Nail polish removal system

• US 6,405,735 B1
• Filed: 06/22/2001
• Issued: 06/18/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 06/22/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Netrisa T.P. Dockery
• Original Assignee: Netrisa T.P. Dockery
• Inventors: Dockery, Netrisa T. P.
• Primary Examiner(s): Manahan, Todd E.
• Application Number:
  US09/887,224
• Time in Patent Office: 361 Days
• Field of Search: 132/74.5, 132/73, 206/363, 206/361, 206/362, 206/229
• US Class Current: 132/74.5
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 2200/1018 comprising a pad, i.e. a cushion-like mass of soft material, with or without gripping means
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 2200/1045 with one or more internal reservoirs, e.g. rupturable microcapsules
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 29/007 Nail polish removing devices
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 34/04 Appliances specially adapted for applying liquid, e.g. using roller or ball

Abstract

A nail polish removal system (310) broadly comprises a hollow applicator handle (316) having an applicator end (318) with an absorbent material (320) attached thereto. The handle (316) has an opening (326) at the applicator end (318). The handle (316) contains a breakable capsule (328). Adjacent to the breakable capsule (328) and opposite to the opening (326), the handle (316) has a seal (330). The breakable capsule (328) is filled with up to one ounce of the nail polish removal solution. The breakable capsule (328) is broken releasing the nail polish removal solution. The released nail polish removal solution saturates the absorbent material (320) by flowing through the opening (326). The nail polish removal solution is prevented from escaping the handle (316), other than through the opening (326), by the seal (330). The nail polish removal system (310) is used and discarded.

Claims

1. A nail polish removal system comprising:

a hollow applicator handle having an applicator end;

a capsule constructed, of breakable material located within the hollow applicator handle and containing a volume of nail polish removal solution; and

an absorbent material attached to the applicator end of the hollow applicator handle, wherein the nail polish removal solution saturates the absorbent material when the capsule is broken.

2. The nail polish removal system as set forth in claim 1, wherein the applicator handle is between one inch and eight inches in length.

3. The nail polish removal system as set forth in claim 1, wherein the applicator handle is between one eighth of an inch and five eighths of an inch in diameter.

4. The nail polish removal system as set forth in claim 1, wherein the applicator handle releasably contains up to one ounce of the nail polish removal solution.

5. The nail polish removal system as set forth in claim 1, wherein the hollow applicator handle includes a breakable capsule containing the nail polish removal solution, the nail polish removal solution being released from the breakable capsule and the hollow applicator handle when the breakable capsule is broken.

6. The nail polish removal system as set forth in claim 5, wherein the absorbent material is operable to filter pieces of the breakable capsule, after it has been broken, containing the pieces within the applicator handle.

7. The nail polish removal system as set forth in claim 5, wherein the hollow applicator handle includes two breakable capsules, each containing the nail polish removal solution, the nail polish removal solution being released from the breakable capsule and the hollow applicator handle when the breakable capsule is broken.

8. The nail polish removal system as set forth in claim 5, wherein the hollow applicator handle includes two breakable capsules, each containing a different solution selected from the group consisting of:

the nail polish removal solution, a nail conditioning solution, or a mild cleaning solution for removing dissolved nail polish, the solution being released from the breakable capsule and the hollow applicator handle when the breakable capsule is broken.

9. The nail polish removal system as set forth in claim 1, wherein the applicator end of the hollow applicator handle is sealed with a breakable seal, the nail polish removal solution being released from the hollow applicator handle when the breakable seal is broken.

10. The nail polish removal system as set forth in claim 9, wherein the absorbent material is operable to filter pieces of the breakable seal, after it has been broken, containing the pieces within the applicator handle.

11. The nail polish removal tool as set forth in claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the hollow applicator handle is constructed of a flexible material so as to facilitate breaking the capsule.

12. The nail polish removal system as set forth in claim 1, wherein the absorbent material is secured to the hollow applicator handle with glue.

13. A nail polish removal system comprising:

a hollow applicator handle having an applicator end;

a seal constructed of breakable material located within the hollow applicator handle and providing containment therewithin of a volume of nail polish removal solution; and

an absorbent material attached to the applicator end of the hollow applicator handle, wherein the nail polish removal solution saturates the absorbent material when the seal is broken.

14. The nail polish removal system as set forth in claim 13, wherein the absorbent material is secured to the hollow applicator handle with glue.

15. A nail polish removal system comprising:

a hollow applicator handle having an applicator end, with at least a portion of the hollow applicator handle being constructed of a flexible material;

a space defined by a breakable material located within the hollow applicator handle and providing containment therewithin of a volume of nail polish removal solution; and

an absorbent material attached with glue to the applicator end of the hollow applicator handle, wherein the nail polish removal solution saturates the absorbent material when the breakable material is broken.