Device for nail painting

A manicure device comprising:

• a left outer piece having an outer face and an inner face, the outer face having a first section and a second section co-operating to define a curved contour ergonomically compatible with a first finger or thumb of a first hand, the inner face having a left upper section, a left middle section, and a left lower section;
• a right outer piece having an outer face and an inner face, the outer face having a first section and a second section co-operating to define a curved contour ergonomically compatible with a second finger or thumb of the first hand, the inner face having a right upper section, a right middle section, and a right lower section;
• wherein the left middle section and the right middle section extend from front to back along a hinge axis, and wherein a straight front edge of the left upper section and a straight front edge of the right upper section extend at an angle to the hinge axis to support a nail of a finger or thumb of a second hand at an angle relative to the hinge axis;
• a base piece having a spherical lune shaped outer surface extending between a first blunt end and a second blunt end, a center of an inner surface of the base piece includes an extension from which two flattened cylinders project, a first flattened cylinder in a first direction and a second flattened cylinder in a second direction, opposite the first direction;
• wherein the base piece includes a flat portion extending over two axes extending perpendicular to each other and disposed equidistant between the first blunt end and the second blunt end and configured to engage a surface and support the hinge axis of the manicure device substantially parallel to the surface;
• a watch strap spring bolt configured to hingedly engage the left outer piece with the right outer piece and allow the left outer piece and the right outer piece to transition between an open position and a closed position;
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• a pair of springs comprising a first spring and a second spring and configured to bias the left outer piece and the right outer piece to the closed position.