Patent Application
20140310905
This invention relates to using a fingertip care sponge and a fingertip care device utilizing the fingertip care sponge to treat fingernails.
Traditional implements for buffing the surface of fingernails are generally understood to have a file anchored to the surface of a lever for users to adjust the filing surface of the lever and the contact angle properly to the surface of the fingernail while buffing the fingernail surface. However, the fingernail surface is normally curved, making it difficult to polish the surface of the curved fingernail completely with files that have a flat surface. Toenails, in particular, have even more of a curvature than fingernails, making them especially difficult. In light of these circumstances, an invention of an implement for caring for the fingernail surface is being disclosed.
Patent Literature 1 is of the invention of a nail enamel remover for fingernails and toenails that makes contact and friction only on the part of the fingernail and toenail. The nail enamel remover has an enamel coating with a fan-shaped curved surface. The title of Patent Literature 1 is “Nail Enamel Remover”.
The invention disclosed in Patent Literature 1 is from the same application as the one for the present application in which a sponge body is housed in a hollow cylindrical container wherein one (1) end of the sponge body with nail enamel remover infused within the sponge body is press-reversed inside the hollowed out part. This embodiment is disclosed in FIGS. 9 through 11 of Patent Literature 1. A fingertip can be inserted into the end opening where the sponge body in the cylinder is folded into, then the fingertip is rotated on the center axis of the sponge body to remove the nail enamel cleanly through the action of the remover infused in the sponge body and through the contact action with the inner circumference of the hollowed out part of the liquid sponge body and the nail surface due to the sponge body with the structure described earlier.
The structure of the nail enamel remover disclosed in Patent Literature 1 described earlier is somewhat restricted according to the thickness of the finger to be inserted into the finger protection sheath when, for example, it is used as a nail polisher, making it necessary to have a finger protection sheath according to the thickness of the finger to be treated, reducing the versatility of the implement where the user must have any number of implements ready to match the thickness of the finger to be treated. Versatility is reduced particularly for the invention disclosed in Patent Literature 1 as sizes appropriate for fingers cannot be used for toe care. Further, the sponge disclosed in Patent Literature 1 merely press-reverses one end of a thick cylinder with a simple shape as disclosed in FIGS. 9 through 11 in Patent Literature 1. Simply put, sponges with a larger diameter than that of the hollowed-out part are pressed into the hollowed-out part of the sponge, making for a non-uniform sponge compression rate on the portion where the sponge is folded and press-fitted, while the roughness of the sponge compressed into the hollowed-out part is irregular and not eye-catching. This makes providing a high aesthetic beauty aid difficult as it is used but stripped of the press-reversed part of the sponge. The sponge of Patent Literature 1 also exerts strong pressure felt on the fingertips when they are inserted into the press-reversed part of the sponge, while having a dissimilar and non-uniform repulsive force of the sponge acting on the fingertips. This makes it difficult to have a pleasant sensation on the fingertips when the sponge is rotated on its center axis. The roughness that can be press-reversed on the sponge in particular is not intentionally shaped with a regular pattern when the sponge disclosed in Patent Literature 1 is used in a nail enamel remover, but creates inadvertent roughness, thus its valleys (grooves) have especially poor shape retention. This is because the groove has a concave shape formed unintentionally by a large compressive force created on the sponge, thus the sponge has a particularly strong repulsive force at the grooves, a force that acts to eliminate the concave shape. The force retaining the “lame'” and “stone” used for nail enamel decoration is also particularly weak at these grooves due to the reasons described earlier which caused the problems of easily reapplying the lame' and stone when removing nail enamel with a nail enamel remover using the sponge disclosed in Patent Literature 1.
The purpose of the present invention in addressing the foregoing need in the art is to provide a sponge for fingertip care with a pleasant sensation by making the appearance of the folded part, when the sponge body in a thick cylinder is press-reversed in this hollowed-out part beautiful, form regular roughness on the press-reversed sponge body in the hollowed-out part and create friction on the fingertip surface using a homogenous force on the protruding part when they are inserted into this press-reversed part. The present invention will also provide a highly versatile fingertip care implement with a simple structure using this fingertip care sponge.
