Nail care device

Abstract

A personal nail care device comprises an elongate housing, a disk having a surface adapted to contact a nail of a user of the device, the disk made to rotate when the device is in an on condition and a catcher having a cavity extending therein for receipt within the cavity of nail dust and/or clippings created during the contact of the nail and the disk during the on condition, the catcher being selectively, removably attached to the housing for emptying the catcher of the dust and/or clippings. The catcher is removable from the housing using any known construction, including but not limited to rails and channel guides and/or protrusions and openings. The device also has a hood to substantially cover the top and sides of the disk to help prevent spraying of the dust and/or clippings during use of the device. The hood may consist of just a top and/or a top and sides and may be pivotally openable and/or fully removable from the housing.

1 . A personal nail care device, comprising: 
 an elongate housing;    a disk having a surface adapted to contact a nail of a user of said device, said disk made to rotate when said device is in an on condition; and    a catcher having a cavity extending therein for receipt within said cavity of nail dust and/or clippings created during said contact of said nail and said disk during said on condition, said catcher being selectively, removably attached to said housing for emptying said catcher of said dust and/or clippings.    
   
   
       2 . The device according to  claim 1 , said catcher further having rails extending from a bottom surface thereof for sliding receipt within channel guides extending along a top surface of said housing to allow said catcher to be selectively, removably attached to said housing.  
   
   
       3 . The device according to  claim 1 , said catcher further having protrusions extending from a bottom surface thereof for receipt within openings extending into a top surface of said housing to allow said catcher to be selectively, removably attached to said housing.  
   
   
       4 . The device according to  claim 1 , further comprising a hood selectively, removably attached to said housing for preventing said nail dust and/or clippings from spaying out from said device during its operation, said hood located in such a way as to substantially cover a top and sides of said disk.  
   
   
       5 . The device according to  claim 1 , further comprising a hood selectively, removably attached to said housing for preventing said nail dust and/or clippings from spaying out from said device during its operation, said hood located in such a way as to substantially cover a top of said disk.  
   
   
       6 . The device according to  claim 1 , further comprising a hood pivotally attached to said housing for preventing said nail dust and/or clippings from spaying out from said device during its operation, said hood located in such a way as to substantially cover a top and sides of said disk.  
   
   
       7 . The device according to  claim 1 , further comprising a hood pivotally attached to said housing for preventing said nail dust and/or clippings from spaying out from said device during its operation, said hood located in such a way as to substantially cover a top of said disk.  
   
   
       8 . The device according to  claim 1 , further comprising a guide and/or support positioned proximate and below said disk for receipt of a front portion of said guide and/or support between said nail and a tip of said user's finger and/or toe.  
   
   
       9 . The device according to  claim 8 , said guide and/or support comprising a rubber edge along said front portion for protecting the skin of said user's finger and/or toe.  
   
   
       10 . The device according to  claim 8 , said front portion of said guide and/or support being concave in shape to conform to a shape of said tip of said user's finger and/or toe.  
   
   
       11 . The device according to  claim 8 , said guide and/or support is set to project from said housing at an adjustable distance by sliding it into a number of different positions along a length of said device.  
   
   
       12 . The device according to  claim 1 , said housing containing a motor having a first shaft coupled to a first gear, said motor connected to a power source for supplying power to said motor and said disk being removably attached to a second shaft that is coupled to a second gear cooperating with said first gear to enable said disk to rotate when the power is supplied to said motor.  
   
   
       13 . The device according to  claim 12 , wherein said power source comprises at least one rechargeable battery.