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US 5,706,835 AGranted
Device for manicuring fingernails and method of use
OwnerLarry P. Salvinoinventor
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Abstract
A device including pivotally attached first and second panels each having a top, mid-section and foot and a flexible abrasive strip connecting the feet of the first and second handles with a grip in the mid-section of the first and second handles.
Claims24
A device for manicuring fingernails comprising:
- (a) a first handle having a top, mid section and foot;
- (b) a second handle having a top, mid section and foot;,
- (c) means for pivotally attaching the first and second handles;
- and
- (d) a flexible abrasive strip connecting the feet of the first and the second handles.
2 more elements
A device for manicuring fingernails comprising:
- (a) a first leg with a grip and a foot;
- (b) a second leg with a grip and a foot;
- (c) means for flexibly joining the first and second legs;
- and
- (d) a flexible adhesive strip connecting the feet of the first and second legs, the flexible adhesive strip having a first side and a second side, the first side being adhesively attached to the feet and the second side containing a plurality of grit surfaces.
2 more elements
A device for manicuring fingernails comprising:
- (a) a first leg with a foot;
- (b) a second leg with a foot;
- (c) a handle joining the first and second legs;
- and
- (d) a flexible adhesive strip connecting the feet of the first and second legs, the flexible adhesive strip having a first side and a second side, the first side being adhesively attached to the feet and the second side containing a plurality of grit surfaces.
2 more elements
A device for manicuring fingernails comprising:
- (a) a first handle having a leg and a foot;
- (b) a second handle having a leg and a foot;
- (c) the first handle and second handle being pivotally attached;
- and
- (d) a flexible abrasive pad connecting the feet of the first and second handle.
2 more elements
A device for manicuring fingernails comprising:
- (a) a one-piece handle having a first leg with a foot and a second leg with a foot;
- and
- (b) a flexible adhesive strip connecting the feet of the first leg and the second leg, the flexible adhesive strip having a first side and a second side, the first side being adhesively attached to the feet and the second side containing a plurality of grit surfaces.
A method of styling nails comprising:
- (a) pressing the nail to be styled into a flexible strip with an abrasive surface, the strip being attached between two feet which are each attached respectively to a handle having a mid section and a top, the handles being pivotally attached;
- and
- (b) reciprocating transversely of the nail the flexible strip by hand with the abrasive surface to style or trim the nail.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.