The fingertip care sponge as described in claim 1, features a fingertip care sponge consisting of a sponge body for a cylinder wherein the sponge body comprises a hollowed-out part formed though the axial direction of the sponge and protrusions formed into a gear-shape in the vertical cross section in the axial direction on the outer periphery of the sponge. The sponge body further comprises a folded part where at least a portion of the outer periphery is folded into the hollowed-out part that receives the fingertip of a person. Once the fingertip is inserted into the hollowed out part with at least a portion of the folded part folded into the hollowed out part, the sponge body is rotated on its center axis while the fingertip is rotated on the center axis of the sponge body. Both of these rotation actions are performed simultaneously to create friction on the nail surface at the protrusions projecting from the hollowed-out part. The invention of the structure described earlier is of a protrusion projecting and forming a radial shape towards the outer periphery side of the sponge body from the center of the vertical cross section in the axial direction of the sponge body; i.e., it has a protrusion forming a gear-shape in the vertical cross section of this sponge body, thus having the effect of regularizing a rough shape compressed and formed in the hollowed-out part when at least a portion of the outer periphery of this sponge body is pressed into the hollowed-out part. The present invention has the effect of making the compression rate in the vertical cross section in the axial direction of the sponge body pressed into the hollowed-out part uniform. The effect of the present invention also makes the elastic rebound force which acts on the fingertips from these protrusions formed towards the center axis of the sponge body uniform in the hollowed-out part of the body when the fingertip is inserted into the hollowed-out part from the folded part of the sponge body. This effect further creates friction in the direction where the nail surface intersects in the nail extending direction and provides a pleasant sensation on the fingertips when the sponge body is rotated on its center axis, when the fingertip is rotated on the center axis of the sponge body, and when both actions are performed simultaneously while the fingertip is inserted into the hollowed-out part from the folded part of the sponge body due to the protrusions projecting towards the center axis of the hollowed-out part.
The embodiment of the fingertip care implement described in Claim 2 features the fingertip care sponge described in Claim 1 and a container body while the folded part of this fingertip care sponge is inserted through the end of the container body that comprises an aperture. Further, the opening for inserting a finger into the finger care sponge faces outwardly from the container body on the aperture side of the container body. The container body includes projections to the interior portion of the container body that are adapted to mate with the grooves formed on the exterior surface of the fingertip care sponge. The fingertip care sponge mated with the interior portion protrusions of the container body prevents slippage of the fingertip care sponge in the container body when the container body is rotated with the fingertip care sponge therein to polish the nail enamel of a user. The fingertip care sponge in the invention of the structure described earlier possesses the same effect as the fingertip care sponge described in Claim 1. The container body also has the effect of stripping and housing at least of portion of the folded part of the sponge body from the aperture with the folded part of the fingertip care sponge positioned on the aperture side. The smooth stopping parts projected to the inner periphery of the container body also mate with the grooves formed on the outer periphery of the fingertip care sponge to retain the fingertip care sponge when the fingertip care sponge is housed in the container body and the container body is rotated to polish fingernail enamel. The mating has the effect of rotating the fingertip care sponge on its center axis where it is housed in the container body when the container body is rotated on its center axis.
The fingertip care implement as described in Claim 3 features the fingertip care implement described in Claim 2 where the height from the inner periphery of the container body has smooth stopping parts that are raised towards the bottom of the container body. The invention of the structure described earlier has the same effect as the invention described in Claim 2, while also raising the pressing force on the sponge body according to the smooth stopping parts towards the bottom of the container body, thus having the effect of compressing the sponge body located at the bottom of the container body more strongly.
The fingertip care implement, the invention described in Claim 4, is as described in Claim 2 and Claim 3, with the addition that it features a container with a finger locking ring at the aperture for inserting a finger into the finger care sponge. The invention of the structure described earlier has the same effect as the invention in Claim 2 and Claim 3, and features a finger locking ring that retains the fingertips in the aperture of the container body when performing care on the fingertip. It makes inserting the fingertip into the hollowed-out part of the fingertip care sponge housed in the container body smooth. For how to attach the finger locking ring in the container body in the invention described in Claim 4, it is installed integrally with the container body in the aperture of the container body, for example, by allowing it to be installed so that it rotates with the container body and also be installed to rotate independent of the container body. The finger locking ring may also be installed in the aperture of the container body to allow for its removal. The finger locking ring has the particular effect of allowing the diameter of the container body aperture to be changed to the desired size by adjusting the finger locking ring in this instance.
