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US 5,398,704 AGranted
French manicure templates
OwnerDanice J. Dombeckinventor
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Abstract
French manicure templates comprising a lower template positionable in a horizontal plane wherein a representation of a human hand and aligning notches are printed thereon, and a wedge shaped upper template, positionable in overlapping relationship with the lower template such that a person's hand may be interposed therebetween; the upper template is provided with corresponding aligning notches and a plurality of variable size nail masks about the peripheral edge thereof.
Claims4
A French manicure template comprising, in combination:
- a generally parabolic shaped lower template to accept placement of a person's entire hand having a rounded forward edge and a square rearward edge, the lower template being positionable in a horizontal plane, the lower template further being of solid construction and tapering from a larger thickness at the square rearward edge to a smaller thickness at the rounded forward edge, the lower template further containing a sloped upper surface wherein a representation of a human hand including five fingernail defining areas are printed thereon, the upper surface further containing a plurality of outwardly pointed triangular notches printed about the rounded forward edge thereof in fixed spaced relationship such that each fingernail defining area is interposed in linear relationship between two triangular notches;
- an upper template, positionable in a horizontal plane and in overlapping relationship with the lower template such that a person's hand may be interposed therebetween, the upper template being wedge shaped and having a curved peripheral edge and a square rearward edge, and being further provided with a plurality of inwardly pointed triangular notches being disposed in fixed spaced-apart relationship about the curved peripheral edge of the upper template, the curved peripheral edge of the template being further provided with a plurality of semi-circular flexible nail masks of varying size, the nail masks containing a rounded edge and a square edge, the square edge being fixedly attached to the template and the rounded edge extending beyond the curved peripheral edge of the template, the nail masks being arranged on the template in order of progressively increasing size and in alternating spaced relationship with the inwardly pointed triangular notches, the upper template further containing on its opposite side, an elliptical grip of spongy fabrication, the grip allowing for ease in handling and placement of the upper template in superimposed relationship with the lower template;
- a filing recess disposed within a curved groove provided in the sloped upper surface of the lower template and extending along the square rearward edge thereof, the filing recess further being provided with a coating of gritty material such that fingernails can be shaped therewith;
- a resinous buffing pad disposed on the lower template along the bottom of the square rearward edge thereof, the buffing pad being essentially C-shaped and elongate such that the buffing pad extends the entire width of the lower template;
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- leveling means provided on the bottom of the lower template, the leveling means being semi-spherical and attachedly adhered to the bottom of the template in random fashion to ensure the lower template rests evenly on a horizontal surface when placed thereon.
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French manicure templates comprising:
- a generally parabolic shaped lower template to accept placement of a person's entire hand, having a rounded forward edge and a square rearward edge, the lower template further being positionable in a horizontal plane, and being of solid construction, the lower template further containing an upper surface wherein a representation of a human hand including five fingernail defining areas are printed thereon, the upper surface further containing a plurality of alignment notches printed about the rounded forward edge thereof in fixed spaced relationship such that each fingernail defining area is interposed in linear relationship between two triangular notches;
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- an upper template, positionable in a horizontal plane and in overlapping relationship with the lower template such that a person's hand may be interposed therebetween, the upper template being wedge-shaped and having a curved peripheral edge and a square rearward edge, and being further provided with a plurality of alignment notches, corresponding with the alignment notches of the lower template and further being disposed in fixed spaced-apart relationship about the curved peripheral edge of the upper template, the curved peripheral edge of the template being further provided with a plurality of semi-circular flexible nail masks of varying size, the nail masks containing a rounded edge and a square edge, the square edge being fixedly attached to the template and the rounded edge extending beyond the curved peripheral edge of the template, the nail masks being arranged on the template in order of progressively increasing size and in alternating spaced relationship with the alignment notches, the upper template further containing on its opposite side, an elliptical grip of spongy fabrication, the grip allowing for ease in handling and placement of the upper template in superimposed relationship with the lower template.
- a filing recess disposed within a curved groove provided in the sloped upper surface of the lower template and extending along the square rearward edge thereof, the filing recess further being provided with a coating of gritty material such that fingernails or the like can be shaped therewith;
- a resinous buffing pad disposed on the lower template along the bottom of the square rearward edge thereof, the buffing pad being essentially C-shaped and elongate such that the buffing pad extends the entire width of the lower template;
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- leveling means provided on the bottom of the lower template, the leveling means being semi-spherical and attachedly adhered to the bottom of the template in random fashion to ensure the lower template rests evenly on a horizontal surface when placed thereon.
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