Patent Application
20130068241
Care of nails of a human extremity can be dirty and unhygienic. Further, the tools that a person uses can be scattered and misplaced. What is needed is a way to keep nail tools together in a manner that they are available in an environment where a person is tending to their nails, as well as a mechanism to make the nail-tending work clean and hygienic.
This document describes a nail clipping and catchment apparatus.
In one aspect, a nail clipping and catchment apparatus includes a flexible breathable backing layer having a shape, and a window layer having substantially the same shape as the backing, and being mated to an edge of the backing by an upper seam sufficient to create a pouch, the pouch for catching and containing nail clippings. The apparatus further includes a number of openings in the window layer, the plurality of openings including opposing hand openings on opposite sides of a bottom portion of the pouch near the edge and separated by a lower seam between the breathable backing layer and the window layer, the opposing hand openings each for receiving a nail-bearing extremity of a human. The apparatus further includes one or more pockets positioned on an outer surface of the pouch, the one or more pockets each having an access opening aligned toward the upper seam of the pouch.
The details of one or more embodiments are set forth in the accompanying drawings and the description below. Other features and advantages will be apparent from the description and drawings, and from the claims.
These and other aspects will now be described in detail with reference to the following drawings.
Like reference symbols in the various drawings indicate like elements.
The nail clipping and catchment apparatus 100 further includes a number of openings, preferably for receiving into the inner containment area of the pouch one or more nail-bearing extremities of a human, such as hands or feet. The openings include opposing hand openings 108a and 108b, positioned and formed on opposite sides of a bottom portion 109 of the pouch 102 near an edge of the pouch, and separated by a lower seam 111 between the breathable backing layer 104 and the window layer 106. The openings can also include one or more slits 117 that enable a user to access the pouch 102, such as when a foot is inserted into one of the opposing hand openings 108a or 108b.
The opposing hand openings 108a and 108b are large enough to receive a nail-bearing extremity of a human, yet still allow for the upper half of the pouch 102 to have ample nail containment volume or area. The nail clipping and catchment apparatus 100 further includes at least one pocket 110 positioned on an outer surface of the pouch 102, preferably on an outer surface of the window layer 106 between the opposing hand openings 108a and 108b. The at least one pocket 110 includes an access opening 112 aligned toward an upper seam 113 of the pouch 102. The at least one pocket 110 can include a number of bands 115, each band 115 for receiving one tool of a plurality of manicure tools. The manicure tools can include, without limitation, one or more of the following: nail clippers, nail file, scissors, nail cleaner, etc.
The pouch 102 is foldable along opposing vertical axes 116 between the one or more pockets 110 and the opposing hand openings 108a and 108b. Thereafter, the pouch 102 can be folded in half along a horizontal axis 118. The nail clipping and catchment apparatus 100 further includes a securing mechanism, including an upper securing mechanism 120 attached to the window layer near the upper seam 113, and a lower securing mechanism 122 attached to the window layer near the lower seam 111. The upper and lower securing mechanisms 120 and 122 are releasably engagable with each other when the pouch is folded in half along a horizontal axis 118, preferably after the opposite sides of the pouch 102 are folded in first. The securing mechanism can be a snap, a button, a hook-and-loop attachment, a tie, a set of magnets, or any other type of securing mechanism. When the pouch 102 is folded in on its sides vertically, and then over along the horizontal axis, any nails within the pouch are secured therein, and
Although a few embodiments have been described in detail above, other modifications are possible. Other embodiments may be within the scope of the following claims.