The fingertip care implement, the invention described in Claim 5, is as described in Claim 4, while also featuring the finger locking ring equipped with a shielding material that consists of a flexible material positioned to cover the hollowed-out part, wherein the shielding material is equipped with a slit, cut or a combination of both to fold it so as to restore this part to the hollowed-out part side of the container body. The invention of the structure described earlier has the same polishing effect as the invention described in Claim 4. The invention described in Claim 4 also works to apply both a physical and chemical polishing process wherein the chemical may be liquid, powder, cream or paste polishing solvent, nail enamel removal liquid, gel nail removal solvent, etc. being infused into the fingertip care sponge in addition to the direct friction action caused by the rotating fingertip care sponge onto the nails. More specifically, the friction on the nail surface caused by the protrusions on the sponge body, combined with the effect of liquid, powder, cream or paste polishing solvent infused into the sponge body works to polish the nail surface smoothly. The effect of friction on the nail surface from the sponge body, and the nail enamel removal liquid infused in the sponge body also works to dissolve the nail enamel painted on the nails. Further, the combination of this effect and the lame' & stone decorating the nail enamel results in a clean removal of the finish. When gel nail removal solvent is infused to the fingertip care sponge, for example, it minimizes contact between the gel nail removal solvent and skin on the fingertip while efficiently supplying gel nail removal solvent on the nail surface. In addition, the shielding material plays a barrier-type role, and works to prevent additives (liquid, powder, cream, paste, etc.) infused into the fingertip care sponge from leaking from the container aperture when the container is tilted to insert the fingertip into the hollowed-out part of the container. The shielding material also works to block vaporization as the additives infused into the fingertip care sponge are volatile.
Further, adding shielding material covers the container aperture, working to block dirt adhering to the fingertip care sponge housed in the container, for example, the removed nail enamel, and decorative features such as lame', stones, etc. from getting rubbed into the user's eyes. The shielding consists of flexible materials, thereby allowing some of the shielding material to be folded so that it can be returned into the inside of the container, providing a soft sensation of the shielding material felt by the fingertip while reducing discomfort during care, even when the shielding material is rotated along with the container resulting in friction during care. The shielding material can also be integrated into the finger locking ring, another ring can be installed which rotates independently from the first finger locking ring to the inside of the finger locking ring, and may be integrated into this ring body. Simply put, the shielding material can be installed either directly or indirectly to the finger locking ring.
Another ring positioned inside of the finger locking ring is positioned where the fingertip being treated along with the shielding material is resting, working to block additives infused onto the fingertip care sponge from coming in contact with skin other than that of the fingertip nail being treated as the shielding material adheres to the fingertip surface when the container is rotated on its center axis particularly in the latter case. Further, the shielding material is formed with a slit, cut or a combination of the two that works to enable some of the shielding material to be folded so that it can return into the hollowed-out part of the container when the fingertip is inserted into this hollowed-out part.
The fingertip care implement of Claim 6 is as described in any of the Claims from Claim 2 to Claim 5 with the invention of Claim 6 additionally including a rotating ring that rotates on the center axis of the container. The invention of Claim 6 has the same effect as any of the inventions described from Claim 2 to Claim 5. The rotating ring installed circumferentially on the outer periphery of the container in the invention described in Claim 6, in particular, works to rotate the rotating ring or container on the center axis of the container while the container or rotating ring is resting at the desired position.
Based on the invention described in Claim 1, the sponge body protrusions can be fitted without any gaps to the surface of the nail where a curve is formed using the repellent force of the compressed sponge body, when the fingertip is inserted into the hollowed-out part from the folded part of the sponge body.
Friction is thereby created so that the surface of the fingertip can be wiped by the protrusions projecting into the hollowed-out part as the sponge body is rotated on its center axis, or the fingertip is rotated on the center axis of the sponge body, or a combination of both simultaneously, providing a pleasant sensation on the fingertip. This allows for easy and comfortable care of the entire fingertip and nail surface with a curved shape through simple operations.
