Patent Application
20130152957
This application claims priority of Chinese Application Number ZL201120268192.6, filed on Jul. 27, 2011, Published under Chinese Publication Number CN202198028U, and granted on Apr. 25, 2012.
The present invention relates to a chemiluminescent device, in particular, chemiluminescent false finger nails. Chemiluminescence is a phenomenon caused by chemical reaction between, usually, two substances which emit glow when they are mixed and chemically react. Such chemicals are commonly used in a variety of “glow stick” products, and the present invention describes a novel application of a standard two-component glow mixture to create false glowing finger nail-like attachments for novelty purposes.
Chemiluminescent compositions, such as used in a basic glow stick product, utilize a two-component system to chemically generate luminescence. In a typical two-component chemiluminescence system, the components are kept separate, where one is stored or sealed-off in a breakable container. When the user wishes to initiate the reaction (and create the “glow” effect), the user breaks the breakable container allowing mixing of the two components and thereby initiating the reaction.
In typical chemiluminescent applications the two components usually include (1) the “oxalate” component, and (2) the “activator” component, containing an oxidant, along with a fluorescer. When mixed the oxidant of the activator reacts with the oxalate to create highly reactive peroxy components that in turn act to excite the fluorescer, causing the glow effect. This two-component system is described in detail for instance in U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,816,326, 4,313,843, 5,122,306, 7,674,406; and the United States patent application, Pub. No. 2010/0288984.
Chemiluminescent devices have been made with a variety of shapes to fit different purposes. Chinese patents ZL03204220.5 and ZL200420067165.2 described a chemiluminescent nail that involves attaching a small standard glow stick to a semitransparent plastic finger nail-shaped cap that is placed on a finger tip. In these designs, a standard small glow stick is simply inserted into the semitransparent finger nail-like attachment, to create a glow effect. The glow effect comes from the glow stick alone, and the finger-nail like attachment itself does not illuminate. However, since the finger-nail like cap is semitransparent, glow is visible through the cap. Since the cap and the nightstick vary significantly in size and volume, the overall effect of the nail is significantly affected., and the glow effect is muted.
The present invention aims to provide chemical luminescent nails in which both the finger cap and the glow stick glow.
In the present invention, chemical glow sticks and the semitransparent nail-shaped cap are combined into an overall and uniformed nail shaped design. When activated, the entire nail-shaped cap will glow, not just the glow stick inserted into the nail cap as seen in the prior art. In the dark, the new design offers the same nail like appearance, both before and after activation, therefore enhanced the glow effect. It can be used in various gatherings or entertainment venues, to enhance the fun.
In the present invention a chemiluminescence nail is provided that is essentially a finger nail-shaped glow stick. The nail shaped glow stick consists of a glow-emitting structure and a finger connecting piece. The finger connecting piece is generally a ring that goes around the finger, or a concave cap that can be secured to the top of a finger. The finger connecting piece allows the glow stick to be secured to the users finger tip(s). The nail-shaped glow structure and the connecting piece are secured together.
In one embodiment, standard threading is used to attach the nail-shaped glow structure to the finger cap. By allowing removable threading, a variety of colors and nail-styles can be interchanged by unscrewing one glow structure and substituting an alternative. Alternatively a variety of connecting structures could be provided, which could allow the glow structure to be attached to other body parts, such as perhaps an ear-clip, that could become a glowing earing.
The nail-shaped glow-emitting structure consists of the following: (1) a finger shaped outer casting with a cavity; and (2) a sealed glass tube and (3) two components of chemiluminescent solutions, where one component is sealed with the glass tube, and the other is sealed within the entire cavity of the structure.
Like a traditional glow stick product, as described above, the sealed glass tube is put in the cavity of the outer casing. One chemical component is sealed off inside the glass tube and the other component is kept outside of the glass tube but also within the cavity of the outer casting. The two solutions will react with each other upon mixing to start chemiluminescent reaction and emit glow. To initiate said reaction, the user squeezes or bend the nail structure, thus breaking the glass tube, causing the two components to mix and thus chemically react.
The aforementioned glow nail has a nail-shaped glow-emitting structure that is tightly fitted to a finger connection piece by any means, such as welding, gluing, plugging or a threading method.
The connecting structure piece can take different shapes, including but not limited to ring or cap shape. A “ring” refers to a traditional circular ring that can slip over a user's finger, and a “cap” refers to a concave base that can be secured over the user's finger tip. If it is in a cap shape, the cap will be right behind the glow-emitting structure. If it is in a ring shape, the ring will be on the side of the glow structure. Alternatively, a variety of connecting structures can be provided, that could be adapted to be secured to any part of the body. In such embodiments, the glow structure can be removed and treatably secured to any of the various connecting structures, and this adapted to be worn by the user on a variety of body parts.
The nail-shaped glow-emitting structure can use any semi-flexible material such as polyethylene or polypropylene.
The device is used similarly to a traditional glow stick device. When one needs to active the glow-emitting device, one just bends the nail-shaped shell to rapture the internal glass tube, allowing the two chemiluminescent solutions to mix, thus resulting in a glow. The glowing nail can now be worn on a finger through the finger connection piece (or alternative body part if the appropriate connecting piece is provided).
The chemiluminescent stick itself is the entire nail shape, which has the same appearance before and after activation. It presents more realistic look when it is secure to a finger-tip of an entire nail that is glowing, instead of the prior art, which is simply a small glowing stick enclosed within the fake nail.
The glow nail of the present invention has a simple structure, strong overall integrity and it is very easy to use.
In the preferred embodiment. A removable method such as traditional screw-threading is used to secure the nail piece to the connecting finger cap. In such an embodiment, the either the glow structure or the connecting piece can be changed so the device can use a variety of glow structures and be attached to other parts of body or objects.
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The nail-shaped glow emitting structure (1) and the finger cap (2) may be connected together through welding/soldering method. (see
The abovementioned nail-like glow sticks finger cap (2) is referring the fingertip cap (2-1) which is located behind the nail-shaped glow-emitting structure.
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It should be understood that a threading connection allows for interchangeability of both the glow emitting structure (1) and the cap (2). The cap (2) could alternatively be any structure adapted to secure to a body part, such as, for example but not limited to, a clip that can be attached to an ear lobe or the ring (2-2) sown in
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| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZL201120268192.6 | Jul 2011 | CN | national |
