Drawing device and method of drawing
AssigneeCasio Computer Co., Ltd.
InventorAkio Yoshigai
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Abstract
A drawing device includes: a finger holding case including a plurality of walls (a bottom wall, left and right sidewalls, a rear wall, and a top wall) surrounding a finger insertion opening into which a finger having a nail to be drawn on is inserted as well as an opening exposing the nail and a finger presser to which a fluid is supplied in order prevent movement of the finger by applying pressure between the finger and the finger holding case and from which the fluid is discharged to stop applying pressure. When the finger presser is not preventing movement of the finger, one of the walls (the top wall or the bottom wall) of the finger holding case moves in order to expand a space between the finger holding case and the finger.
Claims18
A drawing device, comprising:
- a holding case including a plurality of walls defining an insertion opening into which at least one finger or toe having a nail to be drawn on is inserted, the holding case having another opening that is configured to expose the nail when the at least one finger or toe is inserted into the holding case;
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- a presser that applies pressure to the finger or toe, which is inserted in the holding case, by receiving a fluid and that does not apply pressure to the finger or toe, which is inserted into the holding case, when said fluid is discharged from the presser,
- wherein the walls include a top surface portion on a side of said another opening of the holding case and a bottom surface portion facing the top surface portion, and
- wherein the walls are configured so that the top surface portion or the bottom surface portion opens outwards so as to expand a space between the holding case and the finger or toe when said fluid is discharged from the presser.
A method of drawing for use in a drawing device that includes:
- a drawing unit that draws on a nail to be drawn on;
- a holding case including a plurality of walls defining an insertion opening into which at least one finger or toe having the nail to be drawn on is inserted, the holding case having another opening that is configured to expose the nail when the at least one finger or toe is inserted into the holding case;
- and a presser that applies pressure to the finger or toe by receiving a fluid and that does not apply pressure to the finger or toe when said fluid is discharged from the presser, wherein the walls include a top surface portion and a bottom surface portion facing the top surface portion, and wherein the walls are configured so that the top surface portion or the bottom surface portion moves outwards so as to expand a space between the holding case and the finger or toe, the method comprising:
- discharging the fluid from the presser, thereby moving the top surface portion or the bottom surface portion outwards and expanding the space between the holding case and the finger or toe so as to facilitate insertion and removal of the finger or toe into or from the holding case of the drawing device through the insertion opening;
- supplying the fluid to the presser, thereby applying the pressure to the finger or toe, which is inserted in the holding case, so as to fix the finger or toe at an inserted position in the holding case;
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- drawing on the nail using the drawing unit while the pressure is being applied to the finger or toe and the finger or toe is fixed at said inserted position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.