Information
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Patent Grant
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6516813
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Patent Number
6,516,813
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Date Filed
Monday, June 4, 200123 years ago
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Date Issued
Tuesday, February 11, 200321 years ago
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Inventors
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Examiners
- Manahan; Todd E.
- Comstock; David C.
Agents
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CPC
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US Classifications
Field of Search
US
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- 132 73
- 132 735
- 132 736
- 132 758
- 132 285
- 156 540
- 156 541
- 156 580
- 156 581
- 156 230
- 156 238
- 156 240
- 156 247
- 156 289
- 427 146
- 427 147
- 427 148
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International Classifications
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Abstract
A finger nail decal attaching device includes a base member having a recess for receiving finger therein. A strip driven by two mandrels is movably located above the base member and a plurality of decals are connected to the strip. A heating member is located beside the strip and softens the decals. A pressing member has a rod and a soft pad which is connected to a first end of the rod and located above the strip. The rod is moved toward the strip by pivoting a lever connected to the rod.
Description
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a finger nail decorations attaching device which has a recess for receiving fingers, a strip of multiple decorations moves over the finger nail, a heating member for softening the decorations and a pressing member to press the decorations on the finger nails.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
One of the conventional ways to decorate finger nails is to spread colored nail polish by an applicator. This conventional way requires skill to spread the nail polish evenly and can only have simple patterns. Another conventional way to decorate finger nails is to attach a pattern decal on the nail directly. However, how to firmly and evenly attach the decal on a curved finger nail is a key point of using the finger nail attachment. Generally, a certain level of skill is required to attach the decal evenly on the nail without knurls. The operators have to put the decals on the finger nails one by one and press them one by one. This takes a long period of time. During the pressing processes, the decals could be shifted so that the operators have to adjust the positions of the decals frequently and this will reduce the efficiency of the attachment between the decals and the finger nails.
The present invention intends to provide a finger nail decorations attaching device that employs proper mechanisms to firmly press decals on the nails so as to save time and obtain a good result.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a finger nail decorations attaching device and comprises a base member having a recess defined in a top thereof for receiving a finger therein and a strip with a plurality of decals is movably located above the base member. A heating member for heating the decals is located besides the strip. A pressing member has a rod and a soft pad is connected to a first end of the rod. The soft pad is lowered to press the decal on the finger nail by moving the rod.
The primary object of the present invention is to provide a finger nail decorations attaching device wherein the decals can be put on the nails precisely and are pressed by a rod to ensure that the decals are firmly and evenly pressed on the nails.
The present invention will become more obvious from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings which show, for purposes of illustration only, a preferred embodiment in accordance with the present invention.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1
is an exploded view to show a finger nail decorations attaching device of the present invention;
FIG. 2
is a side enlarged view to show the decal is pressed on a finger nail in the finger nail decorations attaching device of the present invention;
FIG. 3
is a side view to show the decal is pressed on a finger nail in the finger nail decorations attaching device of the present invention, and
FIG. 4
shows a flow chart for controlling the finger nail decorations attaching device of the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
Referring to
FIGS. 1
to
3
, the finger nail decorations attaching device of the present invention comprises a base member
10
having a recess
11
defined in a top thereof so as to receive a finger
40
therein. The nail
41
of the finger
40
slightly protrude above the surface of the base member
10
. A strip
21
is movably located above the base member
10
and a plurality of decals
20
are connected to the strip
21
. The base member
10
is located between two mandrels
25
and two ends of the strip
21
are respectively wrapped on the two mandrels
25
, so that the strip
21
is driven by the mandrels
25
which can be controlled by proper mechanisms. Each decal
20
includes a pattern ink layer
23
. A releasing layer
22
is located between the pattern ink layer
23
and the body of the strip
21
. A glue layer
24
is located on the bottom of the pattern ink layer
23
. The strip
21
has notches
26
defined in a side thereof and a detection member
27
detects positions of the notches
26
. By the detection from the detection member
27
, the positions of the decals
20
can be precisely controlled.
A heating member
33
for heating the decals
23
is located beside the strip
21
and the glue layer
24
is heated and softened by the heating member
33
so as to easily attach the decal
20
on the nail
41
. The heating member
33
can be electrical, micro-wave, or any known method. A pressing member
30
comprises a board
300
through which a rod
31
movably extends. A soft pad
32
is connected to a first end of the rod
31
and located above the strip
21
. A ring member
310
is fixedly connected to a second end of the rod
31
and a lever
34
extends through the ring member
310
. The lever
34
is pivotally connected to the board
300
. A spring
35
is mounted to the rod
31
and two ends of the spring
35
respectively contact the board
300
and the ring member
31
. When the finger
40
is put in the recess
11
, the strip
21
is moved to desired position above the nail
41
and the rod
31
is lowered by pulling the lever
34
. The glue layer
24
is softened by the heating member
33
and the decal
20
is pressed on the nail
41
by the soft pad
32
and the pattern ink saver
23
is attached on the nail
41
. The releasing layer
22
assists the strip
21
to separate from the pattern ink layer
23
. The lever
34
is returned by the spring force
35
.
FIG. 4
shows the steps of the operation of the device, which can be controlled by a CPU
50
, and the control circuits
51
which control the mandrels
25
, the heating member
33
, and the pressing member
30
.
While we have shown and described the embodiment in accordance with present invention, it should be clear to those skilled in the art that further embodiments may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.
Claims
- 1. A finger nail decorations attaching device comprising:a base member having a recess defined in a top thereof, a strip movably located above said base member and a plurality of decals connected to said strip; a heating member for heating said decals; a pressing member having a rod and a soft pad connected to a first end of said rod and located above said strip.
- 2. The device as claimed in claim 1 further comprising two mandrels between which said base member is located, two ends of said strip respectively wrapped on said two mandrels.
- 3. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said strip has notches defined in a side thereof and a detection member detects positions of said notches.
- 4. The device as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a board through which said rod movably extends and a lever pivotally connected to said board, a ring member fixedly connected to a second end of said rod and said lever extending through said ring member, a spring mounted to said rod and two ends of said spring respectively contacting between said board and said ring member.
Priority Claims (1)
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Date |
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090206563 |
Apr 2001 |
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US Referenced Citations (11)