The sponge body described in Claim 1, in particular, consists of materials for polishing the surface of the nails, while the nail surface with a curved shape can be polished fully and evenly through simple operations whereby the finger or sponge body is rotated on the center axis of the sponge body wherein the sponge body described in Claim 1 is infused with a liquid, powder, cream or paste polishing solvent. The user can treat their nails easily without having to pay any special attention because the condition of the nail surface to be polished does not have to be visually confirmed each time. More specifically, nails can be treated comfortably during odd jobs, while watching television, etc. Nail enamel can also be removed quickly from all nail surfaces shaped in a curve through simple operations whereby the finger or sponge body is rotated on the center axis of the sponge body while removal liquid to remove nail enamel is infused into the sponge body described in Claim 1. Re-adhesion of lame' and stones when removing nail enamel can be prevented as the lame' and stones used for nail enamel decoration removed from the nails is retained in the valleys (grooves) of the protrusions projecting inside the hollowed-out part when removal liquid is infused in the sponge body described in Claim 1 and used to remove the nail enamel. This allows nail enamel and their decorations to be removed quickly and correctly. This work can also be done easily without having to pay too much attention, similar to polishing nails. More specifically, nails can be treated comfortably during odd jobs, while watching television, etc. It has the effect of being able to apply highly effective gel nail removal solvent only to the fingertip to have gel nail applied when the gel nail removal solvent is infused in the sponge body described in Claim 1.
The fingertip skin and nail care implement of the present invention, which also massages the fingertip, can be performed by the protrusions projecting inside of the hollowed-out part through the operation of the finger or sponge body being rotated on the center axis of the sponge body when moisturizer for hand care is infused to the sponge body described in Claim 1. This work can be performed comfortably during odd jobs while doing something else without having to pay any special attention.
In addition, the appearance of the folded part of the sponge body in the invention described in Claim 1 when viewed from above looks as if flower petals were carved out in 3D (chrysanthemum crest-like appearance), giving the fingertip care sponge body described in Claim 1 a sensuousness. Thus, it offers sensuousness and design to beauty equipment when the fingertip care sponge described in Claim 1 is used as a part of beauty aid tools.
The invention described in Claim 2 has the effect of the fingertip care sponge described in Claim 1 and works to rotate the fingertip care sponge indirectly using the container body. This allows for better care and convenience when used with liquid, cream or other medicine needed for nail or fingertip care infused to the fingertip care sponge described in Claim 1 as required. Simply put, the user can operate it without indirectly touching the fingertip care sponge infused with medicine, liquid, cream, etc. needed for nail or fingertip care. The folded part of the sponge body denuded from the container body aperture also has the improved fingertip care implement sensuousness of Claim 2 as it has a 3D and regular shape making it look like a flower (chrysanthemum crest-like appearance). Thus the invention described in Claim 2 provides a beauty aid tool with superb functionality and design.
The invention described in Claim 3 has the same effect as the invention described in Claim 2, and can also improve the compression rate of the fingertip care sponge housed near the bottom of the container by improving the shape of the anti-slip materials projecting into the hollowed-out part towards the bottom of the container. This also improves the retention force of the liquid on the bottom side of the container. It can firmly retain liquids in the sponge body on the bottom side of the container in particular through the suction force accompanying restoring the compressed sponge because the compression rate of the sponge body improves the closer to the bottom of the container it approaches in this instance. This results in making it more difficult for liquids to leak from the container even when the container aperture is tilted to the vertically downward side when used with liquid infused to the sponge body housed in the container as required. The invention described in Claim 3 can reduce the chance of dripping even when used with liquid infused to the fingertip care sponge. Thus it can be used with the fingertip care sponge tilted freely by the user to the desired angle housed in the container. This can further improve the usability of the invention described in Claim 3.
The invention described in Claim 4 has the same effect as the invention described in Claim 2 and Claim 3, and can have the diameter of the aperture set to the desired size appropriate for the size of the fingertip to be treated using the finger locking ring installed to the container aperture.
Thus the proper position and angle of the hollowed-out part of the fingertip care sponge inside the container can be maintained so that the fingertip to be treated can be inserted by engaging the finger to be treated in the finger locking ring.
