French manicure application devices, kits and method

• US 9,179,753 B2
• Filed: 09/14/2012
• Issued: 11/10/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/19/2011
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Ozsoy Organik Ternizlik Urunler Pazarlama Sanayi VE Ticaret Limited Sirketi
• Original Assignee: Ozsoy Organik Ternizlik Urunler Pazarlama Sanayi VE Ticaret Limited Sirketi
• Inventors: Huynh, Eric Ngoc
• Primary Examiner(s): ELGART, VANITHA M
• Application Number:
  US13/617,340
• Publication Number:
  US 20140076342A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,152 Days
• Field of Search: 132/73, 132/200, 132/73.5, 132/74.5, 132/75.3, 132/76.5, 132/285, 132/293, 132/305, 132/317, 132/319, 132/320, 132/333, 206/581, 206/823, 462/1, 462/2, 215/6, 215390-392, 215/386, 220640-643, 220/646, 220/657, 220/695, 220/697, 220/699, 220/700, 220/701, 222/576, 401/123, 401 6- 8, 401/118, D73/16, 434/377, 434/100, 434/81, 434/84, D28/56, D28/57, D28/61, D28/62
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 2029/002 French manicure
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 29/00 Manicuring or pedicuring implements
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 29/004 Masking devices for applying polish to the finger nails
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 29/18 Manicure or pedicure sets, e.g. combinations without case, etui, or the like combined with or on sheath of scissors B26B13/22, B26B29/04
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 29/22 Finger-supports

Abstract

An apparatus, kit and method for applying a French manicure to a user'"'"'s own nails or those of a customer using a simple finger guide which permits the positioning of a finger relative to a reservoir of acrylic nail polish powder. In one form, the apparatus is comprised of a finger guide which can be removably associated with an acrylic nail polish powder-containing vessel. Alternative embodiments include those with a finger guide being integrally formed with the vessel/jar. A method for applying a French manicure using the apparatus of the invention is also contemplated. The kit includes a supply of one or more acrylic nail polish powders, a finger guide, and the necessary materials to cause the acrylic nail polish powder to be converted to a solid nail polish coating.

Claims

1. A device for use in applying a French tip manicure to a user using one or more acrylic powder-type nail polishes, the device comprising:

a container adapted to receive a quantity of acrylic powder-type nail polish;

a guide member associated with the container, the guide member sized and shaped to receive a finger or toe of a user, said guide member defining an upwardly facing concave surface adapted to cradle the finger or toe, said surface being oriented at an angle of between approximately 35 degrees and 55 degrees relative to horizontal; and

the guide member supported adjacent a rim of the container and being positioned in such a manner relative to the container that the user may place his or her finger or toe on the guide member and, using the guide member, slide the finger or toe along the guide member to immerse all or a portion of a fingernail or toenail of the user into the nail powder within the container.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the guide member is removably connected to the container by a support member comprising an outer wall member and an upper wall member, either the outer wall member or the upper wall member, or both, being connected to an underside of the guide member, the outer wall member and the upper wall member forming a shoulder adapted to be removably connected to the rim of the container.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein the guide member is associated with the container by a support member comprising an inner wall member, an outer wall member and an upper wall member, the inner wall member, upper wall member and outer wall member forming a channel adapted to be placed in substantial registry with at least a portion of the rim of the container.

4. The guide member of claim 1, further comprising an interior wall of the container being disposed at an angle relative to vertical to urge an upper surface of any powder contained within the container to remain substantially horizontal.

5. A kit for use in applying a French manicure to a user using acrylic nail powder and an activator, the kit comprised of:

a quantity of a first acrylic nail polish powder;

a quantity of a second acrylic nail polish powder;

a container adapted to receive a quantity of acrylic nail polish powders, the container comprising;

a guide member sized and shaped to receive a finger or toe of a user, said guide member defining an upwardly facing concave surface adapted to cradle the finger or toe, said surface being oriented at an angle of between approximately 35 degrees and 55 degrees relative to horizontal;

a guide support member connected to the guide member and capable of supporting the guide member on a rim of the container in such a manner that the user may place his or her finger on the guide member and, using the guide member, slide the finger along the guide member to immerse all or a portion of a fingernail or toenail of the user into the nail powder within the container;

a liquid polymerizing agent adapted to be applied over the powder on the user'"'"'s nail to cause a polymer reaction between the powder and the polymerizing agent, resulting in a nail polish coating being applied on the nail.

6. The kit of claim 5, further including an adhering medium which is adapted to be placed on nails of the user to be polished prior to application of the nail polish powder.

7. A method for applying a nail polish treatment to a fingernail or toe nail, comprising the steps of:

applying an adhering medium to a nail to be polished;

providing a quantity of a first acrylic nail powder;

providing a finger or toe guide in association with the quantity of first nail powder, the finger or toe guide comprising;

a guide member sized and shaped to receive the finger or toe of a user;

apparatus for supporting the guide member in operable association with the quantity of first nail powder;

placing the finger or toe supporting the nail to be polished on the guide member, and using the guide member to slide the finger or toe along the guide member while immersing all or a portion of the nail to be polished into the nail powder to thereby deposit a quantity of said powder on to the fingernail or toenail; and

coating the thus-deposited powder on the fingernail or toenail of the user with an activator.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the step of immersing all or a portion of a fingernail or toenail of the user into the nail powder consists of immersing only a tip of the fingernail or toenail into the nail powder, and further including the steps of:

after the step of immersing the tip of a fingernail or toenail of the user into the nail powder, immersing all of the fingernail or toenail into a second nail powder; and

applying the activator over the first and second nail powders deposited on the fingernail or toenail.