Claims
- 1. A fingernail processing implement, comprising:
- a base having a flat elongate configuration and being defined generally by a pair of major surfaces;
- a first layer of material disposed over at least one of the major surfaces of the base and having characteristics for performing a predetermined process on the fingernail when the implement is moved in frictional engagement with the fingernail; and
- a second layer of material disposed relative to the first layer of material, the second layer of material including a multiplicity of microcapsules each releasably enclosing at least one known substance facilitating the processing of the fingernail by the implement.
- 2. The fingernail processing implement recited in claim 1 wherein the known substance includes at least one of a fragrance, a conditioner, an antibacterial agent, and an appearance enhancer.
- 3. The fingernail processing apparatus recited in claim 2 wherein the microcapsules include:
- a first microcapsule having a wall with a first thickness;
- a second microcapsule having a wall with a second thickness greater than the first thickness; whereby
- the frictional engagement of the fingernail and the implement tends to rupture the first microcapsule prior to the second microcapsule.
- 4. The fingernail processing apparatus recited in claim 2 wherein the first layer of material includes a multiplicity of abrasive granules.
- 5. The fingernail processing apparatus recited in claim 4, further comprising:
- a foam substrate disposed between the base and the first layer of material.
- 6. The fingernail processing apparatus recited in claim 2 wherein the first layer of material includes a chamois.
- 7. The fingernail processing apparatus recited in claim 2 wherein the microcapsules include:
- a first microcapsule having a first diameter;
- a second microcapsule having a second diameter small than the first diameter;
- whereby the fictional engagement of the fingernail and the implement tends to rupture the first microcapsule prior to the second microcapsule.
- 8. The fingernail processing implement recited in claim 1 wherein the microcapsules have properties for being ruptured in response to the frictional engagement of the fingernail and the implement to release the known substance.
- 9. The fingernail processing implement recited in claim 3 wherein the microcapsules include at least one microcapsule, comprising:
- an outer wall defining an inner cavity; and
- the known substances being disposed within the inner cavity of the one microcapsule.
- 10. The fingernail processing implement recited in claim 1 wherein the second layer is disposed in the first layer.
- 11. The fingernail processing apparatus recited in claim 1 wherein the second layer is disposed on the first layer.
- 12. The fingernail processing implement recited in claim 1 wherein the known substance includes at least one vitamin.
- 13. The fingernail processing implement recited in claim 1 wherein the known substance includes at least one botanical oil.
- 14. The fingernail processing implement recited in claim 1 wherein the known substance includes silicone.
- 15. The fingernail processing implement recited in claim 1 wherein the known substance includes a moisturizer.
- 16. The fingernail processing implement recited in claim 1 wherein the known substance is an aroma therapy agent.
- 17. The fingernail processing implement recited in claim 1 wherein the known substance includes at least one of an antibacterial germicide and an antibacterial fungicide.
- 18. A fingernail processing implement, comprising:
- a base having a flat elongate configuration and being defined generally by at least one major surface;
- a layer of foam material having a fixed relationship with the major surface of the base;
- an operative layer of the implement having a fixed relationship with the base and sandwiching the foam layer between the base and the operative layer;
- a treatment substance impregnated in the foam layer and releasable by the foam layer in response to pressure on the operative layer of the implement.
CROSS REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATION
This is a Continuation-in-Part of U.S. application Ser. No. 08/746,796, filed on Nov. 18, 1996, and entitled, "Scented Fingernail Files and Buffers," now U.S. Pat. No. 5,779,519.
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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