The invention described in Claim 4 thereby provides more efficient care of the fingertip with the fingertip care sponge.
Nail enamel up to where the nail meets the skin in particular can be removed correctly as the proper position and angle of the fingertip to be treated are maintained and retained in the finger locking ring. Nail enamel removal liquid is infused to the fingertip care sponge in the invention described in Claim 4 and used for nail enamel removal.
The invention described in Claim 5 has the same effect as the invention in Claim 4, and can also prevent additives infused into the fingertip care sponge from leaking when the container is tilted to treat the fingertip because the finger locking ring is equipped with shielding materials. The volatility of additives infused to the fingertip care sponge can also be controlled because it is equipped with shielding materials. Further, dirt on the fingertip care sponge never touches the user's eyes because of the masking role the shielding materials have on the fingertip care sponge when there is a lot of dirt adhering to the sponge housed in the container, thus making fingertip care with the fingertip care sponge more relaxing.
Even further, fingertips can be inserted into the container as some of the shielding folded into the container can be restored because a slit, cut or a combination of both are formed to the shielding materials. The skin on the back of the hands (mainly the nails) can also be treated with the fingertip care sponge and the additives while masking and protecting the skin on the ventral side of the finger which does not have to come in contact with additives infused to the fingertip care sponge, when the shielding materials are installed separately on the inner side of the finger locking ring and another ring which rotates independently of the finger locking ring is installed. This allows the harmful effects of solvents or polishing solvent on the skin on the ventral side of the finger that needs no care to be greatly reduced even when they are used in strong concentrations to stimulate the skin.
Thus the invention described in Claim 5 can provide a fingertip care implement with better functionality.
The invention described in Claim 6 has the same effect as the invention described in Claim 2 to Claim 5 respectively, and further allows for the container positioned on its inner side to be rotated while the rotating ring equipped on the outer periphery of the container is resting. The outer periphery means there is no direct contact as the other fingers not being treated are contacting the rotating ring. This greatly reduces the discomfort of the fingers not being treated when caring for the desired finger, the other fingers not being treated not being rubbed against the container when the fingertip care sponge is rotating for each container body. Thus it can provide a fingertip care implement with better comfort and quality of usability.
a is a view of the outline of a first embodiment showing the outline of the sponge body consisting of the fingertip care sponge of a first embodiment of the invention.
b is a sectional view drawing along the line A-A in
a is a conceptual drawing viewed from the top side of the fingertip care sponge of the first embodiment of the invention.
b is a conceptual drawing viewed from the bottom side of the fingertip care sponge of the first embodiment of the invention.
c is a sectional view drawing of line B-B in
a is a cross-section of the fingertip care implement of a second embodiment of the invention.
b is a sectional view drawing of the line C-C in
See from the first embodiment to the third embodiment of the invention for details on the mode of use of the fingertip care sponge and fingertip care implement using the sponge.
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a is a view of the first embodiment of the invention that shows the external shape of the sponge body consisting of the fingertip care sponge.
The fingertip care sponge 1 of the first embodiment of the invention is where the whole circumference of the edge 2b of the sponge body 2 is shown in
a is a top perspective view of the fingertip care sponge of
As shown in
The fingertip care sponge 1 of the first embodiment of the invention is also different to the sponge body shown in FIGS. 9 to 11 of Patent Literature 1. In particular, the protrusions 3 and grooves 4 are formed systematically to the outer periphery 2a of the sponge body 2 and thus the protrusions 3 and grooves 4 are formed systematically in the hollowed-out part 5 when part of the sponge body 2 is folded into the hollowed-out part 5. Simply put, the fingertip care sponge 1 has protrusions 3 and grooves 4 formed systematically and in a radial shape to the outer periphery 2a of the fingertip care sponge 1 and the hollowed-out part 5. Further, the portion of the sponge body 2 in the hollowed-out part 5 has a higher compression rate than the outer periphery 2a side of the fingertip care sponge 1.
