US 2025/0169591 A1 · MASKING APPARATUS FOR SHIELDING A FINGER

Abstract

A masking apparatus for shielding a finger of a user is provided herein. The masking apparatus is structure to shield the finger of the user when a product is being applied to a fingernail on the finger of the user. The masking apparatus includes a base for supporting the finger of the user, and a cover member that is connected to the base and is made from an elastic material so as to be elastically stretchable. The underside of the cover member has a selected coefficient of friction to engage the finger of the user around the fingernail to protect the portion of the finger of the user around the fingernail. The masking apparatus can be repositioned between loading and use positions so that the cover member is cleanly separated from the finger of the user to prevent smudging of the product on the fingernail by the cover member.

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Dependent claims

A masking apparatus for shielding a finger of a user when a product is being applied to a fingernail on the finger of the user, the masking apparatus comprising:

a base that includes a finger rest, the finger rest being formed to support the finger of the user;
and
a cover member that is connected to the base, wherein the cover member has a through-aperture that is formed therein, and is made from an elastic material so as to be elastically stretchable from an un-extended position to an extended position so as to position the through-aperture at least partially over the fingernail, when the finger of the user is placed on the base;
wherein the cover member includes an engagement portion that has an underside that is positioned to engage a proximal portion of the finger of the user that is proximal relative to the fingernail when the cover member is in the extended position;
and
wherein the underside has a selected coefficient of friction with human skin so as to retain the cover member in the extended position by friction during engagement of the underside with the proximal portion of the finger of the user.

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A method of using a masking apparatus to shield a finger of a user when applying a product to a fingernail on the finger of the user, the method comprising:

resting the finger of the user on a base of the masking apparatus;
stretching an elastic cover member of the masking apparatus from an un-extended position to an extended position such that a through-aperture formed in the elastic cover member is at least partially positioned over the fingernail on the finger of the user, the elastic cover member being connected to the base of the masking apparatus for stretching between the un-extended and extended positions;
and
manipulating the elastic cover member of the masking apparatus such that an underside of the elastic cover member is brought into contact with a proximal portion of the finger of the user that is proximal to the fingernail on the finger of the user, the underside of the elastic cover member having a selected coefficient of friction with human skin so as to retain the elastic cover member in the extended position by friction during contact of the underside of the elastic cover member with the proximal portion of the finger of the user.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Masking apparatus for shielding a finger

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Masking apparatus for shielding a finger

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Abstract

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