Pedicure tool

Abstract

A pedicure tool is used for the removal and/or reduction of calluses, dry skin or corns. The pedicure tool has an elongated ergonomic housing with opposing tips of sharp circular edges for scraping calluses, dry skin, or corns in order to remove or reduce them. The pedicure tool also has an elongated internal element or rod with opposite cleaning ends which can be longitudinally mechanically moved externally of the elongated ergonomic housing to clean away any residue left from the scraping of the calluses, dry skin or corns by the sharp circular edges of the opposing tips.

1 . A pedicure tool comprising an elongated ergonomic housing with a scraping tip attached at opposite ends of said elongated ergonomic housing and an internal elongated element, said internal elongated element having opposite cleaning ends, said internal elongated element being longitudinally movable externally from opposite ends of said elongated ergonomic housing by a mechanical means. 
   
   
       2 . The pedicure tool as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said elongated ergonomic housing has an elongated ellipsoidal shape and wherein each of said scraping tips has a cone shape and a passageway therethrough. 
   
   
       3 . The pedicure tool as claimed in  claim 2  wherein each of said cone shaped scraping tips has a sharp circular edge at its smaller end. 
   
   
       4 . The pedicure tool as claimed in  claim 3  wherein said internal elongated element is an elongated rod. 
   
   
       5 . The pedicure tool as claimed in  claim 4  wherein each of said scraping tips has a sharp circular edge of a different diameter. 
   
   
       6 . The pedicure tool as claimed in  claim 5  wherein said elongated ergonomic housing has a pair of spaced non-slippery sleeves between the center and opposite ends of said elongated ergonomic housing. 
   
   
       7 . The pedicure tool as claimed in  claim 6  wherein each of said scraping tips at said opposite ends of said elongated ergonomic housing has a cone shaped protector thereover when said pedicure tool is not in use. 
   
   
       8 . The pedicure tool as claimed in  claim 7  wherein said elongated ergonomic housing has a passageway therethrough and wherein said mechanical means includes said internal elongated element within said passageway and a rotatable toothed wheel attached to said housing and partially protruding therefrom, said internal, elongated, longitudinally movable element and said rotatable toothed wheel being in ratchet engagement with each other internally of said housing to longitudinally move a selected one of said opposite cleaning ends through said passageway of one of said scraping tips and externally through one of said opposite ends of said elongated ergonomic housing. 
   
   
       9 . The pedicure tool as claimed in  claim 8  wherein each of said opposite ends of said internal elongated element is curved or rounded. 
   
   
       10 . The pedicure tool as claimed in  claim 9  wherein said elongated longitudinally movable element has a central cutout region with a toothed rack at the bottom thereof and said toothed rack being in mechanical engagement with said rotatable toothed wheel. 
   
   
       11 . The pedicure tool as claimed in  claim 10  wherein said elongated longitudinally movable element has another central cutout region opposite to said central cutout region of said toothed rack and less in height than said central cutout region of said toothed rack and wherein said another cutout region has an indenture therein opposite said toothed rack, said elongated ergonomic housing has an opening therein with a detent supported within said opening and opposite said indenture, and said detent being interengaged with said indenture during non-actuation of said rotatable wheel. 
   
   
       12 . The pedicure tool as claimed in  claim 11  wherein said cone shaped scraping tips are made from a metal or metal alloy. 
   
   
       13 . The pedicure tool as claimed in  claim 12  wherein said cone shaped scraping tips are made from steel or aluminum. 
   
   
       14 . The pedicure tool as claimed in  claim 13  wherein said elongated ergonomic housing is made from plastic. 
   
   
       15 . The pedicure tool as claimed in  claim 13  wherein said elongated ergonomic housing is made from aluminum, a metal other than aluminum, or a metal alloy. 
   
   
       16 . The pedicure tool as claimed in  claim 15  wherein said internal elongated movable element and said toothed wheel are made from a plastic material. 
   
   
       17 . The pedicure tool as claimed in  claim 15  wherein said internal elongated movable element and said toothed wheel are made from aluminum, a metal other than aluminum, or a metal alloy. 
   
   
       18 . The pedicure tool as claimed in  claim 16  wherein said cone shaped protectors are made from rubber, plastic or foam. 
   
   
       19 . The pedicure tool as claimed in  claim 18  wherein each of said opposite ends of said elongated ergonomic housing has an internal threaded region within said passageway and each of said cone shaped tips has an external threaded extension opposite said scraping tip in cooperation with said internal threaded region to secure said cone shaped tips to opposite ends of said elongated ergonomic housing. 
   