The fingertip care sponge 1 also preferably has a uniform compression rate for each protrusion 3 and groove 4 of the sponge body 2 housed in the hollowed-out part in the circumferential direction of the vertical cross-section for the center axis of fingertip care sponge 1. Thus, the repulsive force acting on the finger from each protrusion 3 located in hollowed-out part 5 is uniform when a finger is inserted from the folded part 6 of the fingertip care sponge 1 into the hollowed-out part 5. The uneven form of outer periphery 2a of the sponge body 2 prevents a particularly high compression rate of the sponge body 2 located near the center axis of the sponge body 2 when the sponge body 2 is press fit into the hollowed-out part 5. This results in reduced clamping and pressure when a fingertip is inserted into the hollowed-out part 5 of the fingertip care sponge 1, thereby creating a pleasant feeling.
The fingertip care sponge 1 described earlier herein has a finger or toe inserted from the folded part 6 of the sponge body 2 and either the sponge body 2 is rotated on its center axis, the tip of the finger or toe is rotated on the center axis of the sponge body 2, or both of these actions may be performed simultaneously. Friction is created on the surface of the finger and nail present in the device for care due to the movement towards the circumferential direction of the finger surface while the protrusions 3 positioned in hollowed-out part 5 of the fingertip care sponge 1 are pressed against the surface of the finger at this time. The sensation of the contact and movement of the multiple protrusions 3 in the area of the fingertip at the proper pressure, as in the present invention, is pleasant for the user.
More specifically, the fingertip surface can have dirt removed and the fingertip surface massaged because of the protrusions 3 when only the sponge 2 is used wherein the sponge that is used is porous and flexible.
The fingertip cuticles can also be removed and nails polished by using the fingertip care sponge 1 when the sponge body 2 is used alone and wherein it consists of tough materials that rub the nails and drop the skin off. While
The sponge body 2 of the fingertip care sponge of the first embodiment of the present invention also consists of a porous, flexible sponge body 2, and as described earlier herein, can remove nail enamel easily by infusing the sponge body with nail enamel removal liquid.
The Grooves 4 are also formed for each angle in the circumferential direction in the hollowed-out parts 5 of the fingertip care sponge 1 and can suitably maintain lame' and stone in the grooves 4 even when they are used for nail enamel decoration. Thus it prevents re-adhesion of lame' and stone when removing mail enamel. Thus, the formed position of grooves (valleys) formed on the sponge body folded in the hollowed-out part are incidental to the use of part of the simple cylindrical sponge revealed in Patent Literature 1 where they are press-inverted into the hollowed-out part, instead of the fingertip care sponge 1, and has a stronger effect in widening and eliminating the grooves than maintaining the groove shape as the sponge body is compressed strongly where these grooves are formed. Thus it works to extrude the lame' and stone maintained here when the fingertip touches the valleys, thereby making re-adhering lame' and stone to the nails easier than when the sponge body revealed in Patent Literature 1 is used. Therefore, nail enamel using lame' and stones can be removed quickly and correctly compared to traditional techniques when removal liquid is infused into the fingertip care sponge 1 of the present invention.
While not depicted per se, gel nail removal solvent can also be applied only to the fingertip area itself when this solvent is infused into the fingertip care sponge 1.
The sponge body 2 of the fingertip care sponge 1 also comprises a porous, flexible sponge body 2 as described earlier herein which can polish nails when a liquid, powder, cream or paste nail polisher is infused into the sponge body 2. While not depicted, powdered or granulated nail polisher may also be applied along the ridge line of the protrusions 3 located in the hollowed-out part 5 of the sponge body 2. Nails can be polished very efficiently and the amount of nail polisher can be minimized. In addition, manufacturing costs for the fingertip care sponge 1 used for nail polishing can also be reduced in this instance.
When fingertip care is performed using the fingertip care sponge 1, the user inserts a fingertip into the hollowed-out part 5 from the folded part 6 of the fingertip care sponge 1 whereby the sponge body 2 is rotated on its center axis, or the tip of the finger or toe is rotated on the center axis of the sponge body 2, or both are rotated simultaneously. In this way the user can directly observe the care which removes the complexity of careful implement operation, etc. in all situations. Thus fingertip care can be performed easily even while the user is doing something unrelated. Further, the present invention also provides a pleasant feeling when performing fingertip care. Simply put, the fingertip care sponge 1 of the present invention provides a beauty aid and implement that includes a pleasant feeling in use.
