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US 6,745,486 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for french manicures
OwnerJannette Stetson-Buckinventor
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Abstract
A marking drill bit used in combination with a motorized handset is disclosed for use by manicurists in applying french manicures. The marking drill bit scribes marks into an overlay which are used by the manicurist to set the length of the nail tip and to apply accurate widths of acrylic or gel overlay of contrasting colors. A guide is also disclosed which may assist the manicurist in placing the marking drill bit on the overlay.
Claims8
A fingernail marking drill bit used in combination with a motorized handset, the drill bit comprising:
- (a) a shank having a proximal end and a distal end, the shank having a longitudinal axis defined by the proximal end and distal end;
- (b) a barrel, having a central axis, wherein the barrel has the shape of a hyperboloid, the barrel extending from the distal end of the shank, the central axis coinciding with the longitudinal axis of the shank, the barrel further having a top and a bottom, the bottom of the barrel adjacent to the distal end of the shank;
- (c) a first circular blade comprising a first scribing surface fashioned at the top of the barrel, and a second blade comprising a second scribing surface fashioned at the bottom of the barrel;
- (d) a gauging segment defined by the axial distance between the first blade and the second blade, wherein the gauging segment may be used to determine the length of a french manicure;
- (e) a first circular stop fashioned circumferentially at the top of the barrel adjacent to the first blade, the first circular stop having a smaller diameter than the first blade, such that the first circular stop limits the depth of penetration of the first blade;
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- (f) a second circular stop fashioned circumferentially at the bottom of the barrel adjacent to the second blade, the second circular stop having a smaller diameter than the second blade, such that the second circular stop limits the depth of penetration of the second blade.
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A method of doing a french manicure to a fingernail having an existing artificial fingernail enhancement, comprising the steps of:
- (a) determining the location of a natural smile line underneath an existing nail enhancement;
- (b) placing a drill bit used in combination with a motorized handset on the nail enhancement, the drill bit comprising:
- (i) a shank having a proximal end and a distal end;
- (ii) a barrel, having a central axis, extending from the distal end of the shank, the central axis coinciding with the longitudinal axis of the shank, the barrel further having a top and a bottom, the bottom of the barrel adjacent to the distal end of the shank;
- (iii) a first circular blade fashioned at the top of the barrel, and a second circular blade fashioned at the bottom of the barrel;
- (iv) a gauging segment defined by the axial distance along the barrel between the first blade and the second blade, wherein the gauging segment may be used to determine the length of a french manicure;
- (c) orienting the first blade so that it is aligned above and generally parallel to the natural smile line;
- (d) scribing a first mark with the first blade and a second mark with the second blade in the nail enhancement by activating the motorized handset;
- (e) trimming the nail enhancement so that the point of the new tip is located at the second mark;
- (f) backfilling the nail enhancement with backfill material;
- (g) applying a first color from the first mark to the tip;
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- (h) applying a second color, contrasting with the first color, to the portion of the nail enhancement between the first mark to the cuticle.
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A method of doing a french manicure to a fingernail having an existing artificial fingernail enhancement, comprising the steps of:
- (a) using a guide to determine the position on the fingernail to place a drill bit used in combination with a motorized handset, the guide comprising an arcuate member having two ends, the free end and the attaching end, the attaching end having fastening means for attaching the guide to the motorized handset, the length between the free end and the attaching end defining a fixed distance placement of the drill bit on the fingernail;
- (b) placing a drill bit on the fingernail according to the position indicated by the guide, the drill bit comprising:
- (i) a shank having a proximal end and a distal end;
- (ii) a barrel, having a central axis, extending from the distal end of the shank, the central axis coinciding with the longitudinal axis of the shank, the barrel further having a top and a bottom, the bottom of the barrel adjacent to the distal end of the shank;
- (iii) a first blade fashioned at the top of the barrel, and a second blade fashioned at the bottom of the barrel;
- (iv) a gauging segment defined by the axial distance along the barrel between the first blade and the second blade, wherein the gauging segment may be used to determine the length of a french manicure;
- (c) scribing a first mark with the first blade and a second mark with the second blade in the fingernail by activating the motorized handset;
- (d) trimming the fingernail so that the point of the new tip is located at the second mark;
- (e) backfilling the fingernail with backfill material;
- (f) applying a first color from the first mark to the tip;
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- (g) applying a second color, contrasting with the first color, to the portion of the fingernail between the first mark to the cuticle, scribing marks in the fingernail by activating the motorized handset.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.