Patent Application
20220001524
In many instances, gripping and manipulating objects in an environment may be difficult for various individuals. For example, inserting and removing a card into a card reader can be difficult for various individuals. Particularly, individuals with accessories on their fingers (e.g., long fingernails, acrylic nails) or individuals with various ailments may have difficult performing various tasks.
The present embodiments relate to a multi-function nail tool. The tool can include various features, such as a gripping tool, a key ring, and/or a bottle/can opener. The gripping tool can allow for gripping and manipulating objects with ease.
For example, an individual may have difficulty inserting a credit card into a credit card reader. In this example, the gripping tools included in the multi-function nail tool can grip the credit card and allow for easy manipulation of the credit card (e.g., insertion of the credit card into the credit card reader). Particularly, when the individual has specific nail features (e.g., long fingernails, acrylic fingernails), the individual can easily grip items using the multi-function tool. This can increase user experience.
Further, the multi-function nail tool can include a key ring for easy connection to other objects (e.g., a set of keys) for the individual. Additionally, the multi-function nail tool can include a bottle/can opener to allow for opening of objects, such as a bottle or can.
The multi-function nail tool can provide multiple functions in a single device. Accordingly, rather than requiring multiple separate devices to perform tasks, the multi-function nail tool as described herein can perform various functions.
The first extension arm 26A can include a curved end that curves downward away from the second extension arm 26B. The clawed end 28 may be further described as a fin extending downward away from the first extension arm 26A. The curved end and the fin of the first extension arm 26A can comprise the bottle/can opener as described herein.
In some embodiments, the clawed end 28 is sharpened to a point at the end. Depending on the fineness and angle of the point, the sharpened claw end forms a nail cleaner or a can punch opener.
A gripping material (e.g., rubber or another suitable material) 30 can be disposed on a portion of an interior surface of the two extension arms 26A, 26B. The gripping material can assist with gripping to objects.
In some embodiments, the bottom side of the intermediary arm 34 is patterned or shaped roughly to act as a nail file. The nail filing region starts as a square on the bottom side of the intermediary arm 34 and extends up to the entire arm.
In some embodiments, the rubber gripping material can include a conductive rubber tip 38. The conductive rubber tip 38 can allow for the user to operate a touchscreen of an electronic device, for example. Conclusion
Unless contrary to physical possibility, it is envisioned that (i) the methods/steps described above may be performed in any sequence and/or in any combination, and that (ii) the components of respective embodiments may be combined in any manner.
Any of the steps as described in any methods or flow processes herein can be performed in any order to the extent the steps in the methods or flow processes remain logical.
Note that any and all of the embodiments described above can be combined with each other, except to the extent that it may be stated otherwise above or to the extent that any such embodiments might be mutually exclusive in function and/or structure.
Although the present invention has been described with reference to specific exemplary embodiments, it will be recognized that the invention is not limited to the embodiments described but can be practiced with modification and alteration within the spirit and scope of the appended claims. Accordingly, the specification and drawings are to be regarded in an illustrative sense rather than a restrictive sense.
| Number | Date | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63047101 | Jul 2020 | US |