The appearance of the fingertip care sponge 1 also has a shape like a flower petal sculpted in 3D (ex. a chrysanthemum crest-like shape) when viewed directly on top of its folded part 6, resulting in the fingertip care sponge 1 itself having a high aesthetic and design appeal. Accordingly, the fingertip care sponge 1 provides a visually appealing, beautiful beauty aid and its parts.
a to 5 show a second embodiment of the fingertip care implement of the present invention. Some of the symbols applied to
Applied liquid, cream, etc. can be prevented from getting on the hand not being treated when liquid, cream; i.e., nail enamel removal liquid, gel nail removal solvent, liquid, powder, cream or paste nail polisher, fingertip care cream and so forth for fingertip care applied to fingertip care sponge 1 are infused into the sponge body 1. At least two (2) anti-slip material 24 sheets that project into the inner periphery of container body 7a are also required, and only the same number as the number of grooves 4 formed to the circumference of the fingertip care sponge 1 is needed. The anti-slip material 24 must also be placed in the position where they coincide with grooves 4 of the fingertip care sponge 1 housed in the container body 7a (See
The finger locking ring 8a that rotates on the center axis of container body 7a may also be mated to aperture 12 of container body 7a as shown in
Further, the aperture 11 materials of the fingertip locking ring 8a is folded into the hollowed-out part side of the container body 7a, forming a return part 10 for the fingertip care implement 23A of
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More specifically, the present invention provides a cleaning and massage through the friction created on the surface of toe 13. In addition to the massage effect on the toe's surface 13, the implement of the present invention also massages or removes the cuticle on the tip of toe the 13 and can demonstrate a polishing effect on the nail 14 when fingertip care sponge 1 contains materials with abrasiveness. A massage effect on the toe 13 and a polishing effect on the nail 14 are also demonstrated even when liquid, powder, cream or paste polisher is infused into the sponge 1. Every corner of the surface of the nail 14 can be polished completely as the protrusions 3 projecting into the hollowed-out part 5 of the sponge body 2 tracks closely to the curved surface of the nail 14 in this instance. The method to manipulate the container 7a also involves just rotating the container 7a on its center axis, thereby making it extremely easy and convenient to provide a beauty aid that achieves superior results. Nail enamel can also be quickly and correctly removed from the nail 14 through the tracking effect on the nail 14 via the sponge body 2 when removal liquid is infused into the sponge body 2. Further, lame' and stones can be properly maintained to the groove 4 of the fingertip care sponge 1 even when lame' and stones for nail enamel decoration are used, thus it prevents lame' and stones from re-adhering when removing nail enamel. Nail enamel removal solvent can also be applied_more efficiently to the sponge 1 such as only to the tip where the nail 14 of the toe 13 is when gel enamel removal solvent is infused and used to fingertip care sponge 1.
The tip of the toe 13 can also be treated effectively as the container 7a is rotated without any breakdowns even when the finger locking ring 8a itself is rotated with the outer circumference of the toe 13 contacting the aperture 11 of the finger locking ring 8a. The infiltration of the tip of the toe 13 to the back of the container 7a can be prevented by setting the diameter of the aperture 11 of the finger locking ring 8a to the proper diameter where only the tip of the toe 13 is inserted into the container 7a. Accordingly, only the tip of the toenail 14 can be treated.
