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US 10,912,365 B2Granted
Nail polish removal apparatus
OwnerDaniella Quagliarainventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for removing nail polish, the apparatus comprising a first grip member, a second grip member, a first removal support region, a second removal support region, and a biasing portion to couple and bias the first and second grip members towards one another.
Claims12
An apparatus for removing nail polish, comprising:
- a first grip member comprising:
- a first outer wall having an upper end, a lower end, a front edge and a back edge;
- a first top wall extending transversely from the first outer wall, the first top wall having an outer edge, a front edge and a back edge, the outer edge of the first top wall forming an adjoining edge with the upper end of the first outer wall;
- a first front wall extending transversely from the first outer wall, the first front wall having an upper end, a lower end, an outer edge and an inner edge, the outer edge of the first front wall forming an adjoining edge with the front edge of the first outer wall and the upper end of the first front wall forming an adjoining edge with the front edge of the first top wall;
- a first back wall extending transversely from the first outer wall, the first back wall having an upper end, a lower end, an outer edge and an inner edge, the outer edge of the first back wall forming an adjoining edge with the back edge of the first outer wall and the upper end of the first back wall forming an adjoining edge with the back edge of the first top wall;
- a first bottom wall extending transversely and inwardly from the first outer wall and also joining the first front and back walls, the first bottom wall having a front edge, a back edge, an outer edge and an inner edge, the front edge of the first bottom wall forming an adjoining edge with the lower end of the first front wall, the outer edge of the bottom wall forming an adjoining edge with the lower end of the first outer wall and the back edge of the bottom wall forming an adjoining end with the lower end of the first back wall, the first bottom wall further having a first removal support region with a first semi-circular indent on the first bottom wall extending radially outward from a central location on the inner edge and flat peripheral portions extending from an outer periphery of the first semi-circular indent;
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- a second grip member that is movably coupled to the first grip member, the second grip member comprising:
- a second outer wall having an upper end, a lower end, a front edge and a back edge;
- a second top wall extending transversely from the second outer wall, the second top wall having an outer edge, a front edge and a back edge, the outer edge of the second top wall forming an adjoining edge with the upper end of the second outer wall;
- a second front wall extending transversely from the second outer wall, the second front wall having an upper end, a lower end, an outer edge and an inner edge, the outer edge of the second front wall forming an adjoining edge with the front edge of the second outer wall and the upper end of the second front wall forming an adjoining edge with the front edge of the second top wall;
- a second back wall extending transversely from the second outer wall, the second back wall having an upper end, a lower end, an outer edge and an inner edge, the outer edge of the second back wall forming an adjoining edge with the back edge of the second outer wall and the upper end of the second back wall forming an adjoining edge with the back edge of the second top wall;
- a second bottom wall extending transversely and inwardly from the lower end of the second outer wall and also joining the second front and back walls, the second bottom wall having a front edge, a back edge, an outer edge and an inner edge, the front edge of the second bottom wall forming an adjoining edge with the lower end of the second front wall, the outer edge of the second bottom wall forming an adjoining edge with the lower end of the second outer wall and the back edge of the second bottom wall forming an adjoining end with the lower end of the second back wall, the second bottom wall having a second removal support region with a second semi-circular indent on the second bottom wall extending radially outward from a central location on the inner edge and flat peripheral portions extending from an outer periphery of the second semi-circular indent;
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- a biasing portion coupling the first and second grip members to one another, wherein the biasing portion biases the inner edges of the first front and back walls of the first grip member to abut with the inner edges of the second front and back walls of the second grip member in a closed position;
- wherein when the first and second grip members are in the closed position, the first and second removal support regions form a single combined removal support region where the first and second semi-circular indents abut to form a concave circular recess completely bound by the flat peripheral portion.
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An apparatus for removing nail polish, comprising:
- a first grip member comprising:
- a first outer wall having an upper end, a lower end, a front edge and a back edge, the first outer wall having a first inwardly curved surface,
- a first top wall extending transversely from the first outer wall, the first top wall having an outer edge, an inner edge, a front edge and a back edge, the outer edge of the first top wall forming an adjoining edge with the upper end of the first outer wall;
- a first front wall extending transversely from the first outer wall, the first front wall having an upper end, a lower end, an outer edge and an inner edge, the outer edge of the first front wall forming an adjoining edge with the front edge of the first outer wall and the upper end of the first front wall forming an adjoining edge with the front edge of the first top wall;
- a first back wall extending transversely from the first outer wall, the first back wall having an upper end, a lower end, an outer edge and an inner edge, the outer edge of the first back wall forming an adjoining edge with the back edge of the first outer wall and the upper end of the first back wall forming an adjoining edge with the back edge of the first top wall;
- a first bottom wall extending transversely and inwardly from the first outer wall and also joining the first front and back walls, the first bottom wall having a front edge, a back edge, an outer edge and an inner edge, the front edge of the first bottom wall forming an adjoining edge with the lower end of the first front wall, the outer edge of the bottom wall forming an adjoining edge with the lower end of the first outer wall and the back edge of the bottom wall forming an adjoining end with the lower end of the first back wall;
- a first removal support region having a first semi-circular indent on the first bottom wall extending radially from a central location on the inner edge of the first bottom wall;
- and flat peripheral portions on the first bottom wall that extend outward from an outer periphery of the first semi-circular indent;
- a second grip member that is movably coupled to the first grip member, the second grip member comprising:
- a second outer wall having an upper end, a lower end, a front edge and a back edge, the second outer wall having a second inwardly curved surface;
- a second top wall extending transversely from the second outer wall, the second top wall having an outer edge, an inner edge, a front edge and a back edge, the outer edge of the second top wall forming an adjoining edge with the upper end of the second outer wall;
- a second front wall extending transversely from the second outer wall, the second front wall having an upper end, a lower end, an outer edge and an inner edge, the outer edge of the second front wall forming an adjoining edge with the front edge of the second outer wall and the upper end of the second front wall forming an adjoining edge with the front edge of the second top wall;
- a second back wall extending transversely from the second outer wall, the second back wall having an upper end, a lower end, an outer edge and an inner edge, the outer edge of the second back wall forming an adjoining edge with the back edge of the second outer wall and the upper end of the second back wall forming an adjoining edge with the back edge of the second top wall;
- a second bottom wall extending transversely and inwardly from the lower end of the second outer wall and also joining the second front and back walls, the second bottom wall having a front edge, a back edge, an outer edge and an inner edge, the front edge of the second bottom wall forming an adjoining edge with the lower end of the second front wall, the outer edge of the second bottom wall forming an adjoining edge with the lower end of the second outer wall and the back edge of the second bottom wall forming an adjoining end with the lower end of the second back wall;
- a second removal support region having a second semi-circular indent on the second bottom wall extending radially from a central location on the inner edge of the second bottom wall;
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- flat peripheral portions on the first bottom wall that extend outward from an outer periphery of the second semi-circular indent;
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- a biasing portion disposed at an upper portion of the apparatus and connecting the inner edges of the first and second top walls of the first and second grip members, wherein the biasing portion biases the lower ends of the first and second grip members to abut one another and the first and second semi-circular indents to abut to form a circular concave recess completely bound by the flat peripheral portions;
- wherein during use a nail polish removal agent is held between the inner edges of the first and second bottom walls of the first and second grip members for removing nail polish from a target nail.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.