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US 5,755,239 AGranted
Pterygium spade manicuring appliance
OwnerJulie Baltierrainventor
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Abstract
A manicuring apparatus in the form of an elongated spade which serves two distinct functions. One such function is pushing and separating the cuticle and the other such function is removing the pterygium membrane with a scraping action. The pterygium membrane is a thin layer of skin firmly attached to and extending over the nail plate from the cuticle. The appliance comprises a handle portion and a dome portion, the latter terminating in an arcuate blade edge shaped to conform to the curvature of the cuticle edge of the nail.
Claims7
A manicure appliance comprising:
- an elongated spade having a handle portion and a dome portion, the dome portion terminating in an arcuate blade edge shaped to substantially conform to the curvature of the cuticle edge of the human fingernail;
- wherein said dome portion forms an angle of from 45 degrees to 90 degrees with respect to said handle portion;
- wherein said arcuate blade edge is sufficiently sharp to scrape off the pterygium membrane of said fingernail.
A manicure appliance comprising:
- an elongated spade having a handle portion and a dome portion, the dome portion terminating in an arcuate blade edge shaped to substantially conform to the curvature of the cuticle edge of the human fingernail;
- said handle portion having a neck region for gripping said appliance;
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- said dome portion having a neck region adjacent said handle portions;
- wherein said dome portion forms an angle of from 45 degrees to 90 degrees with respect to said handle portion;
- wherein said arcuate blade edge is sufficiently sharp to scrape off the pterygium membrane of said fingernail.
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A manicure appliance comprising:
- an elongated spade having a handle portion and a dome portion, the dome portion terminating in an arcuate blade edge shaped to substantially conform to the curvature of the cuticle edge of the human fingernail;
- said dome portion forming an angle of from 45 degrees to 90 degrees with respect to said handle portion;
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- said handle portion being substantially straight and having a substantially rectangular cross-section;
- wherein said arcuate blade edge is sufficiently sharp to scrape off the pterygium membrane of said fingernail.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.