The cap 15a covering the aperture 12 of the container 7a and the aperture 11 of the finger locking ring 8a can be set as shown in
The cap 15a can also prevent the evaporation of the liquid and volatility of the solvent when infusing and using liquids and solvent as required in the fingertip care sponge 1 of the fingertip care implement 23A of
In addition, elastic materials (not shown) may also be interposed to the edge of the finger locking ring 8a and are preferably located opposite to the aperture 12 of the container 7a in the vertical cross section towards the center axis of the container 7a of fingertip care implement 23A. The elastic materials can prevent liquids from leaking from the container 7a because a watertight seal is provided to the contact part of the container 7a and the finger locking ring 8a in this instance. The elastic materials can also properly prevent dripping when the container 7a is tilted. Further, as cited in the example of care of the tip of a toe 13 in
The finger locking ring 8b is installed to enable rotation on the center axis of the container 7b via anchoring materials 16 to the inside of the aperture 17 of the container 7b when the finger locking ring 8b is equipped. Further, the anchoring materials 16 are short and cylindrically shaped, and present near the edge that is located at the side of the aperture 17 of the container 7b that is folded towards the center of the edge of the cylinder consisting of the anchoring materials 16, and has a structure where its aperture has a reduced diameter. While the anchoring materials 16 are mated so that it can rotate via mating 19 to the inner periphery adjacent to the aperture 17 of the container 7b, the finger locking ring 8b is positioned on the inner periphery side of the anchoring materials 16 and is locked to the folded part of the edge of the anchoring materials 16. In this way, the finger locking ring maintains the ability to rotate on the center axis of the container 7b on the inner periphery of the anchoring materials 16. The finger locking ring 8b also forms a slope towards aperture 18 from its outer edge, and this slope is configured to function as a receptacle 20 when the fingertip is inserted into the aperture 18 as shown in
Further, the ring-shaped elastic materials can be interposed to both sides of the parts opposing the finger locking ring 8b and anchoring materials 16, and those opposing the container 7b and anchoring materials 16 on the vertical cross-section towards the center axis of container 7b (not shown). A watertight seal can be provided for the joined part of the finger locking ring 8b and anchoring materials 16. This preferably prevents liquid from leaking when liquid is infused in the sponge body 2 of the fingertip care sponge 1. Further, although there are parts where the sponge body 2 of the fingertip care sponge 1 does not come in contact with a portion of the toenail 22 as shown in
Further, the vertical cross-section in the axial direction of the hollowed-out part of the container 7b can also have a reduced diameter as it approaches the bottom of the container 7b of the fingertip care implement 23B as shown in
The fingertip care implements in the second and third embodiments of the present invention 23A and 23B may be created as separate fingertip care implements and, though not depicted, may also be integrally configured facing the bottom of fingertip care implements 23A and 23B described in Examples 2 and 3 of the implementation.
All fingers and toes can be treated with one (1) implement for the latter case as there is no threat of implements for thin fingers and those for thick fingers being dissipated (Fingertip care implement 23B of Example 2 of the implementation), and it is conveniently transportable.
Further, while
Shielding materials 28 are also installed to cover the aperture 32 inside the finger locking ring 8c as shown in
The shielding materials 28 have the effect of preventing materials infused to the fingertip care sponge 1 from leaking when the container 7c is titled while being hidden inside container 7c with Pattern 1 described above. It also has the effect of preventing loss due to volatility of the infused materials when the materials infused to fingertip care sponge 1 are volatile. Visible dirt on the fingertip care sponge 1 makes for a particularly unpleasant feeling when being used, where the fingertip care implement 23C of
In describing this more specifically, a friction and massage effect on the toe 34 is demonstrated using the sponge body 2 when the sponge body 2 housed in the container 7c does not contain any drug solutions or polishing solvents. In addition to the friction action from the sponge body 2, a physical and chemical action from the polishing solvent is applied which can remove any unnecessary cuticle material on the tip of the toe 34 and can polish the surface of the nail 35 when liquid, powder, cream or paste polishing solvent is infused into the sponge body 2. In addition to the friction action from the sponge body 2, nail enamel can also be removed smoothly from the nail 35 due to the dissolving action from the nail enamel removal liquid when the nail enamel removal liquid is infused to the sponge body 2. The fingertip care implement 23C of
The fingertip care implement 23C of
In addition, the fingertip care implement 23C may also have a configuration whereby a threaded part 25a is threaded onto the inner periphery of a cap body 25 or a threaded part 27a is installed onto the outer periphery of the outer container 27. The mating threaded portions 25a and 27a removably secure the cap 25 to the container to enable attachment and removal to and from the outer container 27.
A person's fingertip or toe can be retained so that it is in the perfect state for care during fingertip/toe care by equipping the finger locking ring 8c to the fingertip care implement 23C as shown in
This invention described earlier is related to a fingertip/toe care sponge and fingertip/toe care implement that has an aesthetic appeal and that can treat fingertips/toes with simple operations, quickly and correctly, and can be used in fields related to the cosmetic and beauty industry.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-133299 | Jun 2011 | JP | national |
| Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind | 371c Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PCT/JP2012/065287 | 6/14/2012 | WO | 00 | 4/29/2014 |
