/007 Nail polish removing devices

Abstract

A device for removing toe nail polish that operates while the user sits or stands with one or more feet in the device with the toe nails of the feet/foot positioned beneath a toe nail polish remover assembly including a toe nail polish removing sponge that is periodically refilled with nail polish remover from a reservoir and that moves back and forth in a reciprocating motion across the user'"'"'s toes.

Claims

1. A toe nail polish removing device comprising:

a reciprocating sponge assembly; and

a housing including a foot placement area partially defined between slanted sidewalls, and a nail polish remover fill opening in connection with a nail polish remover reservoir positioned over said reciprocating sponge assembly;

said reciprocating sponge assembly including a reciprocating motor assembly in connection with and in operation reciprocating in a back and forth motion an open celled polish removal sponge that is detachably securable to a sponge support plate rigidly secured to an actuator arm of said reciprocating motor assembly;

said nail polish removing reservoir having a bottom defined by a bottom structure having a reservoir emptying opening formed entirely therethrough;

said sponge support plate being slidably mounted between two guide members beneath said nail polish remover reservoir and in sealing relationship with a downward facing surface of said bottom structure and supporting said open celled polish removal sponge from a bottom surface thereof within a toe positioning area of said foot placement area of said housing;

said sponge support plate further including a sponge feed opening formed entirely therethrough that is periodically in alignment with said reservoir emptying opening formed in connection with said nail polish remover reservoir when said sponge support plate is reciprocating between a left most position and a right most position to provide a nail polish remover transfer mechanism for transferring nail polish remover from said nail polish remover reservoir to said open celled polish removal sponge.

2. The toe nail polish removing device of claim 1 wherein:

said sponge support plate includes two sponge clips on said ends thereof for securing said open celled polish removal sponge to said sponge support plate.