   
       20 . The pedicure tool as claimed in  claim 18  wherein each of said cone shaped tips is secured to a respective end of said elongated ergonomic housing by a mechanical means or by an adhesive. 
   
   
       21 . The pedicure tool as claimed in  claim 20  wherein said elongated ergonomic housing is made from a single piece of material. 
   
   
       22 . The pedicure tool as claimed in  claim 20  wherein said elongated ergonomic housing is made from several pieces of material secured to each other to form a unitary elongated ergonomic housing. 
   
   
       23 . The pedicure tool as claimed in  claim 20  wherein said elongated ergonomic housing has an approximate length of 13.5 cm., a diameter of approximately 1.64 cm. at its mid-section, a diameter of approximately 3.4 mm. for said sharp circular edge of one of said cone shaped tips and a diameter of approximately 5.35 mm. for said sharp circular edge of said other cone shaped tip. 
   
   
       24 . The pedicure tool as claimed in  claim 23  wherein said internal elongated rod has a length of approximately 11.5 cm., a toothed rack of approximately 4.26 cm. in length, an outer diameter of approximately 5.0 mm. for one of said cleaning ends and an outer diameter of approximately 3.0 mm. at said opposite cleaning end. 
   
   
       25 . The pedicure tool as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said elongated ergonomic housing has a passageway therethrough and wherein said mechanical means includes said internal elongated element within said passageway and a rotatable toothed wheel attached to said housing and partially protruding therefrom, said internal, elongated, longitudinally movable element and said rotatable toothed wheel being in ratchet engagement with each other internally of said housing to longitudinally move a selected one of said opposite cleaning ends through said passageway of one of said scraping tips and externally through one of said opposite ends of said elongated ergonomic housing. 
   
   
       26 . The pedicure tool as claimed in  claim 25  wherein said internal elongated element is an elongated rod. 
   
   
       27 . The pedicure tool as claimed in  claim 26  wherein said elongated ergonomic housing has a pair of spaced non-slippery sleeves between the center and opposite ends of said elongated ergonomic housing. 
   
   
       28 . A pedicure tool comprising an elongated ergonomic housing with a cone shaped tip at opposite ends of said housing, each of said cone shaped tips having a sharp circular edge with a different diameter, said elongated ergonomic housing and said cone shaped tips having a passageway therethrough, an elongated movable element extending within said passageway, said elongated movable element having a cleaning end at opposite ends thereof, each of said cleaning ends being movable externally of a respective cone shaped tip, said elongated movable element being longitudinally movable through said passageway by a mechanical means. 
   
   
       29 . The pedicure tool as claimed in  claim 28  wherein said elongated movable element is in the shape of a rod and said opposite cleaning ends of said rod have outer diameters slightly less than said diameter of a respective sharp circular edge of said cone shaped tips at opposite ends of said ergonomic housing. 
   
   
       30 . The pedicure tool as claimed in  claim 28  wherein said mechanical means includes a rack and pinion which is manually activated externally. 
   
   
       31 . The pedicure tool as claimed in  claim 28  wherein said mechanical means includes a manually rotatable toothed wheel partially exposed externally of the elongated ergonomic housing and a toothed rack formed within said elongated movable element, said toothed wheel and said toothed rack being interengaged with each other. 
   
   
       32 . The pedicure tool as claimed in  claim 28  wherein said elongated movable element has an indenture therein, a detent being interengaged with said indenture during non-actuation of said rotatable toothed wheel. 
   
   
       33 . The pedicure tool as claimed in  claim 28  wherein said elongated ergonomic housing has the shape of an elongated ellipsoid. 
   
   
       34 . The pedicure tool as claimed in  claim 28  wherein said elongated ergonomic housing has a pair of spaced non-slippery sleeves between the center and opposite ends of said elongated ergonomic housing. 
   
   
       35 . The pedicure tool as claimed in  claim 29  wherein each of said cleaning ends of said elongated movable rod is rounded or curved. 
   
   
       36 . The pedicure tool as claimed in  claim 31  wherein said manually rotatable toothed wheel is secured to said elongated ergonomic housing by an apertured washer. 
   
   
       37 . The pedicure tool as claimed in  claim 36  wherein said apertured washer is secured to said elongated ergonomic housing by screws, an adhesive or friction. 
   
   
       38 . The pedicure tool as claimed in  claim 32  wherein said detent is secured within said elongated ergonomic housing by a cover pressed within an opening in said housing.